With the publication of the final rules there is now only a year to go before firms must comply with their Consumer Duty obligations. The FCA has emphasised that this must be a major cultural shift. While it’s good news that...more
During 2021, we have seen action by several key legislatures to address the risk of litigation arising out of LIBOR cessation. In February 2021, the EU’s amendments to the Benchmarks Regulation entered into force, providing...more
Using a hypothetical case study, revealed in a series of short animations, Hogan Lovells partners Philip Parish, Arwen Handley, Nicola Fulford and Peter Marta considered topics such as good cyber incident preparedness, board...more
3/16/2020
/ Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hackers ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Insider Trading ,
Personally Identifiable Information
One year on from Australia's Royal Commission on Banking -
The report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry (the Report), was published one year ago....more
2/6/2020
/ Australia ,
Banking Regulators ,
Consumer Complaint System ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Duty of Care ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Intermediaries ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Ombudsman ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
UK
On 7 October 2019, the Council of the European Union formally adopted a new Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law. The Directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on...more
12/12/2019
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Burden of Proof ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Penalties ,
UK ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers