Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
12/10/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cryptocurrency ,
EMIR ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSMA ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Retail Investors ,
UK
The EU’s AI Act (the “Act”) is the world’s first comprehensive AI law. The Act manages risks posed by certain AI systems and prohibits certain AI-related practices. UK and US organisations should not assume that the Act does...more
11/13/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Automated Systems ,
Biometric Information ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Distributors ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Fines ,
Immigration ,
Importers ,
Law Enforcement ,
Machine Learning ,
Manufacturers ,
Noncompliance ,
Software ,
Training ,
UK
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
10/7/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cryptoassets ,
ELTIF ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Central Bank ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Sanctions ,
UK
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
9/11/2024
/ Bank of England ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investigations ,
Investment ,
Labeling ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Sustainability ,
Transparency ,
UK
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
9/4/2024
/ Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Transparency ,
UK
Key developments in May 2024: ESG: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on the sustainability disclosure requirements (“SDR”) and investments labelling regime. Among other things, the webpage has been...more
6/12/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Asset Management ,
Capital Markets ,
Capital Requirements Directive IV (CRDIV) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EMIR ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Retail Investors ,
Securitization ,
Sustainability ,
UK
There is a wealth of dry powder to spend but 2023 has seen M&A deal activity hampered by rising costs of debt, unstable markets, supply chain issues, general political uncertainty, and fear of global recession. So, what does...more
12/7/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Investments ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Economic Downturn ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare ,
Infrastructure ,
Interest Rates ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain