by Leela | 2021-03-18 | Industry News
On 16 February 2021, the Penrose Report – Power to the People (the “Report”) was published by John Penrose MP who, back in September 2020, had been requested by the government to carry out an independent review of the UK competition policy. The aim of the Report...
by Leela | 2021-03-16 | Industry News
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) is an association of independent organisations regulating the global securities and futures markets. IOSCO has as its main objective the regulation of securities, and in particular investor protection....
by Leela | 2021-03-09 | Industry News
On 7 January 2021, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HM Treasury”) published a consultation (the “Consultation”) that called for evidence on the Government’s approach to the regulation of cryptoassets and stablecoins. This article refers to both...
by Leela | 2021-03-04 | Industry News
A letter sent by the UK’s Information Commissioners Office (the “ICO”) to the US Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) back in September 2020 (the “Letter”) has recently been made publicly available. In summary, the ICO provides its views on those UK firms who...
by Leela | 2021-03-03 | Industry News
In January 2021, HM Treasury published a call for input on its review of the UK funds regime (the “Call for Input”). The Call for Input sets out the scope and objectives of the review and invites stakeholders to provide views on which regulatory and taxation reforms...
by Leela | 2021-02-22 | Industry News
On 1 February 2021, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a final report on implementing technical standards (“ITS”) under Regulation (EU) 2019/1156 of 20 June 2019 (the “Regulation”), which amends three past regulations governing funds and...
