UK, Data Privacy, Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)

Assertive supervision and the UK Government’s growth agenda – why it’s too soon for financial institutions to relax

A&O Shearman on 2/7/2025

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) recently outlined their proposals on how they will support the UK Government’s growth mission alongside their primary objectives. Amongst others,...more

UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 16

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 11/21/2024

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

The UK ICO Publishes Its Strategy on AI Governance

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/13/2024

Rather than specifically regulating artificial intelligence (AI), the UK government has opted to rely on the existing web of laws and regulations applying to technology across a spectrum of sectors in its jurisdiction. But...more

Recent Enforcement Trends Regarding the Use of Off-Channel Communications on Personal Devices

King & Spalding on 1/23/2024

What U.K. Firms Need to Know - INTRODUCTION - Over the past decade, the use of messaging applications, such as WhatsApp, for business purposes as an alternative to traditional email has grown exponentially. Ease of use...more

A new regulatory framework for D&I in financial services: overarching themes and trends

A&O Shearman on 11/2/2023

The UK financial regulators’ proposals for creating a new regulatory framework for diversity and inclusion (D&I) in financial services are wide-ranging and detailed but have at their heart a few consistent themes. ...more

No Safe Harbour? Immediate Implications for Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/19/2015

A landmark decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that companies may no longer rely on “Safe Harbour” to justify transferring personal data from the European Union to the US, because the US Government has a...more