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Labour's Plans for Financial Services Regulation: What We Know

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Labour have won the general election, with a landslide victory of 412 seats. We address the question for financial services firms: what are their regulatory plans for financial services? Although their election manifesto was...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Bitcoin-Halving steht vor der Tür

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Nach der Zulassung von Krypto-ETF in den USA steht mit dem für Mitte April 2024 erwarteten Bitcoin-Halving demnächst ein weiteres Fundamental-Ereignis für die Krypto-Branche vor der Tür. Die Zulassung sogenannter Bitcoin-Spot...more

Hogan Lovells

The Payments Newsletter including Digital Assets & Blockchain, February 2024

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: the European Parliament’s ECON Committee adopting draft reports on the European Commission’s PSR and PSD3 legislative proposals; ESMA consulting on 'reverse...more

A&O Shearman

EU privacy regulators adopt opinion on the proposed Regulation on the digital euro

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On 17 October 2023, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) adopted a joint opinion on the proposed Regulation on the digital euro (the Proposal) as a central bank digital...more

A&O Shearman

Legal hot takes – the ECB’s Digital Euro

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The Digital Euro project is the European Central Bank’s (ECB) response to the changing landscape of consumer payments, driven by the rise of cryptocurrency, payment fintechs and electronic transactions. A Digital Euro would...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

European Commission Proposes Legal Framework for Digital Euro

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The European Commission (“Commission”) published its ‘Single Currency Package’ on 28 June 2023 with proposals to establish a legal framework for the creation of a potential digital euro alongside the cash euro. The...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Edinburgh Reforms: Big Bang 2.0 or Thoughtful Change?

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Following the recently introduced Solvency UK for insurers, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt (the UK finance minister) has announced the Edinburgh Reforms, a further series of reforms aimed at the UK financial...more

Dechert LLP

Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - September 2022

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This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Control is Key: The Key is Control

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1. Radical proposal to reform English property law - The Law Commission’s “Digital Assets: Consultation Paper” (Consultation) proposes a radical change to English law by suggesting there should be a new category of property...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

An Overview of Europe’s Planned Cryptocurrency Regulations

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In 2020, the European Union proposed a set of regulations known as the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation – MiCA for short – as part of its efforts to “make Europe fit for the digital age and to build a future-ready economy...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Regulatory Brief: April 2022

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ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The Commission and the German Competition Authority conducted surprise inspections in Germany for suspected abuse of a dominant position in the natural gas sector....more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

European Central Bank Executive Board Member Decries “Crypto Gamble” and Echoing SEC Chair Gensler, Calls for Regulation of the...

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In a speech given this week at Columbia University by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), he decried the entire “crypto gamble,” seeing crypto-assets as “bringing about instability...more

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European Commission Consults on Potential Digital Euro

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The European Commission has launched a targeted consultation on a possible digital euro. The EU is considering introducing a digital euro for retail payments, which would be available alongside cash. A decision has not yet...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 16th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance - May 5th - 6th, Washington, DC

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ACI’s Annual Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance is widely regarded as the premier conference designed for those working in global sanctions compliance, internal audits and investigations,...more

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Global Markets May Face Risk of Virtual Currency Abuse as Russian Actors Seek to Circumvent Sanctions

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The United States, the United Kingdom, and European Union have led a broad international coalition imposing a sweeping and unprecedented range of economic and financial sanctions against Russia and Belarus in response to...more

White & Case LLP

Spain enacts first legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies

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On 21 October this year, the Bank of Spain created the registry where service providers for both the exchange of virtual currency for fiat currency and the custody of electronic wallets must register, as a result of the...more

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AAA plc & ors v Persons Unknown: Cyber Activism or Blackmail?

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In recent years, demands for payments in cryptocurrencies have become the ransom of choice for cyber extortionists and other online frauds. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting public health lockdowns precipitated an...more

A&O Shearman

Regulatory Monitoring - relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law (UPDATED)

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Our monthly regulatory newsletter monitors all relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law in English language. ...more

Hogan Lovells

Global Payments Newsletter, October 2020

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Europe: European Commission communication on EU Retail Payments Strategy - On 24 September 2020 the European Commission published a communication setting out an EU Retail Payments Strategy identifying key priorities and...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Prelude to a Digital Euro: European Central Bank Joins the CBDC Race

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A new report explores the advantages, impacts, and approaches the Eurosystem is considering as it contemplates a digital currency. In October 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a Report on a Digital Euro (the...more

Hogan Lovells

The EU proposed digital operational resilience regulation

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The European Commission has published a proposed Regulation on digital operational resilience within the financial services sector in the EU. This will replace and harmonise existing guidance in relation to ICT and security...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] McDermottTech 2020 - September 29th, 5:30 pm - 7:45 pm CET

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We invite you to attend McDermottTech 2020, a virtual conference exploring the latest global trends impacting the technology and outsourcing industry. Please join us for this complimentary program on 29 September for the...more

K&L Gates LLP

New EU Digital Finance Rules by the End of 2020

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In a recent address on digital finance in the context of the European Commission’s Digital Finance Outreach, European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis, shared some of the Commission’s thinking on...more

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European Parliament Calls for New EU Common Framework for Cryptoassets

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An ECON draft report on digital finance recommends legislative action in relation to cryptoassets and cyber resilience and a framework for digital onboarding. On 4 June 2020, the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary...more

Hogan Lovells

France calls for applications for CBDC experimentations

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The French central bank (Banque de France (BdF)) aims to identify concrete cases integrating central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in innovative procedures for the clearing and settlement of tokenised financial assets...more

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