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LIBOR - The UK Beat Goes On
While it seems like the COVID pandemic has taken over every waking moment of our lives, the impending end of LIBOR marches ever onward. All signs…
28 May 2020
COVID-19: FCA Consults On Safeguarding Guidance For PSPs And EMIs
Prompted by the COVID-19 crisis, the FCA is consulting on temporary guidance which will apply to payment service providers (PSPs) and electronic…
28 May 2020
Financial Misconduct, the FCA and Coronavirus
In view of the potential new financial risks posed by the Corona Virus pandemic, Cameron Brown QC and Sam Smart from Red Lion Chambers review the work…
27 May 2020
A glimpse at South Africa’s future “equivalence” for foreign financial market infrastructures and participants
South Africa's financial regulators have taken a step towards further integrating with offshore financial markets. Currently, most foreign financial…
26 May 2020
UK government publishes draft UK-EU Free Trade Agreement with financial services chapter
The government sets out a bold and ambitious arrangement for financial services, including free market access and a new Financial Services Committee…
21 May 2020
COVID-19: Crisis management lessons from the financial services industry
Justine Sacarello, head of legal risk management at Lloyds Banking Group, considers why crisis management is most effective in a company that balances a trusting culture against flexible business models.
18 May 2020
Turkey: Manipulation and misleading transactions in financial markets have been regulated
The Regulation on Manipulation and Misleading Transactions in Financial Markets ("Regulation") issued by the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency…
15 May 2020
SWITZERLAND: Temporary exemptions for banks during COVID-19 crisis
The Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority (FINMA) recently provided banks with clarifications on dealing with COVID-19 credits with federal guarantees within the framework of the capital and liquidity requirements and temporary exemptions relating to the leverage ratio. FINMA will likely further specify these guidelines or issue additional rules depending on the development of the current crisis.
15 May 2020
Coming Up: A National Non-Depository Payments Charter?
Brian Brooks, Chief Operating Officer of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) said on Monday that he believes the OCC should…
15 May 2020
ARRC announces 2020 objectives for facilitating USD LIBOR transition
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) recently unveiled its 2020 objectives for facilitating the industry's transition away from the US…
13 May 2020
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