On July 27, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched its enhanced Financial Services Register (the Register) and published an accompanying statement.
The new Register aims to further protect consumers by making it easier for users to navigate and understand the information provided.…
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Katten hosts a weekly, 15-minute fireside chat podcast series on notable UK and European developments from the prior week’s Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest. This week, Carolyn Jackson covers the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s approval of the final cross-border swaps rule, including a discussion of the CFTC’s revised rules applicable to non-US swap dealers…
Katten hosts a weekly, 15-minute fireside chat podcast series on notable UK and European developments from the prior week’s Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest. This week, Neil Robson covers some proposed changes to the UK Financial Promotions/ investment advertising rules, including a proposal to include cryptoassets, as well, separately, as a proposal for a…
On July 20, HM Treasury published two separate consultation papers related to proposed reforms to the regulatory framework for the approval of financial promotions under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA). While separate, the government recommends that they are read in conjunction with each other.…
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On July 20, HM Treasury published a policy statement about changes it intends to make to the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) process for cancelling firms’ authorizations.…
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On July 13, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement announcing that it will replace its existing financial services register with an enhanced financial services register on July 27 (the Statement).
In the Statement, the FCA also noted that it intends to add a directory of certified and assessed persons to the register…
On June 30, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement on an extension to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SM&CR) implementation periods for solo regulated firms (the Statement).…
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On July 1, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated its webpage on the temporary permissions regime (TPR) for inbound passporting EEA firms and funds (the Webpage).…
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On July 1, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a speech by Nausicaa Delfas, the FCA’s Executive Director of International, exploring a ‘new era’ of financial regulation for the UK (the Speech).…
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Katten hosts a weekly, 15-minute fireside chat podcast series on notable UK and European developments from the prior week’s Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest. This week, Neil Robson, Nathaniel Lalone and Carolyn Jackson explain the implications of a number of recent UK Government announcements regarding its proposals to make certain financial services regulatory …
