30 Jun, 2021 Whither payments now? By Linklaters This month, UK finance published its UK Markets Summary 2021 and it is and interesting read. Cash payments continue to decline, assisted...
30 Jun, 2021 FCA's ban on Binance By Frances Hodgkins The FCA has banned Binance Markets Limited from undertaking any regulated activities in the UK, and in so doing, took the opportunity to...
30 Jun, 2021 FCA review finds weaknesses in AFM governance and operations By Elizabeth Dowd The FCA has published the findings of its review of "host" Authorised Fund Managers (AFMs) today, highlighting weaknesses in governance...
30 Jun, 2021 Retail banks’ AML frameworks: mind the gap (analysis) By Clare McMullen The FCA has now published its Dear CEO letter sent last month to Retail Bank CEOs which sets out common weaknesses it has observed in...
28 Jun, 2021 'Willing to take the [legal] risk': the FCA on taking action and consumer protection. By Michael Fatungase In their latest set of board minutes (dated 29 April 2021), the FCA have confirmed that 'willingness to take legal risk, especially in...
25 Jun, 2021 How level should the regulatory playing field be? By Omar Salem The report of the The Expert Group on Regulatory Obstacles to Financial Innovation set up by the European Commission recommended: "The...
25 Jun, 2021 Non-financial misconduct: in Germany, "reliability" is key By Duncan Campbell Paula Howe Different jurisdictions control non-financial misconduct in financial services in different ways, as our multi-jurisdictional survey of...
24 Jun, 2021 Why operational resilience is the new tool in the regulators’ toolkit By Simon Treacy There’s something very satisfying about finding you have the right tool for the job. For a regulator, the tools of their trade are the...
23 Jun, 2021 Football Index: widening the (regulatory) net By Ben Packer Football Index’s high-profile collapse could prove to be another lesson in how novel online products can fall through regulatory gaps....
23 Jun, 2021 Come one, come all (to the UK) but only if you play nicely By Elizabeth Dowd In a speech delivered at City Week 2020 published yesterday, FCA CEO Nikhil Rathki set out three ways in which the FCA will build a...
22 Jun, 2021 A Grand Design: The PRA considers UK Solvency II architecture with a Quantitative Impact Study By Michael Fatungase In a very interesting speech, Anna Sweeney (Executive Director, Insurance, PRA), highlights the thoughts behind the 'Grand Design'...
22 Jun, 2021 PRA investigators didn't break much new ground in 2020-21 - will they come roaring back this year? By Duncan Campbell The PRA published its 2020-21 annual report last week along with its latest enforcement and Skilled Persons statistics. And it's fair to...
22 Jun, 2021 Payer beware! Standard of Care or Reasonable Basis for Belief? By Linklaters It is a sad fact that there is always someone out their looking for opportunities to scam those who (we hope) less savvy than us. With...
17 Jun, 2021 How cryptic is crypto? By Frances Hodgkins Following previous quantitative and qualitative studies since 2018, the FCA has now published its latest research on cryptoasset...
17 Jun, 2021 Did remote working really cause a drop in whistleblowing reports to the FCA? By Duncan Campbell A recent FOI response revealed that 2020 saw a 9 per cent drop in whistleblower reports to the FCA. Various industry publications...
16 Jun, 2021 Strong and Stable… and Safe: The Bank of England consider Stablecoin Regulation needs By Michael Fatungase In a very interesting speech by Christina Segal-Knowles (the Bank of England's Executive Director for Financial Markets Infrastructure),...