The Standard Formula Podcast | Developments on the Horizon for the UK Change-in-Control Regulatory Regime
Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period
October 8, 2024- Federal Reserve Board Governor Adriana D. Kugler gave a speech entitled “The Global Fight Against Inflation,” at the Conference on Monetary Policy 2024: Bridging Science and Practice, European Central...more
Many governments are grappling with the question of how to regulate artificial intelligence to ensure it is adopted safely and used responsibly without hampering innovation. Governments have generally indicated similar...more
September 30, 2024- Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell gave a speech entitled “Economic Outlook,” at the National Association for Business Economics Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee....more
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled “Regulatory Recipe for Economic Uncertainty: The Endless Basel Endgame and an Onslaught of...more
On 4 September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a website seeking feedback (Consultation) on draft questions and answers (Q&As) intended to assist UK trade repositories (TRs) registered under Article 55 of the...more
Members of the Committee on Financial Services sent a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Chair requesting the rescission of SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 that imposes custodians of digital asset...more
September 19, 2024- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Open Market Trading Desk issued a statement announcing it intends to conduct a small value term repo operation with Primary Dealers....more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
August 21, 2024- The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that was held on July 30–31, 2024. August 21, 2024- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston published a...more
August 9, 2024 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading...more
August 7, 2024 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Federal Trade Commission announced actions to address unfair and deceptive consumer acts and practices in the...more
August 2, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board requested comment on a proposed rule that would establish data standards for certain information collections submitted to financial regulatory agencies....more
On 30 July 2024, the Bank of England published a discussion paper on its approach to innovation in money and payments (the Discussion Paper). A recurring theme is the Bank of England’s focus on the potential use of...more
July 26, 2024- A new Eurobarometer survey published today shows that Europeans identify respect for democracy, human rights, and the rule of law (38%) and economic, industrial, and trading power (34%) as the main strengths...more
July 25, 2024- The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a statement reminding banks of potential risks associated with third-party arrangements...more
July 18, 2024- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed an interpretive rule explaining that many paycheck advance products, sometimes marketed as “earned wage” products, could be consumer loans subject to the...more
Firms have just over six months until the transition period for implementing the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Bank of England rules and guidance on operational resilience...more
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a nomination hearing on the following nominations: The Honorable Christy Goldsmith Romero, of Virginia, to be Chairperson and Member of the Board of...more
July 9, 2024 The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled, “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.” The Committee heard testimony from The Honorable Jerome H....more
July 5, 2024 - Federal Reserve Bank of New York President and CEO John C. Williams gave a speech entitled, “Managing the Known Unknowns,” at the Suresh Tendulkar Memorial Lecture, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, India....more
June 6, 2024- The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a request for information on the Uses, Opportunities, and Risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Financial Services Sector....more
The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) recently delivered a series of speeches1 raising their concerns about the evolution of private equity financing and the...more
May 23, 2024- The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5403, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, prohibiting the issuance of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency. May 23, 2024- U.S. House Financial Services...more
May 21, 2024- U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen hosted a roundtable with German financial executives to discuss global macroeconomic trends, and financial sector risks, including illicit finance and Russia...more
May 20, 2024- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chair Martin J. Gruenberg issued a statement announcing he is prepared to step down as Chair once a successor is confirmed. May 20, 2024 - Senator Sherrod Brown...more