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FCA consultation on definition of capital for FCA investment firms

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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

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UK Regulatory Capital Reforms: A Boost for Start-Up Founders and Venture Capital Investors?

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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

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Regulation in Flux, March 2025 - UK Financial Conduct Authority Abandons “Name and Shame” Proposals

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

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Amid Chaos, Regulatory Change Continues Apace, March 2025 - Lessons From the FCA’s Fine of Infinox Capital

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

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Europe: Are the UK FCA’s Revised “Name and Shame” Proposals an Improvement?

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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

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Regulatory monitoring - December 2024

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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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The UK Proposes to Extend the Ability to Bundle Payments for Research

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") is proposing to extend the payment optionality it has proposed for institutional investors to pooled funds, including UCITS management companies, full scope UK Alternative...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Conflicts of Interest: Recent UK Action

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has recently successfully applied to the Court of Appeal to uphold an earlier decision to impose requirements for redress in relation to conflicts of interest. This decision serves...more

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UK Prudential Regulation Authority Consults on Restatement of UK Capital Requirements Regulation Rulebook Requirements

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority has published a consultation on its proposals to restate, and in some cases modify, the U.K. Capital Requirements Regulation requirements relating to the definition of own funds in its...more

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The UK’s FCA Offers a Temporary Extension on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") Sustainability Disclosure Requirements and investment labels regime ("SDR") was originally scheduled to come into force from 2 December 2024.  In order to allow firms to deal with...more

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The UK Relaxes Its Requirements Around Payment for Investment Research

In Policy Statement PS24/9 on Payment Optionality for Investment Research, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has set out its final rules on allowing payments for research to once again be ‘bundled’ (i.e. made...more

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The Year Ahead: The Financial Conduct Authority's Ambitious Enforcement Plans for 2024/2025

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In 2022, for the first time, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a three-year strategy setting out three key themes for promoting positive change, namely: (1) reducing and preventing serious financial harm and...more

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The UK’s FCA Publishes Webpage on Operational Resilience Requirements

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published a web page of observations aimed at helping firms prepare for new operational resilience rules due to be inforced by 31 March 2025. The relevant rules apply to banks,...more

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UK FCA Proposes Reinstating ‘Payment Bundling’ for Investment Research and Trade Execution

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Acknowledging that high-quality, easily available investment research supports deep capital markets, listed companies, and economic growth, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently issued a consultation paper...more

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The Capital Ratio: Roundup of Upcoming UK Regulatory Reforms for Financial Institutions

UK regulators have recently announced a number of reforms for banks and other financial institutions. - On 23 November 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (together,...more

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Regulation Round Up - November 2023

Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more

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IFPR – FCA Publishes Final Report on Implementation

On 27 November 2023, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its final report (the “Report”) on its multi-firm review into firms’ progress in implementing the internal capital adequacy and risk...more

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The FCA’s Redress Scheme Powers - A Renewed Vigour to Secure Redress?

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The FCA has, for many years, had an extensive range of powers available to it to require firms to undertake redress exercises. These powers have historically not been used by the FCA that frequently. Our expectation, however,...more

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FCA and PRA consultation on D&I in financial services: which firms are captured and how

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The extent to which firms are captured by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) proposals to implement a new regime for diversity and inclusion (D&I) in financial services...more

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Regulation Round Up - June 2023

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MiFIR / MiFID II: The European Parliament published a press release announcing it has reached provisional political agreement with the Council of the EU on the proposed amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments...more

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UK Ancillary Activities Test On Track For Simplification From 2025

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order 2023 was made on May 17, 2023. The Order, which enters into force on January 1, 2025, paves the way for the Financial Conduct...more

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Buying a UK Crypto Business: The New Regulatory Hurdles

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​​​​​​​The advance of the regulation of crypto-assets and crypto-related service providers has been piecemeal in the U.K. The latest round of changes took place in the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (MLR) on 1 September...more

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New UK Investment Firm Prudential Regime: Fixing Variable Remuneration

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New remuneration requirements under the UK investment firm prudential regime apply to Financial Conduct Authority–authorised investment firms’ performance periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022. This LawFlash provides...more

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Investment Firm Prudential Regime - New remuneration rules in force

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The UK’s new Investment Firm Prudential Regime (the IFPR) for MiFID investment firms and Collective Portfolio Management investment firms (together MiFID Firms) took effect from 1 January 2022, and this includes new...more

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10 Key Focus Areas for UK-Regulated Financial Services Firms in 2022

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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations have come to the forefront of firms’ regulatory change agendas in recent years, and this focus looks set to continue in 2022. The past year has witnessed significant...more

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