The U.K. Short Selling Regulations 2025 (“SSR 2025”) have been made. This paves the way for the U.K. to repeal and replace the regime implemented while the U.K. was in the European Union and then onshored into U.K. domestic...more
From 1 August 2024, the UK changed its rules on how payments are made for investment research. UK firms may now use bundled payments for third-party research and trading commissions, subject to certain requirements being...more
8/15/2024
/ AIFM ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Listing Rules ,
MiFID II ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Research Funding ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UCITS ,
UK
The issue of how firms should pay for investment research continues to be a controversial topic in the financial markets. The U.S. has maintained the approach it adopted before the mid-2000s, which is to permit investment...more
7/3/2023
/ Broker-Dealer ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Adviser ,
Market Research ,
MiFID II ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
COVID-19 has acted as an accelerator, bringing into play scenarios which were previously only contingencies and making contingencies of (and requiring planning for) situations which were previously barely imaginable. The debt...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
11/8/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Competition ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Onshoring ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Prudential Standards ,
Recovery Plans ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
11/5/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
BSA/AML ,
Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Prudential Standards ,
Recovery Plans ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
10/22/2018
/ Consultation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Funds ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
9/28/2018
/ Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Culture ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
MiFID II ,
Payment Systems ,
Prudential Standards ,
Securities ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
9/24/2018
/ AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Prudential Standards ,
Recovery Plans ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
7/5/2018
/ Bank Resolution Scheme ,
Banking Sector ,
Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Prudential Standards ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
6/20/2018
/ AML/CFT ,
Derivatives ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Funds ,
MiFID II ,
Payment Systems ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Recovery Plans ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
6/4/2018
/ AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Prudential Standards ,
Securities ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
4/26/2018
/ AML/CFT ,
Bank Resolution Scheme ,
Banking Sector ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Standards ,
Securities ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On April 18, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) took the long-awaited step of proposing rules, interpretations and guidance (the “Proposed Rules”) that would seek to enhance and clarify the standards of...more
4/25/2018
/ Best Interest Standard ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Comment Period ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
EU ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
MiFID II ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Retirement Plan ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
4/20/2018
/ Banking Sector ,
Competition ,
Cybersecurity ,
Derivatives ,
EU ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Prudential Standards ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
4/12/2018
/ Annual Reports ,
Appraisal ,
Banks ,
Commercial Real Estate Market ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU Prospectus Regime ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FinCEN ,
FRBNY ,
Fund Managers ,
Global Economy ,
Investor Protection ,
MiFID II ,
Regulatory Standards ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
2/15/2018
/ Benchmarks ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Entrepreneurs ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Stress Tests ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Venture Capital ,
Wells Fargo
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
2/7/2018
/ Central Counterparties ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
GAO ,
Interest Rate Swaps ,
Liquidity ,
Money Market Funds ,
Price Manipulation ,
Risk Management ,
Stress Tests ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
1/26/2018
/ Consumer Financial Products ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
EU Benchmark Regulation ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Crisis ,
IFRS ,
MiFID II ,
Prudential Standards ,
Terrorist Financing ,
UK
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset managers and...more
In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal US, European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers, asset...more
12/21/2016
/ Banking Sector ,
Central Counterparties ,
Credit Rating Agencies ,
Dodd-Frank ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Banks ,
Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) ,
Liquidity ,
Payment Services Directive ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Stress Tests ,
Systemic Risk Buffer ,
UK ,
Volcker Rule