This paper discusses the way forward for the UK as it moves out of the legislative orbit of the EU and commences the wider regulatory reform programme proposed by the UK government.
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The Financial Services and Markets Bill creates a Designated Activities Regime that will impact both authorised and unregulated firms. The Designated Activities Regime is intended to maintain the purview of the Financial...more
On 20 July 2022, just before the UK Parliament’s summer recess, the long awaited Financial Services and Markets Bill (FSM Bill) was introduced to Parliament....more
Operational resilience is a priority for the regulators of financial services in the UK. It is prominent in both the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) business plans....more
2022 looks set to be another year dominated by regulatory reform for financial services firms. This document considers a number of key wholesale market developments including the latest on the MiFID Review and other financial...more
Almost a year after the Brexit transition period ended and the UK government is beginning to refine its thinking on how the financial services framework should evolve in a post-Brexit world in order to ensure it is fit for...more
Between Monday 11 and Friday 15 October our UK Financial Services Regulatory team will host a series of foundational training sessions across a variety of UK regulatory topics and themes.
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The PRA has published updates to its policy and a revised supervisory statement on ensuring operational continuity in resolution (PS 9/21 and SS4/21) following its consultation paper in October 2020 (CP 20/20). This bulletin...more
Following a year that saw firms’ operational resilience arrangements put to the test, the FCA, the PRA and the Bank of England published their long-awaited final rules and guidance on operational resilience on 29 March 2021,...more
The Brexit engines at HM Treasury, the FCA, PRA and Bank of England are responding admirably to the challenge posed by Brexit to ensure that the UK has a continuing, robust and effective legal regime once the currently...more