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United Kingdom Regulatory Agenda MiFID II

A&O Shearman

Zooming In on AI - #6: AI under financial regulations in the U.S., EU and U.K.

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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

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UK Conduct Authority Consults on Changes to the Derivatives Trading Obligation

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The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on three proposed amendments to different aspects of the U.K. derivatives trading obligation. The consultation is part of the Wholesale Markets Review. The Markets...more

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On the existence of a pan-European reverse solicitation regime under MIFID II, and importance on a 'Hard' BREXIT

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This client memorandum concerns a highly technical point of considerable practical importance. It challenges aspects of the received wisdom that, for post-Brexit cross-border investment business conducted from the U.K....more

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UK Updates and Expands Equivalence for US Derivatives Trading Venues

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The Markets in Financial Instruments (Equivalence) (United States of America) (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/638) were made on May 14, 2024 and entered into force on June 4, 2024. In...more

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Regulation Round Up - April 2024

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Financial Markets Infrastructure: The Bank of England published a speech by Sasha Mills, Executive Director, Financial Market Infrastructure, on operational resilience and its expectations of financial market infrastructures...more

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Regulation Round Up - November 2023

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

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MiFID II/MiFIR – divergence emergence?

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Since the beginning of the Brexit transition period, developments in both the UK and EU have impacted the MiFID rules in various ways. In the UK, there have been changes under the EUWA on-shoring process; “quick-fix”...more

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UK Conduct Regulator Publishes Results of Review of Investment Platforms Market

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Regulator has published a statement on the results of its review of the investment platforms market. The FCA launched its Investment Platforms Market Study in 2017 to investigate whether competition...more

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Regulation Round Up - March 2022

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Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in March 2022: 31 March - The European Securities and...more

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Regulation Round Up - January 2022

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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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Regulation Round Up - November 2021

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a corrigendum from the European Commission to a set of answers on the application of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (EU/2019/2088) (“SFDR”)....more

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Regulation Round Up - September 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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Regulation Round Up - July 2021

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”) published a report jointly with the World Bank setting out the findings from a global survey on proportionality in banking regulation and supervision....more

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Securities and markets regulatory news, May 2021 # 3

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UK EMIR: BoE consults on modifications to DTO to reflect interest rate benchmark reform - The Bank of England (BoE) has published a consultation paper setting out its proposal to modify the scope of contracts that are...more

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Financial institutions general regulatory news, March 2021 # 2

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Future of UK financial services: Treasury Committee inquiry written evidence - The House of Commons Treasury Committee has published written evidence to the committee's inquiry into the future of financial services in the...more

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Securities and markets regulatory news, February 2021 # 3

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EMIR: Delegated Regulations on clearing obligation and risk mitigation - The following Delegated Regulations made under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) have been published in the Official Journal of the...more

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Securities and markets regulatory news, October 2020 # 3

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ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol to be launched on 23 October 2020 - The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has announced that the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol, which is designed to assist...more

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Securities and markets regulatory news, July 2020 #3

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EMIR: FCA revises breach notification form - The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a revised version of its form for reporting errors or omissions in their trade reports under Article 9 of the European...more

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UK FCA Issues Consultation Paper on Draft Regulatory Guidance on Cryptoasset Categorisation

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Following its commitment within the report issued on 30 October 2018 by the UK’s Cryptoassets Taskforce1, on 23 January 2019 the FCA issued a Consultation Paper (“CP 19/3”)2 setting out draft regulatory guidance in respect of...more

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10 Key Regulatory Focus Areas for UK/European Wholesale Markets in 2019

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As we approach the end of the post-crisis regulatory reform agenda, we are still witnessing fast-paced regulatory developments that are undeniably and significantly driven by Brexit — with no signs of things slowing down in...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

SEC OCIE Examinations Announces 2018 Examination Priorities - On February 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations ("OCIE") announced its 2018 examination...more

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Asset Management Regulatory Roundup - October 2017 - Issue 7

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A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details on ESMA's updated Q&As on the Benchmark Regulation and European Commission delegated...more

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Asset Management Regulatory Roundup - August 2017 - Issue 4

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A compact summary of the most recent regulatory developments relevant to the UK asset management industry. This issue includes details on MiFID II: Client classification of local authorities, FCA paper on dark trading, the...more

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In Principle: 10 Things You Need to Know for 2017 – The World of Financial Regulation After the UK Referendum

On 23 June 2016, the UK shocked the world, and perhaps itself, when it voted in favour of a “Brexit” from the European Union. While the referendum result has brought significant uncertainty to the financial services sector,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Structured Products

Structured Thoughts: News for the financial services community - Special Issue

Final TLAC Rules and Structured Products - On December 15, 2016, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) issued its final rules regarding long-term debt and total loss absorbing...more

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