Life with GDPR - Changes to UK Data Protection Regime
Nota Bene Episode 135: Europe Q3 Check In: Brexit, Data Protection, and Block Exemption Regulations with Oliver Heinisch
Nota Bene Episode 123: Europe Q2 Check In - Brexit Updates and Antitrust Laws in the Digital Economy with Oliver Heinisch
NGE On Demand: Trademark Updates Post Brexit with Andrea Fuelleman
Nota Bene Episode 115: European Q1 Check In: Brexit, Digital Markets Act, and the New Europe with Oliver Heinisch
Brexit & Financial Services: Preparing for the End of the Transition Period
Nota Bene Episode 104: European Q4 Check In: Brexit, Digital Platform Regulation, and National Security Regulation with Oliver Heinisch
Cross-Border Data Transfers and the EU-US Data Privacy Tug of War
Brexit: Navigating a New Relationship
Nota Bene Episode 102: Examining European Union State Aid in the Face of COVID and Brexit with Jacques Derenne and Robert Klotz
Challenges for Infrastructure Projects in the Current Environment
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - BREXIT: Its Effect on UK Copyrights and What You Need to Know in the Transition
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - BREXIT: Its Effect on European Union Trademark Portfolios and What You Need to Know in the Transition
Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver Heinisch
Nota Bene Episode 81: European Check In: How the EU is Dealing with the Pandemic’s Economic Fallout with Oliver Heinisch
Compliance Perspectives: Compliance, GDPR and Brexit
Nota Bene Episode 55: Updates on the European Commission and Brexit with Isabelle Rahman and Oliver Heinisch
Life With GDPR: Episode 35- What does Brexit Mean for GDPR?
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 116-Brexit Risks
Nota Bene Episode 26: Unpacking the Latest News on the Brexit Negotiations with Oliver Heinisch
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
On March 21, 2024, HM Treasury published a paper on the next phase of its Smarter Financial Services Regulatory Framework, the U.K.'s program of post-Brexit regulatory reforms for financial services. The original policy...more
On February 27, 2024, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority published a consultation on revisions to its Enforcement Guide, setting out proposals which aim to simplify the guidance and increase transparency around the FCA's...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published its Rule Review Framework, setting out how it will set, measure and monitor the outcomes of its Handbook rules. The Rule Review Framework was mandated under the Financial...more
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2023 (with related Explanatory Memorandum) came into force on January 1, 2024, clarifying that certain changes provided for under the...more
HM Treasury has published a response to its consultation on the future of U.K. retail disclosures. HM Treasury's consultation (which we discussed in our client note, "UK Government Publishes Edinburgh Reforms for Financial...more
HM Treasury has published a consultation on the establishment of a financial market infrastructure sandbox, known as the Digital Securities Sandbox. The sandbox will be established using new powers granted by the...more
HM Treasury has published a near-final draft statutory instrument and related Policy Note setting out its proposed reforms to the U.K. securitization regime. Comments on the draft S.I. can be submitted until August 21, 2023....more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a statement setting out how its work to support the 'key drivers' of productivity will facilitate delivery of its new secondary objective and how it intends to report on...more
HM Treasury has published its response to the Short Selling Regulation Review, which sought views on the proposed U.K. short selling regime. Once the new U.K. regime for short selling is finalized, the retained EU Short...more
On 27 June 2023, the UK signed a long-awaited Memorandum of Understanding ("MoU") with the European Union ("EU") to increase co-operation on financial services. The MoU has been a long time coming: regulatory cooperation...more
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
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
The recently published Financial Services and Markets Bill (FSM Bill) is intended to recast the U.K.’s regulatory architecture post-Brexit. It was introduced to Parliament on 20 July 2022. The Bill implements the outcomes of...more
The UK’s Temporary Transitional Power (TTP) that allowed firms time to adapt to the new requirements following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union on 31 December 2020, is ending on Thursday 31 March 2022. UK regulated...more
HM Treasury has published a summary of responses to its consultation on the U.K. funds regime. The consultation forms part of the U.K. Government's plans to make the U.K. a more attractive location for asset management....more
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
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more
Takeaways - Goods trade was provided for, at the cost of much new paperwork. - Crucial rules for banking and other services were left unresolved. The Christmas Eve agreement between the United Kingdom and the...more
Brexit: Draft Recognised Auction Platforms (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 - A draft version of the Recognised Auction Platforms (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021 has been...more
EMIR: European Commission consults on draft Implementing Decisions on equivalence - The European Commission has published for consultation the following draft Implementing Decisions on equivalence made under Article 13(2) of...more
Financial Services Bill 2019-21 - Having completed its progress through the House of Commons, on 14 January 2021, the Financial Services Bill 2019-21 had its first reading in the House of Lords. A revised version of the Bill,...more
In Short The Situation: As of the close of the Brexit transition period ending on December 31, 2020 ("Withdrawal Date"), UK banks, UK investment firms, and UK electronic money institutions ("UK Financial Institutions") can...more
Because too much of a good thing is always trouble (especially on Wall Street), market watchers are warning of a new tech bubble after Airbnb’s monster IPO on Thursday. The home-sharing app’s shares rose more than 112% to...more
Securities Financing Transactions, Securitisation and Miscellaneous Amendments (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - The Securities Financing Transactions, Securitisation and Miscellaneous Amendments (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI...more