Direct ownership of crypto-assets or mere exposure to the value of crypto-assets is an investment decision, with both investment methods requiring specific approaches to mitigate and manage risks effectively....more
8/21/2025
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EU ,
Exchange-Traded Products ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
UK
Following the recent focus on two major regulatory frameworks—the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (known as the GENIUS Act) in the United States, and Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the...more
7/28/2025
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Digital Assets ,
EU ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Stablecoins ,
The GENIUS Act
The Background: In 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") and HM Treasury began consulting on the Wholesale Markets Review (the "Review"), a broad review of the structure, functioning, and regulation of secondary...more
8/15/2024
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Consumer Financial Products ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Inter-Bank Offered Rates (IBORs) ,
Interest Rates ,
Risk Free Rates (RFRs) ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The proposed powers for the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") to manage the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") transition should address so-called "tough legacy" contracts involving UK participants but could also have...more
The United Kingdom and European Union look to give powers to regulators, rather than using direct legislation, to deal with existing contracts that prove unable to convert or be amended to include fallbacks ahead of IBOR...more
President Trump has signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act ("Act"), with the principal goals of promoting U.S. economic growth, recalibrating burdensome rules, and strengthening...more
6/11/2018
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Dodd-Frank ,
Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Mortgages ,
Popular ,
Trump Administration ,
Volcker Rule