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On March 23, the United Kingdom’s House of Commons Treasury Committee published the Bank of England’s (BoE) ‘written evidence’/responses to a UK Government inquiry into the post-Brexit future of financial services in the United Kingdom (the Response).
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On January 18, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement reminding UK-authorized firms of their obligations to periodically review their regulatory permissions under Part 4A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to ensure they are up-to-date or otherwise removed where they are not needed (the Statement).
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On December 14, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its first consultation paper on the implementation of the Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR) (CP20/24) with its proposal for the UK’s new regulatory capital/ prudential rules following the end of the Brexit transition period (the Consultation Paper).

The FCA intends to create a new Prudential sourcebook for Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) Investment Firms (MIFIDPRU).
Continue Reading UK Regulatory Capital/Prudential Rules: FCA Publishes First Consultation on Implementation of IFPR

On November 20, the UK’s House of Commons Treasury Committee published a press release announcing the launch of a further inquiry into the future of the UK’s financial services sector following the end of the Brexit transition period (the Press Release).
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On March 24, a draft copy of the Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment etc. and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) was published and laid before Parliament with an explanatory memorandum.
Continue Reading UK Parliament Considers Draft Brexit Statutory Instrument Relating to EMIR

On January 7, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that the notification window for the temporary permissions regime (TPR) is now open.

In the lead-up to the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) on March 29 (Exit Day), the agreement on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal (Withdrawal Agreement) has not been ratified by the UK Parliament. If ratification fails, this would result in a so-called “no-deal Brexit,” meaning that the UK would leave the EU without having agreed on any transitional arrangements, and any European Economic Area (EEA)-based firms or fund managers passporting their services or products into the UK would lose their permission to do so on Exit Day.
Continue Reading FCA TPR Notification Window Now Open for EEA-Passported Firms and Fund Managers

On October 22, HM Treasury published the Over the Counter Derivatives, Central Counterparties and Trade Repositories (Amendment, etc., and Transitional Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (Draft EMIR (Brexit) SI), a draft statutory instrument (SI) relating to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). It also has published a supporting explanatory memorandum.
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On March 13, the UK Parliament passed the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill (Bill). The Bill received Royal Assent on March 16.

During the course of debates on the Bill, the UK House of Lords had proposed two amendments, one relating to the rights of EU and European Economic Area (EEA) citizens legally resident in the United Kingdom, and the other to parliamentary approval on the final Brexit deal reached with the European Union.
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