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HM Treasury Statement on Reforms to Bank Ring-Fencing

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The House of Commons has published a written statement by Tulip Siddiq, Economic Secretary to HM Treasury, on the status of reforms to the bank ring-fencing regime. Ms Siddiq states that the U.K. Government will implement a...more

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UK Draft Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Published

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HM Treasury has published a final draft version of the Payment Services (Amendment) Regulations 2024, enhancing efforts to address authorized push payment fraud. The draft Regulations amend regulation 86 of the Payment...more

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UK Prudential Regulation Authority Publishes Second Near-Final Policy Statement on Implementation of the Basel 3.1 Standards

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published its second near-final Policy Statement on the implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards. The PRA has decided to move the implementation date by a further six months to...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 23-29 Feb 2024

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Amongst the broad range of updates this week, at international level, the FSB published its thematic peer review on MMF Reforms and the BCBS published the outcomes of its meeting held on 28 and 29 February, including that it...more

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The U.K.’s New Regime for Critical Third Party Supervision

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Regulated financial services institutions and financial market infrastructure (FMI) providers often rely on third parties who provide significant services to them behind the scenes, including “cloud” services and IT services...more

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The Edinburgh Reforms - Where Are We Now?

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As the pace of reform increases, we take a look at key developments and the timeline ahead. Significant progress has been made on the Edinburgh Reforms since they were announced in December 2022, with developments...more

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UK/EU ESG Regulation Monthly Round-Up – March-June 2023

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As we reach the midway point of 2023, the Hogan Lovells Sustainable Finance and Investment practice thought it would be useful to provide a review of recent key ESG developments from March-June 2023 to assist with navigating...more

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Financial Institutions Horizons 2023

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The outlook for 2023 looks uncertain, following another tumultuous year. The collapse of a number of large cryptocurrency exchanges has shone another spotlight on the digital asset market. The financial system’s resilience...more

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UK Regulators Propose Changes to Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have issued a joint consultation paper on proposals to amend the U.K. Binding Technical Standards on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared...more

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United Kingdom Expected to Extend Temporary Recognition of EU STS Securitisations

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EU simple, transparent, and standardised (STS) securitisations may be recognised as STS for the purposes of the UK Securitisation Regulation if they are designated as STS under the EU Securitisation Regulation regime before...more

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Are we there yet? EBA published final risk retention draft RTS

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On 12 April 2022, the European Banking Authority (the "EBA") announced the publication of its long awaited final draft of the risk retention RTS (the "Final Draft RTS"). The EBA's mandate for this RTS is derived from Article...more

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UK Government Consultation on Regulation of Central Counterparties and Central Securities Depositories

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HM Treasury has released a further consultation under the Future Regulatory Framework Review concerning the regulation of central counterparties and central securities depositories. The Future Regulatory Framework Review is...more

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Banking and finance regulatory news, July 2021 #3

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UK CRR: Draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021 A draft version of the Capital Requirements Regulation (Amendment) Regulations 2021 has been published, together with a draft explanatory memorandum....more

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Regulation Round Up - April 2021

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Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

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UK Chancellor Outlines Future for Financial Services Post-Brexit

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Equivalence decisions for EEA states, green finance and fintech initiatives are at the forefront of the UK government’s priorities. On 9 November 2020, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, delivered a statement...more

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Regulation Round Up - June 2020

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30 June - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) announced that the deadline for solo-regulated firms to have undertaken the first assessment of the fitness and propriety of their Certified Persons will be delayed from 9...more

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Crypto Coming of Age: UK Regulation Hits Cryptoasset Business

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New regulatory requirements, including registration and customer disclosure requirements, apply to regulated and unregulated persons carrying on relevant cryptoasset business. On 20 December 2019, the UK government published...more

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UK to Adopt EU Equivalence Decisions for Exchanges and Bank Exposures in No Deal Brexit

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HM Treasury has laid before Parliament a draft of the Equivalence Determinations for Financial Services and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The draft Regulations grant HM Treasury...more

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Financial Regulatory Developments Focus - November 2016

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In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more

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PF Newsletter: LMA Updates - Quarter One 2016

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Legal & Regulatory - BRRD: FCA publishes modification by consent for Article 55 rules - Article 55 of the EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive 2014/59 (BRRD) requires European Economic Area (EEA) firms and...more

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EU Bonus Cap: EBA Publishes Guidelines on Sound Remuneration Policies and Separate Opinion on Proportionality

The EU Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) went into effect on January 1, 2014. The CRD introduced what is commonly referred to in the European Union as a “bonus cap” on individual variable remuneration when paid to...more

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