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UK's BoE Financial Market Infrastructure Committee responds to HMT recommendations

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a letter dated 15 July, responding to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's letter that set out the government's recommendations to the BoE's Financial Market Infrastructure Committee...more

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Mansion House: HMT policy paper with update on the digital gilt instrument (DIGIT) pilot

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HM Treasury (HMT) has published a policy paper on its update on the digital gilt instrument (DIGIT) pilot. The paper follows the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN), which closed in April and which was the first stage...more

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Mansion House: HMT policy paper on wholesale financial markets digital strategy

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HM Treasury has published a policy paper on the wholesale financial markets digital strategy. The purpose of the strategy is to ensure the UK benefits from opportunities to improve its wholesale financial markets, by using...more

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Preliminary market engagement exercise for the UK digital gilt instrument pilot

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The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced details of the launch of the procurement process for the pilot digital gilt instrument (DIGIT) issuance. The pilot aims to: (i) enable the government to explore how distributed...more

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The digitalisation of UK capital markets: Digitalised financial market infrastructure and tokenised bonds

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Digitalisation and the application of key technologies, such as distributed ledger technology (DLT), are reshaping the landscape of global finance. In this report, TheCityUK has collaborated with Hogan Lovells to consider the...more

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What New Digital Sandbox Regs Hold in Store for UK Markets

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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

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HM Treasury Confirms Approach to Digital Securities Sandbox

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Following its consultation earlier this year, HM Treasury has published a response to its consultation on the Digital Securities Sandbox, confirming that it will mostly adopt the approach consulted on to establish the DSS....more

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HM Treasury Publishes Consultation Response on Financial Promotions Regime High Net Worth and Sophisticated Investors Exemptions

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HM Treasury has published a consultation response and draft statutory instrument on reforms to the high net worth and sophisticated investor exemptions under the financial promotions regime. The Financial Services and Markets...more

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HM Treasury Consults on First Financial Market Infrastructure Sandbox – the Digital Securities Sandbox

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HM Treasury has published a consultation on the establishment of a financial market infrastructure sandbox, known as the Digital Securities Sandbox. The sandbox will be established using new powers granted by the...more

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Treasury Committee Inquiry: The Crypto-Asset Industry Report

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Innovate Finance and Shearman & Sterling has submitted a comprehensive evidence paper to the House of Commons Treasury Committee inquiry into crypto-assets. Analysis produced by Innovate Finance specially for the...more

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Post-Brexit UK: Open for (Crypto) Business?

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The UK’s HM Treasury published its response to last year’s consultation on the UK regulatory approach to cryptoassets, stablecoins, and distributed ledger technology (“DLT”) in financial markets on the 4th of April 2022. ...more

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Financial Regulatory Developments Focus - November 2016

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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

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