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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published policy statement PS25/5 accompanied by a press release, outlining final revisions to its Enforcement Guide (now abbreviated as ENFG). The revisions follow a two-part...more
JANUARY – MARCH 2025: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - FTC Loses Vertical Challenge to Tempur Sealy/Mattress Firm On July 2, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit in federal court seeking to block...more
On April 23 and 24, 2025, regulators, industry leaders and data privacy leaders from across the globe convened in Washington, D.C. for the 2025 International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit....more
In February, the Japan Fair Trade Commission announced that it will hire additional staff to enforce the country's new Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software. The Act “aim[s] to foster innovation...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out its commitment to “become a smarter regulator” – one that is predictable, purposeful and proportionate. This may have been well received by firms, especially since, tonally...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its strategy for the next five years and it has a very different tone and objective to the three-year strategy it shared in 2022. This shift in tone reflects developments...more
We are now starting to see a real shift in the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Enforcement strategy following a changing of the guard in 2023, which brought in Therese Chambers and Steve Smart to be Joint Executive...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 Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a letter (dated 11 March) to the Treasury Select Committee providing an update on the FCA's approach to enforcement and diversity and inclusion proposals. Following the...more
2024 saw a significant increase in overall global fines for antitrust enforcement, with total penalties for the jurisdictions surveyed in our report at USD6.7 billion, over double that of 2023 (USD2.9bn) and substantially...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a statement informing firms, consumers and stakeholders of next steps in its review of the past use of motor finance discretionary commission arrangements. The Court...more
The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its sanctions policy toward Russia by implementing two rounds of restrictive measures that are intended to further intensify pressure on Russia’s government and economy. Specifically,...more
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. Minister's speech on pensions policies - The Pensions...more
Google removed its organizational ban on the use of AI for weapons and surveillance systems. The change eliminates key portions of the tech giant’s AI Principles that banned such uses. These principles, established in 2018,...more
Just over a year ago, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found itself at the centre of strong industry and political feedback when it first published its controversial proposals to ‘name and shame’ firms that it had...more
Tech sector deals are seeing rising mortality rates. AI partnerships are moving up the authorities’ agenda for scrutiny and enforcement. Overall, however, antitrust intervention in 2024 once again focused on transport, energy...more
Searching for ways to achieve its promised ‘growth’ and productivity ambitions, the UK government turned its gaze on the UK regulators around October last year, with the UK prime minister promising to “rip up the bureaucracy...more
The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (“FSRC”) has published a report on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) proposals to change its approach to announcing enforcement investigations, from...more
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 is set to transform the UK’s consumer protection regime by empowering the Competition and Markets Authority to impose penalties of up to 10% of global group turnover for...more
The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (FSR Committee) published a report on the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA's) proposal to publicise enforcement investigations, in the spirit of "naming and...more
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There is new leadership at the European Commission (EC) where Teresa Ribera took over from Margrethe Vestager as the Commissioner for competition in December 2024 as well as at the UK Competition Markets Authority (CMA) where...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
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published two new webpages relating to consumer redress liabilities. The first webpage provides an update for firms on what they should and should not do to tackle polluting behavior...more