With new provisions in effect beginning August 29, 2023, the UK’s regulatory framework for digital assets begins to take shape.
FSMA 2023 explicitly brings cryptoassets within the FCA’s regulatory perimeter and creates a...more
8/30/2023
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Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSMA ,
Money Laundering ,
New Regulations ,
Stablecoins ,
UK ,
UK Regulated Activities Order (RAO Amendments)
Just one day before New Year’s Eve, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU Council President Charles Michel and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally signed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Effective as...more
1/4/2021
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Data Collection ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Imports ,
Paris Agreement ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Tariffs ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union. The vote is not legally binding but Prime Minister David Cameron has already acknowledged that the will of the people must be followed. We consider the key preliminary...more
6/27/2016
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Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Bilateral Agreements ,
Capital Markets ,
Data Protection ,
Debt Financing ,
EFTA ,
Equity Markets ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Labor Laws ,
International Treaties ,
Mergers ,
Northern Ireland ,
Repeal ,
Scotland ,
Takeover Code ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
WTO