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In November 2024, a Texas-led coalition of thirteen states sued three of the world’s largest investment firms, BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard Group, claiming the firms violated antitrust and consumer protection laws by...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Report on the exemption of third country undertakings from the requirement to set-up a branch for the provision of banking services to EU...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has previously provided guidance through risk alerts, proposed rules, and enforcement actions that outline expectations for registered investment advisers and other financial firms...more
On May 21, 2025, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (the “CFTC”) Market Participants Division and Division of Market Oversight (the “Divisions”) issued an interpretative letter (Staff Letter 25-14) clarifying the...more
Revised Guidance on F&P Standards: The Central Bank proposes consolidated and enhanced guidance, including details around objective measures for PCF roles, conflicts of interest, suitability within boards, and a 10-year...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) Germany - Bundesbank: Updated directories of credit institutions and their associations in Germany on banking related information (Aktualisiertes...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper (CP25/10), along with a press release and an updated webpage, proposing to remove all references to the UK Capital Requirements Regulation (UK CRR)...more
In its recent consultation [CP25/10: Definition of capital for FCA investment firms] (Consultation), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has stated that it wants to amend its capital rules for investment firms — such as...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report in relation to certain changes being made as a result of the MiFID II/MiFIR review, together with an accompanying press release. The changes...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report in relation to the draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying criteria for establishing and assessing the effectiveness of...more
On March 24, cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital Holdings (Galaxy) entered into an assurance of discontinuance (AOD) with New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James to resolve allegations that Galaxy engaged in...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) EU - EBA: Updated methodology on the regulatory and supervisory equivalence of non-EU countries - Status: Final - The EBA has published its updated...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General (i) EU - EBA: Updated methodology on the regulatory and supervisory equivalence of non-EU countries - Status: Final - The EBA has published its updated...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority is no longer pursuing its high-profile proposal to announce the start of enforcement investigations into regulated firms. However, we may see a more robust interpretation of existing rules...more
The FCA has fined Infinox Capital, a London-based broker, for breach of MiFIR transaction reporting requirements. Infinox failed to submit reports for some 46,053 transactions executed by its single-stock CFD (contract for...more
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) published its 2025 FINRA Annual Regulatory Oversight Report (the “Report”), which builds on the structure and content of FINRA’s prior reports for 2021-2024. This...more
2024 was a year of meaningful regulatory change for asset managers globally. The regulatory activity was wide ranging and without a particular unifying theme. In fact, the wide, and in cases diverging focuses of key global...more
In November 2024, the UK FCA released a Consultation which seeks to clarify its proposed approach to publicising ongoing enforcement action—dubbed the “name and shame” plan—and to assure the wider market of the plan’s...more
Welcome to the Regulatory Roundup. Each month, Eversheds Sutherland Investment Services attorneys review significant regulatory developments (including notable rulemakings and guidance from securities regulators) from the...more
1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: Plenary December 2024 - Status: Final - The FSB has set out the outcomes of its Plenary that met on 3 and 4 December. Points of...more
Welcome to our December 20243 Regulatory Roundup, where we provide practical advice on the latest regulatory headlines. We start this issue with the SEC’s 2024 enforcement results, which fell somewhat short after its 2023...more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, and state attorney general actions. This...more
Financial firms are required to maintain clear internal dispute resolution (IDR) processes to allow customers to seek redress where they are dissatisfied with the firm’s products or services. Access to fair, timely and...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has published the final version of its guidelines for counterparty credit risk management, replacing its "Sound Practices for Banks' Interactions with Highly Leveraged Institutions"...more