6/13/2025 10:13:27 AM Resolving uncertainty - Government confirms legislation to be introduced regarding Section 37 confirmations By Dawn Heath Jane Wolstenholme Amelia Lamp On 5 June, the Department for Work and Pensions announced plans to introduce legislation which would seek to address the issues and...
6/13/2025 9:29:29 AM PISCES Q&A – key features of the world’s first regulated crossover market By Tom Godwin Richard Ho Jennifer McCarthy The FCA has now published its final rules for prospective operators of the new PISCES platforms (Private Intermittent Securities and...
6/12/2025 3:56:15 PM FCA proposes rules for stablecoin issuers and cryptoasset custodians By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Borja Ruiz De Gopegui Noah Schmidt +1 more... Show less On 28 May 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation setting out its proposed rules for the two newly regulated...
6/11/2025 3:47:26 PM Navigating AML Risks in M&A: Implications of the New EU AML Package By Patrick Cichy Alexander Glos Jan Biermann Jan Struckmann Sara Dietz +2 more... Show less Anti-money laundering (AML) risk is no longer a peripheral concern in M&A – it’s a central deal issue. As enforcement ramps up across...
6/11/2025 9:52:42 AM FCA consults on proposed prudential rules for cryptoasset firms that issue qualifying stablecoins and safeguard qualifying cryptoassets By Claire Harrop Cyrus Pocha Borja Ruiz De Gopegui Noah Schmidt +1 more... Show less On 28 May 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper outlining its proposed prudential rules for firms that issue qualifying...
6/6/2025 4:37:07 PM The UK’s Strategic Defence Review 2025: Risks, Readiness & Regulatory considerations By Kate Gough Alex Potter Julian Pritchard Robert Colvin Olivia Valner Remony Vials +3 more... Show less In the context of increasing global instability the UK’s Strategic Defence Review (SDR), published this week, highlights the UK...
6/6/2025 11:56:10 AM Market volatility and UK defined contribution pensions: future risks for employers? By Andrew Murphy Gareth Davies Christy Lee In our previous blog, we considered the risks under the current legal regime in the UK to employers, trustees and providers arising from...
6/6/2025 8:28:57 AM Tax matters: Trump 2.0 -the intersection of US tax and trade policy By Alison Dickie The second Trump administration has made numerous announcements on trade and tariffs, but US tax policy is increasingly woven into the...
6/6/2025 8:27:26 AM SAMR to introduce long-awaited clarification on safe harbor rules for vertical agreements By Hazel Yin Wenting Ge Xiaopeng Lai On 3 June 2025, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published for public comment its proposed revisions to the...
6/5/2025 2:34:07 PM DORA and critical ICT third-party service providers: the first round of “critical” designations approaching By Theresa Ehlen Alexander Glos Daphne van der Houwen Hans-Ulrich Klöppel John-Markus Maddaloni Carolin Kuehne +3 more... Show less The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (“DORA”), which has become applicable in January this year, has elevated ICT regulation in...
6/4/2025 1:29:29 PM Refund of pension scheme surplus: a clearer picture slowly emerges By Dawn Heath Jane Wolstenholme For many employers, one of the key provisions of the imminent Pension Schemes Bill is a much anticipated relaxation of the regime...
5/30/2025 12:20:44 PM Responsible Openness Revisited: The PRA's Evolving Framework for International Bank Supervision By Michael Raffan Tricia Moffat Michael Byarugaba On 20 May 2025, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a Policy Statement (PS6/25) and updated Supervisory Statement...