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
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation Comes Into Effect on 25 May 2018.
Any company anywhere in the world which holds personal identifying information about EU resident private individuals will be impacted....more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, U.S., European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions.
...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
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
The EU’s PRIIPs Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014) (the “PRIIPs Regulation”), which came into effect on January 1 this year, has had a significant effect on practices in the wholesale capital markets. Many new...more
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 newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal European, U.S. and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to European corporates.
...more
4/19/2018
/ Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
GAO ,
Italy ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
The UK is due to leave the European Union on March 29, 2019, although it is proposed there is a transitional period for 18 months-2 years after that whereby the UK effectively remains within the EU for the purposes of...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
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 newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal European, U.S. and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to European corporates.
...more
1/26/2018
/ Asia ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Examination Priorities ,
Financial Markets ,
Italy ,
Securities Litigation ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
UK
MiFID II is Europe’s new financial regulation for investment business which came into effect on 3 January 2018. The banking and legal industries seem to be unsure about whether or not MiFID II treats both issuers and buy-side...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
1/11/2018
/ Annual Reports ,
Banking Sector ,
Basel III ,
Benchmarks ,
Corporate Governance ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
FinTech ,
Libor ,
Money Laundering ,
Prudential Standards ,
Regulation C ,
Risk Management ,
Securitization ,
UK Brexit
In a referendum held Thursday, June 23, 2016, the citizens of the United Kingdom (the “UK”) voted to leave the European Union (“EU”) in the so-called “Brexit”. Although the European Union Referendum Act, which authorized...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
Guidance of questionable legal accuracy from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) casts doubt on the ability of non-EU members of EU exchanges to provide client access to such exchanges through a technique...more
Various industry bodies and regulators, including the Bank of England and Bafin, have recently raised fears that there will be a cliff edge on Brexit for certain types of financial contract, most notably derivatives and...more
10/31/2017
/ Bank of England ,
EU ,
EU Charter ,
EU Passport ,
European Court of Human Rights ,
Financial Contracts ,
ISDA Master Agreement ,
Member State ,
MiFID II ,
Passporting ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On 20 September 2017, the European Commission made proposals to strengthen the regulatory and supervisory powers of the three European Supervisory Agencies (ESAs) namely the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA),...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal Asian, US, European and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to Asian corporates and financial institutions.
...more
10/24/2017
/ EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Reporting ,
Hyperlink ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Listing Standards ,
Person with Significant Control (PSC Register) ,
Securities Litigation ,
Takeover Code ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The revised EU Markets in Financial Instruments package—known as MiFID II—takes effect on January 3, 2018. Some aspects of this legislation are extra-territorial. New rules on inducements, the unbundling of research, legal...more
On 30 June 2017, a new EU prospectus regulation (the “New Prospectus Regulation”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The New Prospectus Regulation will, through a phased implementation, repeal and...more
On 13 July 2017, the UK government published the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, known as the “Great Repeal Bill.” This major piece of constitutional legislation sets out the government’s proposals for transforming existing...more