Aug 20, 2024 POP’ing it like the FCA By Chris Ranson Richard Ho Tom Godwin Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy +3 more... Show less The FCA recently published a consultation paper (CP24/13) setting out its proposed rules for the new public offer platform (POP) regime....
Jul 03, 2024 EU leadership shake-up: implications for business and policy By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Lea Bareil Jimena Gonzalez In the wake of the recent European elections, the EU27 Heads of State and Government have finalised allocating the influential EU top...
May 03, 2024 The Digital Securities Sandbox: a new model for trading and settlement in the UK? By James Smethurst Christopher Bernard Olivia Davies On 3 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) published a consultation paper setting out their...
Apr 29, 2024 Enrico Letta on EU competitiveness: an analysis of his key recommendations for a fairer, greener, more digital economy By Jimena Gonzalez Kieran Watkins To much excitement and fanfare, former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta published his report on strengthening the EU Single Market....
Apr 24, 2024 From PSD2 to PSD3 and PSR – European Parliament sets out its vision on the future of payments By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Eva Schneider Daniel Klingenbrunn Jimena Gonzalez Alicia Hildner +2 more... Show less The payments landscape has undergone significant changes over the past decade, changes driven by fast-paced technological advancements...
Apr 22, 2024 Freshfields sponsors TheCityUK International Conference and co-writes report on measuring competitiveness of UK financial regulators By Lloyd Rees Claire Harrop Emma Rachmaninov Christopher Bernard +1 more... Show less Freshfields sponsors TheCityUK International Conference and co-writes a report on “Advancing international competitiveness and economic...
Mar 26, 2024 Trends in fintech: our EU predictions for 2024 By Natalie Pettinger Kearney Eva Schneider Alicia Hildner Daniel Klingenbrunn Jimena Gonzalez Victor Garcia Lopez +3 more... Show less As we did in 2021, 2022, 2023 we have crowdsourced some fintech predictions for the year ahead from the EU Freshfields Fintech team,...
Dec 19, 2023 Financial services and capital markets in CEE – key regulatory and legal trends in 2023-2024 By Florian Klimscha Stephan Pachinger Anouschka Zagorski Eva Schneider Victoria Bazil +2 more... Show less In the constantly evolving landscape of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), financial services and capital markets face a vibrant...
Dec 14, 2023 AMLA update – partial deal reached on the new European AML authority By Alicia Hildner Marcel Michaelis Jan Struckmann Victor Garcia Lopez +1 more... Show less It’s already more than two years ago that the EU Commission has announced that there will be a new sheriff in town: On 20 July 2021, the...
Nov 19, 2023 Investing like the pros – indirect investments by retail investors in investment funds for (semi-)professionals under BaFin’s scrutiny By Theresa Kreft Jan Struckmann Both the desire for higher yields and the low interest rate environment of the past years has seen retail investors’ focus increasingly...
Aug 01, 2023 Fifteen years after introducing the “trend setting” interest barrier rule, German Finance Ministry proposes further interest cap rule By Katharina Kubik Philipp Redeker Viktoria von Abel The German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) recently released the draft “Growth Opportunities Act” (Wachstumschancengesetz). If enacted,...
Dec 08, 2022 Wirecard shareholder claims for damages rank behind all creditor claims in landmark insolvency ruling By Marcus Lerch Patrick Schroeder Shareholders are among the many who have lost money in the multi-billion euro insolvency of the former DAX30 payment provider Wirecard...