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UK retail banking and payments: Regulatory return to the office - recent developments to be aware of

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After a relatively quiet period over the summer due to the general election, the post-holiday period has been a busy one on the retail banking, consumer finance and payments regulatory front. There have also been some FCA...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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UK Announces Final Reforms to Financial Services Retail Disclosure Requirements

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Post Brexit, the U.K. Government and Financial Conduct Authority are committed to the ongoing reform programme to reinvigorate the U.K.'s capital markets. As part of this, the Government and FCA are committed to replacing...more

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UK Proposes Design of the Future Entity for UK Open Banking

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On April 19, 2024, the U.K.'s Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee published proposals on the design of the future entity for UK Open Banking. The JROC is composed of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Payment Systems...more

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UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 10

UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....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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UK Regulators Published Reforms and Proposals in January 2024 That Will Impact the Banking Sector, Including a Consultation on...

In this alert we consider various reforms and proposals to the banking sector announced by UK regulators. On 11 January 2024, HM Treasury published a consultation paper on enhancing the UK’s Special Resolution Regime for...more

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UK access to cash: FCA and Bank of England consultations

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As part of measures introduced under the Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) have published consultations relating, respectively, to maintaining...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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UK Seeks to Enhance Resolution Regime for Small Banks Following SVB Failure

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HM Treasury has launched a consultation that sets out proposals for enhancing the Special Resolution Regime by introducing a new means for the Bank of England, as the U.K. resolution authority, to use stabilization powers to...more

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UK Prudential Regulator's Rules for Small Banks Coming at Start of 2024

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a policy statement and rules for implementing the Strong and Simple Framework. The framework is intended to simplify the prudential regulation of non-systemic banks and...more

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UK Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum publishes seventh edition of Grid

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The eagerly awaited seventh edition of the Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Grid was published on 30 November 2023 by the Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum. The Regulatory Initiatives Grid sets out the...more

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A New Regime Governing Stablecoins

On 6 November 2023, the Bank of England (the UK’s central bank) issued a discussion paper on the regulation on stablecoins, alongside another paper by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (DP23/4) and a “Dear CEO” letter...more

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UK stablecoins regulatory regime: FCA and Bank of England publish proposals

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Following HM Treasury’s October 2023 policy update on plans for regulating stablecoins, the Bank of England (Bank) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published discussion papers providing more details on aspects...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Consults on Securitization Rules

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on its proposed rules for securitization markets, which will replace many of the firm-facing requirements under the existing U.K. Securitization Regulation. The U.K....more

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UK payments regulation and the systemic perimeter: HM Treasury consultation response published

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HM Treasury has published the response to its July 2022 consultation and call for evidence on payments regulation and the systemic perimeter. HMT proposes the following next steps: extend the scope of the Bank of England’s...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Seeks Comment on Draft Rule Review Framework

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority launched a consultation on July 14, 2023, on its proposed Rule Review Framework. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 transfers responsibility for making detailed rules to the...more

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UK Government and Regulators Consult on Revised UK Prospectus Regime

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HM Treasury has published a near-final draft statutory instrument and related Policy Note setting out its proposed reforms to the U.K. prospectus regime. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has also published a series of six...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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UK Statutory Instrument Published to Bring Cryptoassets Within Financial Promotions Regime

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On 7 June 2023, the U.K. government published a statutory instrument (the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023 (FP (Amendment) Order) and related explanatory memorandum)...more

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JROC Publishes Report on Future of Open Banking in the UK

The UK is widely regarded as a global leader in Open Banking, and regulators and industry participants believe there is strong potential to build on that success. Regulatory efforts on that front are led by Joint Regulatory...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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Ashley Alder to Chair UK Financial Conduct Authority

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HM Treasury has announced the appointment of Ashley Alder as Chair of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. Mr Alder will succeed interim chair Richard Lloyd, who has served as interim Chair since Charles Randell stepped down...more

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UK Treasury Committee Makes Recommendation for Future Regulatory Framework Review

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The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published a report on the Future of Financial Services Regulation setting out its view on the priorities for regulatory change in the U.K. now that the U.K. has left the EU. The...more

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