The UK government’s latest communications on 15 July 2025 in connection with the Chancellor’s annual Mansion House speech, and the launch of its Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, signals the government’s...more
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has delivered her second Mansion House speech and announced the “Leeds Reforms” in conjunction with publication of the awaited Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy and related...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) has published a consultation on debt offerings to retail investors which proposes to introduce a single disclosure standard for debt prospectuses, removing the current distinction...more
This articles provides some insights on the direction of travel in the UK in relation to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital assets, in light of recent legislative and policy developments that signal the UK’s...more
This articles provides some insights on the direction of travel in the UK in relation to distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital assets, in light of recent legislative and policy developments that signal the UK’s...more
On 30 September 2024, the Bank of England (the “Bank”) and the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) announced that the Digital Securities Sandbox (the “DSS”) is now open for applications. The Bank and the FCA have also...more
As the demand for derivatives linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals increases, parties are looking to sustainability-linked derivatives (SLDs) to assist them in meeting their sustainability targets. The...more
On 8 January 2024, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Digital Securities Sandbox) Regulations 2023 entered into force, creating the Digital Securities Sandbox within which certain Financial Market Infrastructures...more
Following the publication of the European Commission’s 2024 work programme and announcements from the UK Government, this article explores how both the UK and the EU are focusing on closing out the remaining legislative files...more
The UK’s Temporary Transitional Power (TTP) that allowed firms time to adapt to the new requirements following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union on 31 December 2020, is ending on Thursday 31 March 2022. UK regulated...more
The UK’s prospectus regime will see significant changes in a move by the Government to enhance the competitiveness of the UK’s capital markets following its exit from the EU. On 1 March 2022, HM Treasury (HMT) announced its...more
The UK Government is consulting on proposals to reform the UK’s prospectus regime. The proposals are published in response to Lord Hill’s UK Listing Review in which he recommends that, amongst other things, the Government...more
EU and UK derivatives counterparties are now having to grapple with different sets of rules in the EU and the UK when trading derivatives with each other, following the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020....more
Following the end of the Brexit transition period, debt capital markets participants may now need to consider both EU rules and the parallel UK rules for EU and UK transactions, particularly those that are cross-border. ...more
3/4/2021
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has just announced that the ISDA 2020 IBOR Fallbacks Protocol will be launched on 23 October 2020....more
We are delighted to present the Spring 2020 edition of Hogan Lovells’ Debt Capital Markets Global Insights. This draws together a collection of articles from across our global network, reflecting on current events and topical...more
2/24/2020
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On 13 July 2017 the High Court gave its judgment in UBS AG, London Branch v. GLAS Trust Corporation Limited [2017] EWHC 1788 (Comm), a case brought by UBS against the trustee for notes issued as part of a securitisation...more