This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritised by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more
8/8/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Capital Requirements ,
Climate Change ,
Crisis Management ,
Cryptoassets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
United States
This article, updated quarterly, looks ahead to the areas expected to be prioritized by financial services regulators across the globe; we look at the key regulatory trends emerging from the past year which inform our...more
5/14/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Crisis Management ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenwashing ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Strategic Planning ,
UK
From 8 October 2023, marketing of cryptoassets in the UK will be subject to a general restriction on financial promotions,1 breach of which is a criminal offence. The restriction will apply to communications capable of having...more
Our M&A lawyers predict a new wave of technology sector M&A centered on the consolidation of existing market participants, together with investors taking advantage of lower valuations to acquire strategic stakes in scaleable...more
On Monday March 13, 2023, the Bank of England announced that Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited has been sold to HSBC UK Bank Plc. The situation remains fluid, and the following Q&A reflects our understanding as of Monday...more
3/14/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Bank of England ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Depository Institutions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
HSBC ,
Insolvency ,
Silicon Valley ,
UK
On Friday March 10, 2023, the Bank of England moved to put the UK arm of Silicon Valley Bank into insolvency after it applied for £1.8bn of liquidity as its parent company was collapsing. The situation remains fluid, and the...more
3/13/2023
/ Bank of England ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Depository Institutions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Institutions ,
Insolvency ,
Receivership ,
Silicon Valley ,
UK
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending -
Marginal uptick in M&A levels in the past 12 months, with property, automotive and revenue-based finance...more
8/2/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyers ,
Capital Markets ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Global Market ,
International Trade ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Specialty Financing ,
UK
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 -
M&A levels dipped in H1 2021. Whilst institutional banks backed trade and B2B finance platforms and VC...more
9/29/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Banks ,
Buyers ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
National Stockpile ,
Private Equity ,
Specialty Financing ,
Venture Capital
The UK's departure from the EU has created new uncertainties in EU-UK cross-border financial services. One such area is the regulatory landscape that EU and UK financial services firms will have to navigate when doing...more
Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Specialty finance/marketplace Lending — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020
Panacea or plague—-what will the true impact of accreditation for government-backed COVID-19 loan schemes...more
7/29/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Loans ,
Financial Institutions ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Private Equity ,
Specialty Financing ,
UK ,
Venture Capital
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority's new P2P rules add to pressures faced by UK platforms.
Overview...more
Current rules fall short of providing a clear framework for a single European market for fintech companies.
The development of a single market for fintech has recently been placed at the center of the EU financial...more
1/2/2020
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
EU Single Market ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FinTech ,
Member State ,
Passporting