02 Dec, 2024 Regulating cryptoassets in the UK: a guide to the road ahead By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard Finally! Avid readers of Freshfields blogs might remember from our post last autumn that the UK government and financial regulators in...
29 Nov, 2024 The EBA’s New Guidelines: Integrating Sanctions Compliance into Governance and Risk Management Frameworks of EU Financial Institutions By Dr. Stephan Denk Florian Klimscha Lukas Pomaroli Eva Schneider Tensin Studer Katharina Galavics +3 more... Show less Key Takeaways for Financial Institutions Harmonised Standards for Sanctions Compliance:The European Banking Authority (EBA)’s new...
29 Nov, 2024 FCA publicity consultation – take 2: A solution to one of the FCA’s problems? By Lucy Clark The FCA yesterday published its revised proposals to publicise enforcement investigations. Reactions to the original proposals both from...
26 Nov, 2024 ESG ratings providers to be regulated in the UK By Anthea Bowater Elisabeth Overland Hannah Bergin This month the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, confirmed as part of her first Mansion House speech the UK Government’s...
25 Nov, 2024 The FCA/FOS Consultation – “Modernising the Redress System” A Chance for Reform? By Christopher Robinson Jack Helyar Sharon Tong At a Glance On 15 November 2024, the FCA and FOS jointly published a call for input as to how the FOS might improve its redress...
21 Nov, 2024 When is it Wise to report non work-related conduct issues to the UK FCA? By Ali Sallaway Christopher Robinson Sophie Horton A recent UK FCA decision highlights the FCA’s expectation that, in certain circumstances, issues relating to the conduct of senior...
08 Nov, 2024 UK Banking Litigation Update By Thomas Clark Emma Probyn Anthea Bowater Miryam Farrelly Sarah Robinson Julia Schulman Rebecca Freedman +4 more... Show less So far this year we’ve seen a range of important cases and developments before the Courts in the UK affecting financial institutions. In...
06 Nov, 2024 Navigating the New Global Order: Legal Dynamics in Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Across the CEE Region in 2024-2025 By Florian Klimscha Stephan Pachinger Anouschka Zagorski Simon Fitzpatrick Eva Schneider +2 more... Show less The financial services and capital markets in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) continue to evolve within a dynamic regulatory and...
29 Oct, 2024 FCA takes further steps to crackdown on “finfluencers” following issuing guidance regarding financial promotions on social media By Emma Probyn Christine Simpson Abisha Bastian Georgia Onslow +1 more... Show less On 22 October 2024, the FCA announced that 20 social media “finfluencers” are being interviewed under caution under its criminal powers....
29 Oct, 2024 The FCA consults on changes to the safeguarding regime: what does it mean for payments and e-money firms? By Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Christopher Bernard Helena de Guise +1 more... Show less On 25 September 2024, the FCA published a consultation paper on proposed changes to the safeguarding regime for payments and e-money...
23 Oct, 2024 English High Court implies an alternative reference rate in post-LIBOR test case By Emma Probyn Duncan Kellaway Kevin Whibley Greg Garfield Sharon Grennan Ephraim Conteh +3 more... Show less The decision in Standard Chartered v Guaranty Nominees [2024] EWHC 2605 (Comm) considers how to interpret contractual provisions...
21 Oct, 2024 The worldwide focus on operational resilience in financial services: what firms and service providers need to know By Claire Harrop Matthew O'Callaghan Nariné Atamian Daphne van der Houwen Christopher Bernard +2 more... Show less Regulators around the world have long been concerned about the operational resilience of banks and other financial institutions, and the...