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In April 2022, in the response to its consultation on regulatory approach to, among other things, distributed ledger technology (DLT) in financial markets, HM Treasury (HMT) confirmed that it would de...
Author(s): Claire Harrop, Claudia Rugue
The Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) believes so. Or at least the recent FMSB report indicates that there are common broad behaviours that feature in market misconduct over time and across jur...
Author(s): Simon Orton, Thomas Clark, Sharon Grennan
On 10 August 2021, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued its consultation conclusions (Consultation Conclusions) on its proposals to introduce an investor identification regime in Hong Ko...
Author(s): Kenneth Hui, Matthew O'Callaghan
The Financial Services Act 2021 ('the FS Act') received Royal Assent on 29 April 2021 and has been hailed by HM Treasury as representing a 'major milestone in shaping a regulatory framework for UK fin...
Author(s): Reena Parmar
Wholesale Markets Review: an enhanced, tailor-made regime for UK markets
Memorandum of understanding on financial services: A stepping stone to ensuring equivalence?
A framework for synthetic STS securitisation - A snapshot of recent developments
The SFC narrows the proposed scope of the OTC derivatives licensing regime
Structured finance and COVID-19: Issues you should consider
Regulatory supervisory outlook 2020
The New EU Securitisation Regulation
MiFID 2 - impact on corporates and other entities who use financial markets
