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FCA responds to Treasury Sub-Committee questions on SDR and investment labels

On 30 January 2023, the Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations published a letter from Nikhil Rathi (CEO of the FCA). This letter…

02 February 2023

New consultation on UK cryptoasset regulation: amid market turbulence, government pursues plans to become a global crypto hub

On 1 February 2023, the U.K. Treasury launched a consultation and call for evidence on a series of proposals for the future financial services…

02 February 2023

FRB Issues Policy Statement on Permissible Activities of State Member Banks While Denying Uninsured Crypto-focused Bank’s Membership Application

The Federal Reserve Board (“FRB” or “Board”) issued two seemingly related press releases late last week. The first announced the denial of the…

02 February 2023

Term CORRA Officially Under Development

On January 11, 2023, the Canadian Alternative Reference Rate Working Group ("CARR") announced that both a 1- and 3-month Term CORRA benchmark are…

30 January 2023

New regulations for the Swiss custody business

Unlike deposits, securities deposited with a bank are segregated in the event of the bank's bankruptcy. Securities are therefore not…

30 January 2023

NYDFS Requests Comment on Presumptions of Control for New York-Regulated Institutions

On December 20, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) requested comment on how it applies the presumptions of control in New…

27 January 2023

Italy: Ministry of Economics publishes regulation on ethical and sustainable finance

On 21 January 2023, the Italian Ministry of Economics published on the Official Gazette a regulation setting out the requirements to obtain the…

27 January 2023

South Korea’s FSS Introduces New ESG Rating Guidelines to Enhance Transparency

On January 15, 2023, South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (“FSS”) issued new guidelines (the “Guidelines”) (Korean language only) to enhance…

27 January 2023

Bank of Thailand Plans to Grant Up to Three Virtual Bank Licenses in the First Round

Technology and data have proved to be the key drivers in enhancing financial inclusion, competition, and customer experiences within the financial…

27 January 2023

IRS Publishes Advice Concerning Cryptocurrency that has Declined in Value

On January 13, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of Chief Counsel published Memorandum 202302011 titled “[a]pplicability of I.R.C…

23 January 2023

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