On March 16, 2003, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its letter Portfolio Letter: FCA priorities for payments firms to the CEOs of UK Payment Institutions (PIs), Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), and...more
Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2022 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have come to the forefront of firms’ regulatory change agendas in recent years, and this focus looks set to continue in 2022. The past year has witnessed significant...more
On 26 November 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its third policy statement (PS21/17) setting out its final rules to introduce its Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”). ...more
The FCA has been sending out requests to Investment Firms asking them to provide responses to the FCA's Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR) Questionnaire, ahead of IFPR implementation on 1 January 2022. Responses are...more
On 22 October 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published the final rules of its Investment Firms Prudential Regime (“IFPR”), which will come into force on 1 January 2022. The final rules are contained in legal...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a statement reminding firms about potential financial crime risks linked to Afghanistan. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1415 supplementing the Securitisation...more
Latest FCA consultation focuses on remuneration, risk management and governance, and liquidity requirements. Key Points: The consultation: ..Sets out the FCA’s proposals for the new remuneration rules for FCA...more
The additional temporary guidance aims to strengthen the arrangements for safeguarding customers’ funds and firms’ prudential risk management in light of the impact of COVID-19. On 9 July 2020, the FCA published its...more
What is it? The EU has finalised and issued a new framework for the prudential regulation of investment firms. It will set new classification for investment firms that will in turn determine which of the new capital...more
This publication maps out key current areas of legal or regulatory change that are of specific relevance for institutional asset managers. These focus areas are arranged thematically, by those that affect managers or...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published a new "Dear CEO" letter that it has sent to the Chief Executive Officers of certain firms for which it acts as prudential regulator....more
Capital Requirements (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 published - On January 13, 2015, the Capital Requirements (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) (Amendment)...more