Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
On April 8, 2025, Natasha Cazenave, executive director of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), addressed the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, offering key insights into the...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published new Guidelines on the appropriateness and execution-only requirements under the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. The appropriateness requirements...more
31 December - The Brexit Transitional Period (pursuant to which the UK stayed in the Single Market and European Customs Union came to an end. The FCA updated its Brexit webpages to remind firms of the potential impact...more
29 October - The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) updated its webpage on its responsibilities to mutual societies and its webpage on mutual societies’ annual returns and accounts. The FCA published a press release...more
The Financial Stability Board has announced delays to the implementation of minimum haircut standards for non-centrally cleared securities financing transactions. SFTs involve the use of securities to borrow cash or other...more
2 December - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") updated the following webpages: - webpage on its July 2018 discussion paper on price discrimination in the cash savings market (PD18/6); and - webpage on its...more
1 June - HM Treasury published a consultation paper (dated May 2019) on the regulation of pre-paid funeral plans. HM Treasury intends to bring all funeral plan providers within the remit of the FCA....more
1 April - The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published a statement announcing that it is commissioning an investigation by an independent person into the issues raised by the failure of London Capital & Finance....more