by Emma Cleveland | 2018-03-01 | Industry News
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published a call for feedback on a possible global regulatory sandbox, seeking views on: the potential global reach of the sandbox, what a global sandbox could look like and what the regulatory challenges might be. GLOBAL...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-02-23 | Industry News
On 8 February 2018, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) issued a joint statement on the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which will come to force on 25 May 2018 (the “Relevant Date”). The statement is...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-02-14 | Us in the Press
There has been a 65% jump in the number of firms referred to the Regulatory Decision Committee, suggesting an acceleration in FCA investigations. Information provided to us by the FCA shows there were 476 firms in 2017 that were referred to the Regulatory Decisions...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-02-08 | Our Thinking
With a current valuation of £6.6 billion, the UK FinTech market is rapidly transforming the way consumers access the financial services sector. To ensure long-term success, the UK aims to position itself at the forefront of the FinTech evolution. In November 2017,...
by Emma Cleveland | 2018-01-30 | Our Thinking
On 30 October 2017, the High Court (the “Court”) assessed and made a decision regarding contracts via email and the care that must be taken when entering pre-contract negotiations. Goel and another v Grant and another [2017] EWHC 2688 (Ch) (the “Goel Case”) identified...
by Emma Cleveland | 2017-12-14 | Our News, Us in the Press
UK asset managers will not have comply with a stringent new personal accountability regime until mid-2019 at the earliest, the local regulator has indicated. The announcement from the Financial Conduct Authority gives welcome breathing space to asset managers as they...
by Leela | 2017-12-11 | Industry News
On 24 November 2017, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (the “Committee”) issued a statement (the “ESAs Statement”) acknowledging the challenges of the requirement under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”) to...
by Leela | 2017-11-30 | Industry News
On 21 November 2017, ESMA added 2 new questions and answers to its Q&A (the “Q&A”) on the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”). The purpose of the Q&A is to provide clarity on the practical application of MAR with the aim of promoting a common supervisory...
by Leela | 2017-11-30 | Industry News
Whilst derivatives market players are running at full throttle to implement all measures required under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”) in advance of the next regulatory deadline which will require the collateralisation of physically settled...
by Leela | 2017-11-30 | Industry News
MiFID II comes into force from 3 January 2018, and introduces a new model (replacing the current commission sharing arrangements) under which research provided by a third party to an investment firm must be paid for. Therefore, firms can no longer be provided...
