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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final policy statement (PS25/9) to implement the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs), which will replace the UK Prospectus Regulation....more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more
The Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum (the Forum) has published the Regulatory Initiatives Forum Grid (the Grid), with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) also updating its webpage. The previous Grid was...more
The end of 2024 and start of 2025 saw a flurry of activity and publications from the FCA, with the UK financial markets regulator continuing to consult on, and revise, its rulebooks, including to advance a more attractive and...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published a response to UK's Accelerated Settlement Taskforce (AST) report recommending a plan for the UK to move to a T+1 settlement cycle for securities trades. HMT accepts the recommendation of 12...more
Representatives of the UK government and regulators spoke at the UK T+1 Accelerated Settlement Market industry event to confirm their support of the UK's move to a T+1 settlement cycle. The Economic Secretary to the Treasury...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation on a new product information framework for Consumer Composite Investments. The regime will apply in respect of a CCI which is or may be distributed to a retail...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation on the regulatory framework for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES), the proposed new platform for trading shares in...more
An updated draft version of the Short Selling Regulations 2024, alongside an explanatory memorandum and de minimis impact assessment, have been laid before Parliament. The draft Regulations establish a new legislative...more
A draft version of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Activities) (Supervision and Enforcement) Regulations 2024, together with an explanatory memorandum, have been laid before Parliament. The designated...more
The Regulations: (i) replace assimilated law in relation to the Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products Regulation, establishing a new legislative framework for the regulation of Consumer Composite...more
The International Organization of Securities Commissions has finalized a report on promoting the financial integrity and orderly functioning of the Voluntary Carbon Markets. The final report includes a set of 21 good...more
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
In its consultation response, the government notes that the proposal to establish a PISCES Sandbox was well received as an appropriate way to develop and test this new regulatory regime. The government confirms that it will...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published its financial promotions quarterly data for Q3 2024. The FCA summarizes the data collected between July 1 and September 30, 2024 and the action it took against firms...more
The draft Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (Retail Disclosure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum. The Regulations make transitional amendments to...more
The draft Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulations 2024 have been published, together with an explanatory memorandum. The Regulations establish a proposed new legislative framework for the regulation...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation on proposals to change the requirements for submitting regulated information to the National Storage Mechanism. The NSM is a free-to-use online archive of...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the new UK securitization regime, eHELOCs, and climate risk disclosures....more
The Financial Conduct Authority has opened a consultation on proposed rules for companies seeking to admit securities to a U.K. regulated market or "primary" multilateral trading facility under the new Public Offers and...more
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Overseas Funds Regime) (Equivalence) (European Economic Area) Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/635) were made on May 13, 2024 and enter into force on July 16, 2024. Established by the...more
On April 3, 2024, the Bank of England and U.K. Financial Conduct Authority published a joint consultation paper on proposed rules for the incoming digital securities sandbox. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023...more
On January 29, 2024, the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/105) were published. The Regulations implement the new Public Offers and Admission to Trading Regime, part of the new designated...more
The Securitisation Regulations 2024 (SI 2024/102) were made on January 29, 2024, and will come into force for the most part when the Securitisation Regulation 2017 is revoked. This is part of HM Treasury's Smarter Regulatory...more
Fund Tokenisation: The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a press release announcing that it has joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Project Guardian, a collaborative initiative with the financial industry...more