We are pleased to present “The Capital Ratio,” a new podcast that explores key regulatory topics impacting the banking and financial sector. In our debut episode, we dive into the key regulatory considerations for U.K. and...more
As the market for stablecoins continues to evolve in sophistication and scale, financial institutions in the UK and EU are increasingly exploring whether and how to engage with them, whether for treasury, payments, settlement...more
3/20/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Digital Assets ,
E-Money ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Management ,
Popular ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Risk Management ,
Stablecoins ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
Public-private partnerships across the world between financial institutions, financial intelligence units and investigative authorities have laid the foundation to advance criminal investigations. However, there is further...more
2/27/2025
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Compliance ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
On 12 February 2025, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) issued a policy statement on streamlining firm-specific capital communications (the Policy Statement). The statement finalises policy that was the subject of a...more
In the aftermath of the 2007-09 global financial crisis, the G20 nations committed to reforming bank remuneration frameworks in response to criticism that excessive risk-taking at banks incentivised by poorly structured pay...more
1/23/2025
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSB ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Management ,
UK
On 8 January 2025, the UK’s HM Treasury issued a statutory instrument amending the scope of “collective investment schemes” (the Amendment) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes)...more
Financial centres around the world have been hosts to branches and representative offices of international banks since as early as the 19th century. The term “branch” refers to a local establishment of a foreign financial...more
12/11/2024
/ Bank of England ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
EU ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
HSBC ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Silicon Valley ,
UK
On 12 September 2024, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the second of two nearly final policy statements (PS9/24) on the implementation of revisions to the Basel 3 standards, known in the UK as Basel 3.1....more