Since December 2024, cryptoassets and related services are regulated in the European Union by the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Although the regulation provides a comprehensive set of rules for issuers of...more
5/5/2025
/ Blockchain ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Investment Management ,
MiFID II ,
Regulatory Requirements
On 5 March 2025, the FCA published its findings from its multi-firm assessment of governance and valuation practices within the private market sector (Review) along with a press release. The Review focused on firms operating...more
On 5 February 2025, Skadden hosted a series of panel discussions looking at the evolving EU, UK and US crypto-asset landscape... The discussion explored how market participants and investors can best anticipate and prepare...more
2/13/2025
/ AML/CFT ,
Blockchain ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sanctions ,
UK
On 1 November 2024, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a joint policy statement (PS 18/24) on the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases in control. The...more
1/27/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Banking Sector ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Investment Funds ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Mergers ,
New Guidance ,
New Regulations ,
Private Equity ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
In the aftermath of the 2007-09 global financial crisis, the G20 nations committed to reforming bank remuneration frameworks in response to criticism that excessive risk-taking at banks incentivised by poorly structured pay...more
1/23/2025
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSB ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Management ,
UK
Financial services regulators are intensifying their scrutiny of non-financial misconduct (NFM) within the financial services industry.
Related to this, the insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London published a...more
As the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) consider feedback to their consultation on guidance regarding the UK change-in-controller regime (consultation paper 25/23), we provide a...more
9/9/2024
/ Banking Sector ,
Corporate Governance ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Management ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK