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The implementation deadlines are fast approaching, and Financial Institutions have a challenging task ahead. The application of the Consumer Duty In…

06 March 2023

Increasing ESG regulation across Europe affects the compliance obligations of banks and other financial services providers. Greenwashing has been a…

03 March 2023

HM Treasury consults on draft legislation for BNPL regulation The government has been intending to bring interest-free "Buy-Now Pay-Later" (BNPL)…

03 March 2023

UK financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), issued a "Dear CEO" letter to asset managers last month, setting out its Asset…

03 March 2023

On 7 February 2023, Dubai Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) issued its much-anticipated Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations…

27 February 2023

The Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations has opened an Inquiry into greenwashing and sustainability disclosure requirements…

24 February 2023

The National Bank of Rwanda (the "Central Bank") has issued a directive establishing conditions for non-licensed persons to get authorisation to…

24 February 2023

The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law, UNIDROIT, published a consultation on “Draft Principles and Commentary on Digital…

24 February 2023

On 24 February 2023, the second five-day Plenary of the Financial Action Task Force ("FATF"), the global money laundering and terrorist financing…

24 February 2023

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) this week opened a consultation on a draft guidance note that will communicate the FMA's expectations for…

24 February 2023