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UK FSMA 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 laid

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The UK FSMA 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Amendment Regulations 2025 have been laid. The regulations extend the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) powers of direction to a new category of derivative, referred to...more

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FCA Handbook Notice 129

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Handbook Notice 129 which sets out changes to the classes of derivatives subject to the derivatives trading obligation (DTO), following policy statement PS25/2 published...more

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UK FCA webpage on transparency waivers and deferrals updated

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on transparency waivers and deferrals in light of the upcoming changes to the UK MiFIR transparency regime for bond and derivatives markets. The FCA added a...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority policy statement on reforming commodity derivatives regulatory framework

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a policy statement (PS25/1) on reforming the commodity derivatives regulatory framework. The policy statement sets out the FCA's response to feedback on its consultation...more

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International Organization of Securities Commissions Report on Principles for the Regulation and Supervision of Commodity...

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions has published a report on a targeted implementation review on principles for the regulation and supervision of commodity derivatives markets. In October, IOSCO...more

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CRT Transactions in the EU, U.K. and the United States

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In this bulletin, we consider the current state of the EU, U.K. and U.S. markets for credit risk transfer (“CRT”) transactions, with a particular focus on the fund finance market. For a more in-depth introduction to this...more

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UK Rules on Margin Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives

In Consultation Paper 13/23 (CP 13/23), the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) sets out its “Margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives: Amendments to BTS 2016/2251.”...more

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How Best to Navigate the LIBOR Transition: Challenges and Solutions for Corporate Treasurers and CFOs

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The LIBOR transition is not simply a “bank problem.” With the looming transition deadline of year-end 2021, we specifically designed a guide for corporates entitled, How Best to Navigate the LIBOR Transition: Challenges and...more

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Regulators determined to keep SOFR transition on track

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The disruption to capital markets caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has not shifted the overall timeline of regulators and industry bodies for the replacement of US dollar LIBOR with SOFR by the end of 2021. With the expected...more

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SOFR Surge Event: What Just Happened?!

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SOFR – the secured overnight funding rate in USD – is a rate published by the New York federal reserve based upon secured overnight transactions in the repo market. It is of increasing importance, since it has been regarded...more

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Après LIBOR: Black Swan or Y2K

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A practical guide to the cessation of LIBOR and the transition to a new replacement benchmark rate. Unquestionably, the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") is an integral part of nearly every type of financial product...more

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Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update - 15 December 2017 – 21 December 2017

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BREXIT - CBI Brexit guide to EU bodies and regulators: financial services aspects - On 21 December, the CBI published a guide to the EU bodies and regulators that matter to business in the Brexit negotiations, including...more

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FCA Announces Discontinuation of LIBOR

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As you may know, on July 27, 2017 the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Andrew Bailey announced that market participants should not rely on the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) being available after...more

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