15 Nov, 2024 Growth and competitiveness - a new strategy By Elizabeth Dowd Rachel Reeves has used her first Mansion House speech as Chancellor to put forward reforms aimed at making the UK financial services...
05 Nov, 2024 Greenwashing Conference: Legal & Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Approaches By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Peter Bevan Harry Eddis Elizabeth Dowd Nikunj Kiri Martyn Hopper Clare McMullen James Morris Alastair Holt +7 more... Show less A reminder about the “Greenwashing Outlook” conference that Linklaters and AFME are hosting imminently. Please do join us for an event...
12 Oct, 2024 ECJ ruling simplifies intra-group reorganisations of regulated banks By Marius Raetz Julian Emmerich When directly or indirectly acquiring 10% or more of the voting rights or capital of a credit institution, potential acquirers must...
16 Aug, 2024 FCA criticises auditor for CASS report failings By Sara Cody Duncan Campbell Simon Treacy In a first of its kind, the Financial Conduct Authority has censured an auditor for failing to report breaches of the FCA’s client asset...
02 Aug, 2024 A changing landscape: Bank of England’s approach to innovation in money and payments By Simon Treacy Against the backdrop of a rapidly evolving payments landscape, the Bank of England has launched a discussion paper on how it should...
04 Jul, 2024 EU institutions explore AI in financial services By Simon Treacy As our mid-year legal outlook shows, the legal impact of AI adoption is not limited to the tech sector. Financial services firms are...
25 Apr, 2024 CRO letter from PRA: Thematic review of private equity related financing – what do banks need to do before the August 2024 deadline? By Premlata Fagan In recent months regulatory focus has been on the scale, breadth, complexity and interconnectedness of banks’ private equity related...
14 Mar, 2024 Your guide to UK Banking Regulation in 2024 By Alastair Holt Simon Treacy Alastair Holt and Simon Treacy have co-authored the UK chapter for GLI’s Banking Regulation 2024. Banks continue to operate in a...
14 Mar, 2024 UK unveils measures to curb de-banking By Harry Eddis Frances Hodgkins Arjun Lakhani Olivia Murphy Bethan Poole Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less New draft legislation shows how banks and other firms will have to give customers more info when ending payment contracts. The reforms,...
26 Feb, 2024 Four options for firms to consider when approaching the EU’s CRD6 By Jankee Gohil Simon Treacy As the legislative process for CRD6 / CRR3 comes to a close, attention is turning to what firms need to do to comply with the incoming...
02 Feb, 2024 PRA issues second largest fine for historic failings: what can we learn from this week’s action? By Clare McMullen Joseph Richmond Saurabh Gupta Stephen Clipsham +1 more... Show less On the day it confirmed a change to its penalty policy that many expect will lead to larger penalties, the PRA issued its second largest...
16 Jan, 2024 New SMCR fine: right-sizing controls to your business risk (and SMF delegations) By Joseph Richmond Duncan Campbell Saurabh Gupta Bit by bit, enforcement actions are giving us more clarity on what “reasonable steps” means for senior managers. The latest news: the...
13 Dec, 2023 Prioritisation and sequencing: FCA doubles down on savings rates - and says Consumer Duty enforcement is coming By Quynh McGrath Elizabeth Dowd FCA Chair Ashley Alder and CEO Nikhil Rathi just appeared before the Treasury Committee. They reported on various areas of interest...
13 Dec, 2023 Financial Regulation Legal Outlook 2024 By Rakhee Pattani Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2024 explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the Banking, Asset Management and...
20 Nov, 2023 EBA speech draws connection between AI and operational resilience By Raza Naeem Terry Yiangou Simon Treacy Amber Heron +1 more... Show less The European Banking Authority has published a speech by its chair, José Manuel Campa, on operational resilience in EU financial...
27 Oct, 2023 FCA reviews how payments firms stop money mules ahead of Government action plan By Simon Treacy Snapshot:FCA shares findings from review of payment account providers’ systems and controls against money mule activityFirms are...