HM Treasury has published a policy paper and two related statutory instruments (SI) on its approach to updating the UK's regulatory framework for central counterparties (CCPs). The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 gave...more
The Bank of England has published a consultation on fundamental rules for financial market infrastructure firms. The BoE proposes to introduce a set of fundamental rules for FMIs incorporated in the U.K. The aim of the...more
The Bank of England has began consulting on proposals for its supervisory fees for financial market infrastructure firms for 2024/25. The proposals cover: (i) the fee rates to meet the BoE's 2024/25 funding requirement for...more
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Digital Securities Sandbox) Regulations 2023 came into force on Jan. 8, creating the U.K.'s first digital securities sandbox within which firms would be able to test new...more
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
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