Background Article 44 of the EU’s Securitisation Regulation (“SECR”) requires the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) to produce a report every three years on: (a) the implementation of...more
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The UK Supreme Court last week heard arguments in the joined test cases of Johnson v FirstRand Bank Ltd, Wrench v FirstRand Bank Ltd and Hopcraft v Close Brothers Ltd. At issue were findings by the...more
On February 26, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wrote to Chief Executives in the asset management and alternatives sector to set out their current supervision priorities (the Portfolio Letter)....more
In Primary Market Bulletin 54, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") addresses concerns about deliberate, unintentional and unlawful disclosure of market sensitive information during ongoing M&A transactions. Leaks to the...more
The UK’s Treasury ("HMT") has set out an Action Plan to ensure that regulation promotes growth and investment. Noting that while regulation has many benefits, the UK’s current stance is hindering its international...more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has published findings from its multi-firm review of valuation processes for private market assets.
Given the UK’s status as the largest centre for private market asset...more
As previewed in our prior Cabinet News &Views issue here, the UK’s Accelerated Settlement Taskforce Technical Group has published its implementation plan for the first day of trading for T+1 settlement to be scheduled for 11...more
As set out in our previous Cabinet News & Views issue of December 2024 here, the Court of Appeal has found that some commissions paid to car dealerships for arranging loans were potentially unlawful as the loan agreements did...more
Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (“DORA”), which establishes a uniform set of requirements relating to the security of network and information systems supporting financial...more
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has recently published various statements regarding its current approach to its regulation of banking in the UK, including delaying implementation of Basel 3.1 rules....more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) and Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) have issued a joint policy statement on their guidelines for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases in qualifying...more
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) has issued a consultation paper on proposals for rules and expectations for regulated firms to report operational incidents and material third-party arrangements (the “CP”) in...more
The EU has issued its consultation on Regulatory Technical Standards for open-ended loan-originating AIFs operating under AIFMD II.
As previously flagged, the default position under AIFMD II is that Loan Originating...more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") have issued a joint consultation aimed at making dual-regulated firms’ remuneration regimes more effective, simple and proportionate...more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") is proposing to extend the payment optionality it has proposed for institutional investors to pooled funds, including UCITS management companies, full scope UK Alternative...more
In Policy Statement 24/14 (“PS 24/14”) the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has set out a “simpler and more timely post-trade transparency regime” for bonds and certain derivative transactions....more
In Discussion Paper DP 13/24, the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has set out its near-final proposals to restate the relevant provisions in the assimilated Capital Requirements Regulation (the "CRR") in the PRA...more
The European Commission has produced the first leg of its long awaited consultation on the function of the EU Securitisation Framework ("ESF") in the form of a paper setting out consultation questions....more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has recently successfully applied to the Court of Appeal to uphold an earlier decision to impose requirements for redress in relation to conflicts of interest. This decision serves...more
On 12 September 2024, the UK’s banking regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") published its second policy statement on implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards in the form of near-final rules (PS9/24). This...more
The UK’s banking regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has issued a consultation on its approach to the treatment of branches of international banks operating in the UK (CP11/24). Among the proposals is a...more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and investment labels regime ("SDR") was originally scheduled to come into force from 2 December 2024. In order to allow firms to deal with...more
In Policy Statement PS24/9 on Payment Optionality for Investment Research, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has set out its final rules on allowing payments for research to once again be ‘bundled’ (i.e. made...more
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published updated Q&A covering changes to the UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation (UK EMIR) reporting requirements that go...more
Following on from its Primary Markets Effectiveness Review, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published feedback to Consultation Paper CP23/31 and its final UK Listing Rules (see here for our note on CP23/31)....more