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If you want to stay up to date on the latest developments in the world of financial services risk and regulation, the Regulation Tomorrow podcast is for you. Each month, Norton Rose Fulbright's team of lawyers, risk consultants and government relations and public policy strategists will discuss recent news and emerging trends to help you keep track of the evolving and increasingly complex global financial services regulatory environment.
In the latest episode of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus we discuss the Treasury Committee's landmark report on artificial intelligence in UK financial services, published on 22 January 2026.
In the latest episode of our mini-series looking at the UK’s approach to regulating cryptoassets we discuss the proposed admissions and disclosures regime for Cryptoassets as set out in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025 and the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent consultation paper on this topic (CP25/41).
This episode of Split the Difference is our annual horizon scanning podcast, where we consider what US/UK markets related developments practitioners should look out for in 2026.
In the latest episode of our mini-series looking at the UK’s approach to regulating cryptoassets we discuss the proposed market abuse regime for cryptoassets as set out in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025 and the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent consultation paper on this topic (CP25/41).
In the latest episode of our mini-series looking at the UK’s approach to regulating cryptoassets we discuss how the Cryptoasset Regulations and the FCA’s proposed new rules and guidance would apply to operators of cryptoasset trading platforms.
In the latest episode of our mini-series looking at the UK’s approach to regulating cryptoassets we discuss some of the key points from the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025 that were recently laid before parliament by HM Treasury, including some of the new substantive provisions and clarifications to the scope of the regime.
In this special edition of our EMEA APAC regulatory insights series colleagues from the EU cover the European Commission’s recent market integration and supervision legislative package - a core pillar of the Savings and Investments Union. The package is a major initiative designed to unlock the full potential of the EU Single Market.
In the latest episode of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus Hannah Meakin, Georgia Karamani and Charlotte Carnegie discuss the recent consultation published by Financial Conduct Authority on proposed changes intended to improve the transaction reporting regime.
In our EMEA APAC regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA APAC offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market.In this latest episode Matthew Shanahan, Karl Masi, Hasanali Pirnhai and Ratul Roshan from our Dubai and Saudi offices discuss:•The new CBUAE AML Law and the new Central Bank governing law •CBUAE’s 2025 Exchange Business Regulations and potential overlaps with existing retail payment services and stored value facility regulations.•Recent developments in KSA on policy positions on blockchain and virtual assets, and what the future may hold.•Financial promotion regulations in KSA for wealth and asset management.
In the 10th episode of our Global Investigations podcast series, join Sharon Oded (Head of Investigations, Amsterdam) and Joost Gille (Associate in Regulatory, Compliance and Investigations, Amsterdam) for an exclusive conversation with Tom Hardin, better known as “Tipper X”. Tipper X is a former hedge fund analyst who cooperated with the FBI to uncover widespread insider trading and secure over 80 convictions in its Operation Perfect Hedge investigation.
In the latest episode of our Let’s talk asset management series, Hannah Meakin, Lucy Dodson and Charlotte Carnegie discuss the FCA’s recent multi-firm review of consolidation in the financial advice and wealth management sector, in which the FCA sets out its observations, examples of good practice and areas of increased risk.
Let’s talk asset management–Episode 21 AI in asset management: regulatory risks and opportunities by
In our EMEA APAC regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA APAC offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market.In this latest episode Floortje Nagelkerke, Nikolai de Koning and Selma Jonker from our Amsterdam office discuss the:Local remuneration landscape.Latest on Dutch implementation of the CRD VI.Growing regulatory focus on crypto-assets.
In the latest episode of our Let’s talk asset management series, Hannah Meakin, Lucy Dodson and Charlotte Carnegie discuss the FCA’s recent consultation paper (CP25/28) in relation to encouraging the adoption of tokenisation and tokenised funds in the UK asset management sector.
In this gripping new episode of our Global Investigations Podcast Series, Sharon Oded, Head of Investigations at Norton Rose Fulbright Amsterdam, and Jessie Steinebach, Associate, sit down with Pav Gill, the whistleblower who exposed one of Europe’s most notorious financial scandals: Wirecard.Imagine this: A fintech darling once valued at over €24 billion, hailed as a European success story—brought to its knees by a €1.9 billion accounting black hole. Pav, a former in-house lawyer at Wirecard, shares how he uncovered the truth, the risks he faced, and the impact of his courageous decision to speak out.What to expect:•A rare, first-hand account of whistleblowing at the highest corporate levels;•Lessons for legal and compliance professionals navigating corporate misconduct;•Reflections on ethics, resilience, and the power of doing the right thing. This episode offers a powerful reminder of the human stories behind corporate investigations—and the importance of integrity in the face of pressure.
In this special edition of our podcast series, Split the Difference, Hannah Meakin, Matthew Gregory and Ben Hilary are joined by Andrea Huber of Pestalozzilaw to discuss the Berne Financial Services Agreement (BFSA).
In the last episode of our mini-series on the Chancellor's Mansion House speech and Leeds Reforms, Katie Stephen, Matthew Gregory and Catherine Pluck discuss the proposals in relation to the Financial Ombudsman Service and redress.
In the fifth episode of our new mini-series covering UK cryptoasset regulation Hannah Meakin, Matt Gregory and Charlotte Carnegie discuss the FCA’s proposed application of certain parts of the FCA Handbook in relation to Regulated Cryptoasset Activities.
In the next episode of our mini-series on the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech and Leeds Reforms, Katie Stephen, Matthew Gregory, Haney Saadah and Catherine Pluck discuss the proposals in relation to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, as well as the proposals around authorisations.
In the fourth episode of our new mini-series covering UK cryptoasset regulation Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Charlotte Carnegie discuss the FCA’s proposed prudential requirements.
In the third episode of our mini-series on the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech and Leeds Reforms, we start by exploring the papers that impact markets followed by banking (7:24), and digital innovation (16:00).
In the third in our new mini-series looking at the UK’s approach to regulating cryptoassets, Hannah Meakin, Jonathan Herbst and Simon Lovegrove discuss custody.
In the first podcast in our new mini-series series on the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech and Leeds Reforms, we look at the big picture, the key themes behind the government’s reforms and what the latest is on the Berne Financial Services Agreement.
In our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, partners from our financial services and asset management teams provide listeners with a crash course on one or more hot topics in the asset management sector. By doing this, listeners will be able to build their knowledge and get insights on recent regulatory developments and market trends.In this podcast Frank Herring and Simon Lovegrove discuss the proposals contained in the European Securities and Markets Authority’s Final Report on the UCITS Eligible Assets Directive.
In this latest episode of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus we consider the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation paper, CP25/19, which proposes changes to the ancillary activities exemption.
In the latest episode of our Let’s talk asset management series, Hannah Meakin, Lucy Dodson and Simon Lovegrove discuss the Financial Conduct Authority’s findings following a review of business models for smaller asset managers and alternatives.
In this episode, members of our global investigations team — Ashley Kuempel, Keith Rosen, Kevin Harnisch, Andrew Reeves and Claudia Van Gruisen — discuss recent developments in anti-bribery enforcement and what they mean for companies worldwide.Topics include:- Insights from the recent DOJ–SFO meeting and its implications for global enforcement- The impact of DOJ budget shifts on future investigations- New DOJ FCPA guidance and enforcement priorities under the current US administration- Practical takeaways for compliance teams, including the continued focus on individual accountability and high-value bribery casesListen now to stay ahead of evolving enforcement trends and regulatory expectations.
A deal. This episode covers:•Regulatory approvals and their impact on deal timing•Managing business conduct•Mitigating personnel attrition•Jurisdiction-specific filing challenges•Cultural integration and retention strategies
In this latest episode of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus we delve into the Financial Conduct Authority’s expansion of the Conduct Rules (COCON) to non-banks, the evolving expectations around workplace culture, and the practical implications for firms’ policies and procedures including some next steps that firms should be considering.Contacts: Katie Stephen, Catrina Smith, Joe Smallshaw, Rebecca Dulieu
In this latest episode of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus we discuss the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent multi-firm review of risk management and wind-down planning at e-money and payments firms, alongside the regulator’s Dear CEO letter from earlier this year, which outlined the FCA’s priorities for payments firms. Both publications paint a picture that many e-money and payment firms are still underprepared for an orderly exit from the market.Contacts: Matthew Gregory, Haney Saadah, Janna Garcia and Simon Lovegrove
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Sebastien Praicheux from our Paris office discusses:•A recent speech delivered by Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor of the Banque de France, during the June 2025 General Assembly of the French Banking Association. In this keynote, Mr. Beau outlines the reforms France wishes to see at the EU level - advocating not for deregulation, but for better regulation.•The European Banking Authority’s No Action Letter, which clarifies the interaction between the Payment Services Directive 2 and the Regulation on markets in cryptoassets, in particular regarding electronic money tokens.•The European Central Bank’s Decision (EU) 2025/1148, which amends the rules governing access by non-bank payment service providers to Eurosystem payment infrastructures and accounts.
A, exploring deal structure and value.They discuss the practical considerations behind share vs asset purchases, including when statutory transfers like Part VII may be appropriate.Valuation is a key focus, particularly the role of assets under management (AUM) and investment management agreements (IMAs) in underpinning business value. The episode outlines how deal consideration can be shaped by mechanisms like completion adjustments, earn-outs, and protections against client attrition—especially during the period between signing and closing.The conversation highlights how long-term AUM commitments and extended IMAs are increasingly used to lock in value—particularly in joint ventures. Governance, control rights for minority shareholders, and reputational safeguards are also explored, along with the strategic rationale behind joint venture structures.
Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus: UK cryptoasset regulation mini-series – Episode 2 – Qualifying stablecoins by
This podcast is the second in a mini-series discussing risk assessments, which are the cornerstone of an effective risk and compliance program and necessary in a number of areas to meet UK regulatory requirements. The first of our podcasts in the series focused on the new failure to prevent fraud offence which comes into force soon, on 1 September 2025. This second podcast is broader in scope – looking at the key principles for a good risk assessment, which can be applied to a number of different topic areas.
In the first episode of our new vodcast series, Richard Sheen and Clementine Hogarth, partners in our London Financial Institutions team, explore the key forces driving mergers and acquisitions in the asset management industry.
In the seventh episode of our Inside Investigations podcast series, Jeremy Lua (Counsel, APAC Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, Singapore), Fiona Bundy-Clarke (Counsel, Data Protection and Technology, London), Ashley Kuempel (Partner, Regulations, Investigations, Security and Compliance, Austin), Rita Nader-Guéroult (Counsel, Investigations and Business Ethics Team, Paris) and Rongxin Huang (Partner, Shanghai Pacific Legal, Shanghai) delve into data privacy and security considerations in internal and regulatory investigations, particularly those with a cross-border element.Building upon our previous episode about common data sources and challenges in data collection, this episode explores the significant impact that data protection regulations—such as the EU / UK’s GDPR—have on the necessary collection and processing of large volumes of personal data over the course of an investigation.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Michael Born from our Frankfurt office discusses recent communications from the German regulators regarding MiCA and CRD 6 and BaFin’s recent annual press conference. Contacts: Michael Born and Simon Lovegrove
In the first in our new mini-series looking at the UK’s approach to regulating cryptoassets, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Anita Edwards discuss the new regulated activity of operating a qualifying cryptoasset trading platform.
In the latest episode of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Claire Guilbert, Hannah Meakin, Lucy Dodson and Simon Lovegrove explore the similarities and differences between Luxembourg’s Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) and the UK’s Reserved Investor Fund (RIF).
Recent tariff developments have transformed the international trade landscape with consequent market volatility. In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Katie Stephen, Hannah Meakin and Catherine Pluck discuss the impact of volatility on market abuse risk, as well as some of the key practical steps that firms can take to mitigate that risk. For further knowledge resources in relation to this area please see our Financial crime hub.
In the latest episode of our podcast series, Split the Difference, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin, Anna Carrier and Simon Lovegrove cover the draft UK legislation for regulating cryptoassets and recent FCA discussion paper and compare it with the EU Regulation on markets in cryptoassets regulation.
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss recent developments regarding vulnerable customers including the FCA’s multi-firm reviews on vulnerability and how retail banks and building societies approach customers in vulnerable circumstances that involve bereavement and power of attorney.
In the latest of our Risks Redefined podcast series, Janna Garcia, Katie Stephen, Stuart Neely and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf focus on failure to prevent fraud risk assessments, including discussion of what firms should be thinking about in this area and what we have been seeing through our work supporting firms in relation to the new offence.
In the third episode in our mini-series exploring the UK’s new Consumer Composite Investments regime, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Anita Edwards discuss the FCA’s latest consultation paper, CP25/9, which includes proposals relating to the transaction costs methodology, cost disclosures and draft transitional provisions.
In the latest episode of our podcast series, Split the Difference, Hannah Meakin, Nikolai de Koning, Anna Carrier and Simon Lovegrove discuss upcoming changes to the EU Benchmarks Regulation and compare the UK and EU regimes.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Maria Beatrice Gilesi from our Milan office discusses recent communications from the Italian regulators regarding MiCA, DORA, CRD 6 and AI.
In this latest episode of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus Hannah Meakin, Saaraa Alimahomed and Simon Lovegrove explore carbon trading and the UK financial services regime.
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Hannah Meakin, Lucy Dodson and Simon Lovegrove discuss the recent papers issued by HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority to streamline the regulatory framework for the alternative investment management sector to promote economic growth.
In the third in our mini-series exploring the UK’s new Consumer Composite Investments regime, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Anita Edwards discuss the role of manufacturers under the regime.
In the fourth episode in our mini-series exploring the UK’s new Consumer Composite Investments regime, Joe Bamford and Simon Lovegrove discuss distributors.
In the latest episode of our podcast series, Split the Difference, Hannah Meakin, Floortje Nagelkerke, Anna Carrier, Lucy Dodson and Anita Edwards discuss upcoming and potential reforms to the commodity derivatives regulatory framework in the UK and EU.
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin, Lucy Dodson and Simon Lovegrove discuss the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s recent multi-firm review of valuation processes for private market assets.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Lucinda McCann from our Sydney office discusses APRA’s recently announced governance review and ASIC’s report ‘Beware the gap: Governance arrangements in the face of AI innovations’.
In the second in our mini-series exploring the UK’s new Consumer Composite Investments regime, Joe Bamford and Anita Edwards discuss the proposed disclosures that would be required under the new regime – the Product Summary Disclosure and the Core Information Document.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Karl Masi and Hasanali Pirbhai from our Dubai office provide a regulatory update for the UAE. This includes the FATF’s onsite assessment this year, current themes in DFSA supervision, the virtual asset framework and a new consultation on commodity tokens and securities tokens.
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Hannah Meakin, Lucy Dodson and Simon Lovegrove discuss the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s recent guidance on its expectations for authorised fund applications made by firms for collective investment schemes to be authorised as authorised unit trusts, authorised contractual schemes and authorised open-ended investment companies.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Floortje Nagelkerke and Nikolai de Koning from our Amsterdam office provide a regulatory update for the Netherlands. This includes the AFM’s strategy 2023-2026, DORA and MiCA implementation, sustainability compliance and anti-money laundering.
In this latest episode of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus Elisa de Wit, Vittorio Casamento and Simon Lovegrove explore the carbon market generally and then discuss the Australian financial services regime for carbon credits and when to apply for an AFS licence.
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Kevin Harnisch, Mark Highman, Katie Stephen and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf discuss the failure to prevent fraud offence under the UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, which comes into force on 1 September 2025, and how it might impact US firms.
In the first in our new mini-series exploring the UK’s new Consumer Composite Investments regime, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Simon Lovegrove set the scene by covering at a high level who the new regime applies to, the impact on unauthorised firms, disclosures and timing generally.
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Split the Difference, Hannah Meakin, Floortje Nagelkerke, Anna Carrier, Lucy Dodson and Simon Lovegrove look ahead at some of the key regulatory topics impacting institutions in the markets space in both the UK and the EU during 2025.
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Matthew Gregory and Anita Edwards discuss the FCA and the FOS’s joint call for input seeking views on how to modernise the redress system.
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Floortje Nagelkerke, Anna Carrier and Simon Lovegrove discuss the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and its impact on asset managers.
In the latest episode in our split the difference podcast series, which explores divergence in the regulatory regimes in the markets space, Mark Highman and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf consider the US and UK regimes for short selling. On the US side we focus in particular on the SEC’s short position and activity reporting requirements under SEC Rule 13f-2.
The sixth episode of our Global Investigations Podcast Series sees Claudia Van Gruisen (Senior Associate, Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance team, London) discussing the preservation, collection and transfer of data in investigations with Andrew Reeves (Partner, Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance team, London), Stephen Nattrass (Head of Regulations and Investigations, Canada) and Rita Nader-Guéroult (Counsel, Investigations and Business Ethics Team, Paris). We discuss key considerations, potential pitfalls and practical tips for managing data in investigations.
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Frank Herring and Simon Lovegrove continue their discussion on the EU Retail Investment Strategy and focus this time on ESMA’s and EIOPA’s recent letter which included comments on the value for money proposal.
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Haney Saadah, Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss the FCA’s ‘naming and marketing’ rules under the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements. These rules came into force on 2 December 2024 although some firms have taken the ‘temporary flexibility’ offered by the FCA which gives firms until 2 April 2025 to comply with the rules.
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Anita Edwards discuss the FCA’s recently published Market Watch 81, which sets out some observations from the regulator’s supervision of the transaction reporting regime.
With the rise in investigations across the Middle East and the increasingly rigorous and pro-active enforcement appetite of the regulators, it is important to carefully and strategically to mitigate risk. This Podcast episode will provide an overview of the key trends in investigations across the region, consider some of the underlying policies which shape the regulators’ approach, and provide an overview of the key legal, procedural, governance and reputational issues to be aware of.
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Hannah Meakin, Lucy Dodson, Rebecca Dulieu and Simon Lovegrove discuss the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s recent work on non-financial misconduct and its impact on the UK asset management sector.
In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, we consider the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty and see if the United States and Australia have already got similar concepts in their frameworks.
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Claire Guilbert and Simon Lovegrove discuss European Long Term Investment Funds and the recent European Commission Delegated Regulation containing regulatory technical standards providing further guidance on the regime.
In February this year the FCA sent a survey to over 1,000 regulated wholesale financial services firms asking a series of questions about incidents of non-financial misconduct recorded by the firms in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. In this latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus episode, Katie Stephen, Hannah Meakin, Simon Lovegrove and Catherine Pluck discuss the results of the FCA’s survey which were published on 25 October 2024.
In the latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus episode, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Simon Lovegrove discuss some of the key issues concerning HM Treasury’s recent consultation on regulating the buy now pay later sector.
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Cyril Clugnac and Simon Lovegrove discuss the European Securities and Markets Authority’s final guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms. The guidelines apply from 21 November 2024.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Floortje Nagelkerke from our Amsterdam office discusses payment for order flow.
In our latest podcast, our global Financial Services team discusses promotional messages on social media platforms, covering recent regulatory and enforcement developments in the UK, US and Dubai, as well as practical steps that global firms can be taking now in this area to manage their risk. This is a two-part podcast series on Navigating Communications – the first of our podcasts covered navigating off-channel communications and is also available now via our Global Regulation Tomorrow podcast page.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Anna Carrier from our Brussels office discusses the recent changes to the European Regulation on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT 2).In particular we cover:•The key changes to the Regulation.•Cross-border impact.•Algorithmic trading in wholesale energy markets.•Data reporting.
In the latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus episode, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Anita Edwards discuss some of the key issues concerning the UK regime for payment for order flow.
In our new podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, partners from our financial services and asset management teams provide listeners with a crash course on one or more hot topics in the asset management sector. By doing this, listeners will be able to build their knowledge and get insights on recent regulatory developments and market trends.In this podcast Matthew Gregory and Anita Edwards discuss the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s recent announcement of forbearance measures in relation to investment trust disclosure requirements.
In our latest podcast, our global Financial Services team covers recent regulatory and enforcement developments in the UK, US, Australia and Dubai in relation to off-channel messaging, as well as practical steps that global firms can be taking now in this area to manage their risk (from minute 21). This is a two-part podcast series and in the second part of the series to follow, we will discuss promotional messages on social media platforms.
In episode 6 of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Claire Guilbert discusses our recently updated AIFMD and NPPR guides. She also touches on the AIFMD passport and national private placement regime in Luxembourg.Our AIFMD guide looks at how the AIFMD passport works in practice and the differences in local implementation across fourteen EEA Member States. Our NPPR guides looks at the requirements non-EU alternative investment fund managers face when marketing alternative investment funds to professional investors across fourteen EEA Member States, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, we consider developments in anti-money laundering regulation in Australia, United Kingdom, Singapore and the United States.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Agnieszka Braciszewska and Marta Kawecka from our Warsaw office discuss Poland’s implementation of MiCAR.
In our latest FinTech Pulse podcast in our Tokenization series, we discuss how asset-backed tokens may be used in relation to real world assets. We explore some use cases as well as legal considerations involved in tokenizing hard assets and considerations that investors and issuers might want to bear in mind.
In our latest FinTech Pulse podcast in our Tokenization series, we explore how tokenization is impacting liquidity in markets that were once considered illiquid and how collateral management is evolving in this new digital ecosystem.
In our fourth episode of the Inside Investigations podcast series, Thomas Hubbard (Senior Associate, Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance team, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, London) continues the discussion on privilege in investigations with Alexander Cappel (Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Frankfurt), Rongxin Huang (Partner, Shanghai Pacific Legal, Shanghai) and Kevin Harnisch (Head of White Collar Defense and Investigations, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Washington). In this second of two podcasts on privilege, the team discuss what to keep in mind in relation to privilege as an investigation progresses.
In this episode, we take a fresh look at the longstanding issues for non-US bank proprietary investments under the US Bank Holding Company Act (BHCA). Tom Delaney, a financial services partner based in our Washington D.C. office interviews Tim Byrne, based in our New York office who is a leading expert on the US Bank Holding Company Act and regularly counsels non-US banks with respect to their investments in the US market.
In our new podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, partners from our financial services and asset management teams provide listeners with a crash course on one or more hot topics in the asset management sector. By doing this, listeners will be able to build their knowledge and get insights on recent regulatory developments and market trends.In this podcast Cedric Danois discusses some of the key issues that ESMA and the other ESAs raise in the updated Q&As on the SFDR:•Sustainable investment definition•Website disclosures•Principal adverse impact indicators
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin, Matthew Gregory and Anita Edwards discuss FCA Consultation Paper 24/13 which sets out the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regime.
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Anita Edwards discuss PRA Consultation Paper 11/24, which sets out proposals updating the regulator’s approach to international banks.
In our new podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, partners from our financial services and asset management teams provide listeners with a crash course on one or more hot topics in the asset management sector. By doing this, listeners will be able to build their knowledge and get insights on recent regulatory developments and market trends.In this podcast Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Anita Edwards discuss the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s final rules for a new option to pay for investment research.
In our new podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, partners from our financial services and asset management teams provide listeners with a crash course on one or more hot topics in the asset management sector. By doing this, listeners will be able to build their knowledge and get insights on recent regulatory developments and market trends.In this podcast Frank Herring, a senior consultant in the funds practice in Frankfurt discusses the EU retail investment strategy.
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Partner Matthew Gregory and Senior Associate Joe Bamford share their thoughts on the FCA’s recently launched call for input on its review of its requirements following the introduction of the Consumer Duty.
In our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, partners from our financial services and asset management teams provide listeners with a crash course on one or more hot topics in the asset management sector. By doing this, listeners will be able to build their knowledge and get insights on recent regulatory developments and market trends.In this podcast Floortje Nagelkerke, a financial services partner in Amsterdam provides a general outlook for asset management in the Netherlands and then touches on four key issues for the Dutch asset management sector:•Pension rules / pension transition.•Digitalisation / Crypto.•Sustainability.•Anti-money laundering.
In our new podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, partners from our financial services and asset management teams provide listeners with a crash course on one or more hot topics in the asset management sector. By doing this, listeners will be able to build their knowledge and get insights on recent regulatory developments and market trends.In this podcast Matthew Shanahan, a financial services partner in Dubai covers three very topical issues impacting the UAE asset management sector:•DFSA Consultation Paper 158.•Crypto and tokenisation.•Update on the ADGM investment funds regime.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Maria Beatrice Gilesi from our Milan office discusses Italy’s implementation of MiCAR.
In this episode, we look at what is driving the increase in dawn raids across the UK, EU and US, and what organisations can do to best prepare.
In the sixth podcast in our DE&I series, Jonathan Herbst, Katie Stephen, Rebecca Dulieu and Simon Lovegrove discuss non-financial misconduct including previous FCA enforcement action, the FCA’s proposals in CP23/20 and the practical steps that firms can take in this area. The podcast is the first in a planned mini-series that will focus on this complex and evolving topic.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode James Morris from our Sydney office discuss recent regulatory developments in Australia including: •An overview of ASIC’s recently announced priorities in light of the changing regulatory environment.•Recent developments in the context of regulating buy now pay later products in Australia, including potential changes to the existing surcharging rules. •Changes to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s approach to payments regulation.•AML reforms.
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Anna Carrier, Nikolai de Koning and Sebastien Praicheux discuss the first milestone of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCAR). MiCAR establishes a regime for the regulation and supervision of crypto-asset issuance and crypto asset service provision in the EU. Among the activities within the scope of MiCAR are the activities of offering to the public or seeking admission to trading asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and electronic money tokens (EMTs) and issuing such tokens (ART/EMT activities). These activities will be subject to, respectively, Title III and Title IV of MiCAR from 30 June 2024. Also, as from 30 June 2024 ARTs and EMTs constitute regulated instruments under MiCAR and therefore from this date consumers benefit from the rights and protections set out in MiCAR.
In the first episode of our podcast series, Risks Redefined, brought to you by the Risk Advisory team, Hannah Meakin and Haney Saadah discuss the upcoming UK general election and what this will mean for firms with regards to compliance, in both the lead up to the election and the implications of the various potential outcomes.
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Jonathan Herbst and Glen Hall discuss what it is like for a new government taking office and, from a financial services perspective, some of the key points arising out of the manifestos and some of the biggest challenges facing a new government.
What are the essential first steps of an investigation? We discuss the key priorities at the start of an investigation, and provide insight into how best to structure and plan an investigation effectively.
Our podcast series Split the Difference explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space. In the latest episode, Hannah Meakin, Anna Carrier and Simon Lovegrove explore the differences between the EU DLT Pilot Regime and the UK Digital Securities Sandbox.
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In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford, Hishaam Khan and Anita Edwards discuss the first annual governing body report, and the governing body’s obligations with respect to it, under the FCA’s Consumer Duty rules. Firms are required to have prepared the report by 31 July 2024, and in this podcast we look at some of the steps firms should be taking to ensure they are ready for the upcoming deadline.
In the latest in our series of Global Regulation Tomorrow podcasts focusing on the future of asset management regulation in the UK, Claire Guilbert, Uzmah Yunis and Anita Edwards discuss the key practical points firms should be considering following the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent consultation on implementing the Overseas Funds Regime and subsequent developments.
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast we focus on the FCA’s finalised guidance on the new anti-greenwashing rule. We consider the scope of the new rule, the key differences between the finalised guidance and that consulted on, some “dos and don’ts” for firms and then finally a few words on a new anti-greenwashing tool that we have developed.
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast the financial services knowledge team – Simon Lovegrove, Anita Edwards and Catherine Pluck – provide a review of recent UK regulatory developments and share their thoughts as to what is on the horizon.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Matthew Shanahan, Karl Masi, Hasanali Pirbhai from our Dubai office discuss with Simon Lovegrove recent UAE regulatory developments including the UAE’s removal from the FATF grey list, recent Dear SEO letters, whistleblowing trends, the DFSA Annual Report, the DIFC Digital Assets Law and virtual asset trends in the UAE.
In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Partner Jonathan Herbst and Of Counsel Uzmah Yunis share their thoughts on the FCA’s recent consultation paper on payment optionality for investment research. Mark Highman, a financial services partner in New York, also provides a US perspective.
In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, we discuss the latest financial services regulatory developments concerning investment research in the UK and EU. We then consider the US regulatory regime for investment research and key issues for non-US firms.
In the second in our series of Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcasts on the FCA’s intervention in the motor finance sector, we take a detailed look at the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS)’s decisions upholding specific complaints in relation to historical discretionary commission arrangements. The decisions were one of the catalysts for the action the FCA is taking in the sector, and in this podcast we discuss the arguments presented by the firms to the FOS as well as the decisions reached by the FOS.
In our latest podcast, Partner Matthew Gregory is joined by Senior Associate Joe Bamford, both of whom specialise in retail conduct, to discuss the FCA’s consultation (CP23/24) on changes to the capital requirements for personal investment firms, with particular focus on how firms must calculate their potential redress liabilities for these purposes. The podcast also touches on how these changes may be seen as part of the FCA’s wider proposals and recent regulatory programmes – such as the Consumer Duty. The podcast aims to assist personal investment firms, and key internal stakeholders such as in house legal counsel and compliance officers, in understanding the FCA’s proposed changes under the consultation.
In the fifth podcast in our DE&I series, Simon Lovegrove, Hannah Meakin and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf are joined by Alasdair Scott from GP Strategies to discuss inclusivity, how well contributions, presence, and perspectives of different groups of people are valued and integrated into an environment. Inclusivity has become essential in business today with new joiners looking for a specific working culture, one that fosters respect, humility and caters to the requirements of a diverse workforce. For example, Glassdoor found that 76% of job seekers reported that an inclusive workplace is an important factor when evaluating companies and job offers. Also, inclusivity provides businesses with competitive advantage, in a 2023 McKinsey report it was found that organisations with parity in gender and ethnicity representation in senior roles saw profit levels 39% higher than their peers. The FCA and PRA both see the benefits of inclusivity and in their consultation proposals new measures are included for firms to report on a selection of inclusion metrics so as to provide a baseline of measurable data within financial services firms and across the sector.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Etelka Bogardi from our Hong Kong office discusses recent regulatory developments including derivatives reporting, the e-HKD Pilot Programme and Hong Kong Green Week – Finance Stream.
In this episode, we focus on fraud and specifically on key recent developments that banks and other financial sector firms should have on their radar as part of their risk management in this area.
Our podcast series Split the Difference explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space. In the latest episode, Hannah Meakin, Anna Carrier, Georgia Karamani, Floortje Nagelkerke and Simon Lovegrove explore EMIR 3.0 and how the proposed new rules compare with the UK regime.
In the latest episode of our Decisions Decoded series, we discuss the key points from the Final Notice issued against Floris Huisamen, former director of London Capital & Finance plc (LCF), with the remit for Risk and Compliance. In terms of background to this decision, at the relevant time LCF’s business involved the raising of finance through the issuance of minibonds, which was then loaned to third-party corporate entities. The minibonds were sold predominantly to retail investors. LCF entered administration in January 2019. The firm had, however, already issued over 16,700 bonds, totalling over £237m. The effect of LCF’s collapse on investors was significant. In October 2023, LCF was publicly censured for its unfair and misleading financial promotions of the minibonds. In connection with this, Mr Huisamen has now been fined £31,800 and prohibited from performing any function in relation to any regulated activities.
In this episode, we focus on M&A and specifically on correspondent banking arrangements.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Michael Born from our Frankfurt office discuss recent German regulatory developments including the Financial Market Digitisation Act, the Credit Secondary Market Promotion Act, the Financial Crime Control Act and recent BaFin activity on ESG.
In this latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast we consider the FCA’s recent intervention in the motor finance sector including the action that firms will need to take.
In our latest podcast, Senior Knowledge Lawyer Catherine Pluck is joined by Senior Associate Rebecca Dulieu and Associate Lizzie Cox, both of whom specialise in regulatory investigations and enforcement, to discuss reporting obligations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA), in particular how to draft and submit good quality suspicious activity reports. The podcast aims to assist MLROs, nominated officers and other relevant functions, such as in house legal counsel and compliance officers, to fulfil their obligations under POCA.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Hannah Meakin and Matthew Gregory from our London office discuss recent UK regulatory developments including the UK’s proposed new retail disclosure regime, the advice boundary guidance review, ESG and the recent FCA policy statement setting out temporary changes to the handling rules for motor finance complaints.
In this episode, we focus on M&A and specifically on the No Creditor Worse Off (or NCWO) principle in the context of Bank M&A in a resolution scenario.
In this latest episode of our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore provide their thoughts and insights on what 2024 holds from a financial services regulatory perspective.
In this latest episode of our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from Dubai provide their thoughts and insights on what 2024 holds for the UAE from a financial services regulatory perspective.
In this latest episode of our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from Brussels, Netherlands, Germany, France and Luxembourg provide their thoughts and insights on what 2024 holds from a financial services regulatory perspective.
In this episode of Regulation Tomorrow Plus, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin, Georgia Karamani and Anita Edwards discuss the FCA's recent consultation on reforming the commodity derivatives regulatory framework.
In the fourth podcast in our DE&I series, Hannah McAslan-Schaaf and Lara White discuss the data protection aspects of the FCA’s recent consultation paper on diversity and inclusion
Last month the FCA announced that it had fined Equifax Limited £11,164,400 for failing to manage and monitor the security of UK consumer data it had transferred to its parent company based in the US, Equifax Inc, for processing. In our latest podcast in this series, Catherine Pluck discusses with Katie Stephen and Rosie Nance the lessons from this case, and regulatory enforcement concerning IT issues more broadly, for the various phases in a firm’s lifecycle regarding a cyber incident.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this third episode James Morris from our Sydney office discuss what they are seeing in the Australian market touching on reforms to payment systems regulation, buy now pay later, ASIC’s Corporate Plan for 2023–2027 and reforms introduced to the Australian Consumer Law.
This podcast is the first in our new series, Decisions Decoded, focussing on decisions and themes in regulatory investigations and enforcement. In this episode, Senior Knowledge Lawyer Catherine Pluck talks to Financial Services Partner Katie Stephen about the recent FCA Final Notice concerning ADM Investor Services International Limited, which has been fined £6,470,600 for inadequate anti-money laundering systems and controls.
On 30 October 2023, HM Treasury (HMT) published its final proposals for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the UK, comprising two responses to consultations and a policy paper. In this latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast (recorded on 2 November), Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Anita Edwards discuss HMT’s proposals and the next steps for firms.
In our latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss the Consumer Duty and ESG.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this second episode Matthew Shanahan and Hasanali Pirbhai from our Dubai office discuss what they are seeing in the UAE market touching on enforcement, anti-money laundering, ESG, funds promotion, cryptoassets, and senior manager reporting.
In the third podcast in our DE&I series, Simon Lovegrove and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf cover the interplay between the regulatory focus on diversity and inclusion and individual accountability.
In the second podcast in our DE&I series, Simon Lovegrove and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf discuss what firms should be doing in light of the FCA and PRA consultation papers on diversity and inclusion.
In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, our financial services lawyers and risk consulting team from the United Kingdom, Singapore, the Netherlands and the UAE discuss the latest financial services regulatory developments concerning ESG.
In the first podcast in our DE&I series, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf provide an overview of the recent FCA and PRA consultation papers on diversity and inclusion.
In the latest episode of our Split the difference podcast series, which explores divergence and convergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin, Floortje Nagelkerke and Anna Carrier discuss the UK/EU MoU on regulatory cooperation in financial services, equivalence and the impact on market infrastructure. The episode can be found here.
In our latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Anita Edwards discuss the Consumer Duty, which is now in force for all on-sale products and services, and our new Pathfinder tool which has been developed to help firms ensure they have fully implemented the Duty.
On 12 September 2023, the FCA published policy statement PS23/13 on the new regulatory gateway for firms that approve financial promotions. In this latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Hannah Meakin, Georgia Jones and Anita Edwards discuss the FCA’s plans for implementing and operating the gateway, as well as highlighting some of the areas firms should be thinking about in preparation for the new rules coming into effect.
In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this first episode Floortje Nagelkerke and Nikolai de Koning from our Amsterdam office discuss what they are seeing in the Dutch market touching on the local regulator’s work on ESG, crypto services and DORA. Floortje and Nikolai also discuss supervisory developments concerning proprietary trading firms, the IFD/IFR and the independent functioning of a supervisory board.
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 introduces a requirement for the FCA to exercise new functions for the purpose of “seeking to ensure reasonable provision of cash access services in the United Kingdom, or a part of the United Kingdom”. In this Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss HM Treasury’s statement of policy on access to cash and the FCA’s statement on its new powers.
In this Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Anita Edwards discuss the obligations that firms have under UK REMIT to record and retain communications relating to their trading in wholesale energy products, in light of a large fine issued to a firm last month by Ofgem, the energy regulator, for breaches of those obligations.
On 4 August 2023, the FCA published a letter it had sent to the CEOs of firms categorised as ‘principal trading firms’, setting out its strategy for supervising these firms. In this latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Anita Edwards discuss the key points covered in the letter and the next steps for firms.
In our latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Senior Knowledge Lawyer Catherine Pluck is joined by London Financial Services partners Jonathan Herbst and Katie Stephen, who discuss some recent regulatory developments in relation to culture, as well as some practical steps that firms can be taking in this area.
In the latest episode of our Split the difference podcast series, which explores divergence and convergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin, Floortje Nagelkerke, Anna Carrier and Catherine Pluck discuss Consolidated Tape in the EU and UK.
In the latest in our podcast series, Split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Floortje Nagelkerke explore the regulatory approach to branches
In our latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Global Director of Financial Services Knowledge, Simon Lovegrove is joined by London financial services partners Jonathan Herbst and Hannah Meakin, who share their views on the key takeaways from the Chancellor’s recent Mansion House speech and the government’s response to the UK Investment Research Review.
On 28 June 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published Consultation Paper 10/23 setting out proposals for non-systemic banks and building societies in the UK to prepare, as part of their business-as-usual activities, for an orderly ‘solvent exit’ and if needed, to be able to execute one. In this latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Jonathan Herbst, Matthew Gregory and Anita Edwards discuss the PRA’s proposed new rules and expectations and what firms would need to do to comply.
In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, our financial services lawyers and government relations team from the United States, Brussels and the United Kingdom discuss the latest regulatory developments concerning recovery and resolution.
On 7 June 2023, the government published The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023 which is the statutory instrument which extends the scope of the UK’s financial promotion regime to cover cryptoassets. The day after the statutory instrument was published, the FCA published Policy Statement 23/6 which sets out the near final FCA rules that will apply to such communications together with a guidance consultation. In this latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Hannah Meakin, Haris Karacosta and Simon Lovegrove discuss the FCA’s Policy Statement and the four routes to lawfully communicate cryptoasset promotions to UK consumers.
In the latest in our podcast series, split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space, Hannah Meakin, Jonathan Herbst, Floortje Nagelkerke, Anna Carrier and Simon Lovegrove discuss the FCA’s recent Policy Statement on the UK equity secondary markets regime and how the new rules compare with the EU regime.
In the second of our financial services ESG insight series, Haney Saadah covers three recent Regulation Tomorrow blogs that caught his eye: the Bank of England report on climate-related risks and the regulatory capital frameworks, the Green Claims Directive and UKSIF’s letter to the Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations.
In this podcast Jonathan Herbst, Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss the pros and cons of the Memorandum of Understanding establishing a framework for financial services regulatory cooperation between the EU and the UK.
In our latest RT Plus Podcast, Senior Knowledge Lawyer Catherine Pluck is joined by Counsel Joe Smallshaw and Associate Lizzie Cox, both of whom specialise in regulatory investigations and enforcement, to discuss some of the key themes arising from the Financial Conduct Authority’s recent anti-money laundering enforcement decisions.
In the third in our series of Regulation Tomorrow podcasts on the future of asset management regulation in the UK, Hannah Meakin, Taher Ahmed and Anita Edwards discuss the role of depositaries in the sector and the FCA's proposals for reform.
In the second in our series of Regulation Tomorrow podcasts on the future of asset management regulation in the UK, Hannah Meakin, Taher Ahmed and Anita Edwards discuss potential reforms to the way regulatory hosting structures are used in the sector.
In the latest in our podcast series, split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space, Floortje Nagelkerke, Hannah Meakin, Anna Carrier, Lucy Axford and Simon Lovegrove discuss the recent and upcoming changes to EMIR. This includes the EMIR 3.0 proposal, the clearing obligation for pension scheme arrangements, bilateral margining requirements, EMIR reporting requirements and tiering non-UK CCPs.
In the first in our series of Regulation Tomorrow podcasts focusing on the future of asset management regulation in the UK, Hannah Meakin, Taher Ahmed and Anita Edwards discuss some of the macro-themes arising from the FCA's recent discussion paper, DP23/2, on the future of the UK's asset management regime.
In this podcast, Matthew Gregory is joined by Claudia Trauffler (Head of Capital Markets, HM Treasury) who discusses the Government’s plans to revoke the PRIIPs Regulation and UK retain disclosure reform generally.
In our latest podcast Simon Lovegrove, Matthew Gregory and Hannah Meakin discuss two important new papers implementing one of the Edinburgh Reforms, which is to conduct a review of the UK’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime.
In the first of our financial services ESG insight series, Haney Saadah discusses what he is seeing in the market and some of the key ESG pressure points from a regulatory perspective.
In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, our financial services lawyers from the United States, Australia and the Netherlands discuss the latest regulatory developments concerning beneficial ownership registers.
In the latest in our podcast series, Split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space, Hannah Meakin, Albert Weatherill, Floortje Nagelkerke and Anna Carrier explore some of the markets dimensions of the regulatory reforms involving cryptoassets.
In this podcast, Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss HM Treasury’s final consultation on the proposed legislative changes to bring currently unregulated buy-now-pay-later products into scope of the UK Consumer Credit Act 1974, and FCA regulation.
In the latest in our podcast series, Split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Anna Carrier discuss ESMA’s recent opinion on the trading venue perimeter and compare it to the FCA’s proposals in CP22/18.
On 1 February 2023, HM Treasury issued its latest proposals for the UK’s financial services regime for cryptoassets. It also issued a policy statement on its approach to the regulation of cryptoasset financial promotions. In this podcast Jonathan Herbst is joined by Albert Weatherill and Hannah Meakin who provide their views on the key headlines including scope, authorisation, timing and process.
In this episode, Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss the FCA’s findings following its review of larger fixed firms’ Consumer Duty implementation plans. In particular, they consider the good and poor practice that the FCA has highlighted and what steps firms should be taking in the run up to the 31 July deadline.
In our latest podcast on the Edinburgh Reforms, Hannah Meakin discusses what the reforms mean from a markets perspective.
In our new podcast series, Split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regimes in the markets space, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin, Anna Carrier and Floortje Nagelkerke provide an overview of what we should be expecting and hoping to see in 2023.
In this episode of RT Plus, Haney Saadah, Head of Risk Consulting for EMEA, and Risk Advisory Executive Fiona Burke discuss some practical considerations for UK financial services firms in light of the increased cost of living, including in relation to economic crime and supporting consumers with higher costs.
In this episode of RT Plus, Haney Saadah, Head of Risk Consulting for EMEA, and Risk Advisory Executive Fiona Burke discuss some practical considerations for UK financial services firms in light of the increased cost of living, including in relation to economic crime and supporting consumers with higher costs.
In this episode of RT Plus, Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove cover some of the key points in the FCA’s recent consultation for a new core investment advice regime.
In this episode, our London Financial Services & Regulation partners reflect on some of the key UK regulatory themes from the past year and what we expect to come down the track in 2023.
In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, our financial services partners from the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia cover the latest regulatory developments concerning buy now pay later
In the second in our global series of regulatory podcasts focusing on conduct issues, financial services partners from Australia, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States consider the cross border distribution of funds by focussing on the following five topics:1. What trends or industry developments are you seeing in your jurisdiction as regards the cross-border distribution of funds?2. What do you see as the top one or two regulatory issues impacting cross-border funds distribution?3. Can you say a few words regarding marketing rules in your jurisdiction?4. Are there any ESG considerations that need to be taken into account when marketing funds cross border?5. What do you think 2023 holds for the cross-border distribution of funds?
On 9 December 2022, HM Treasury announced a series of proposals to amend the existing financial services regulatory framework in the UK, referred to as the “Edinburgh Reforms”. In this episode, Jonathan Herbst and Albert Weatherill provide their initial thoughts on the proposals and key measures expected.
In the second in our global series of regulatory podcasts focusing on conduct issues, financial services partners from Australia, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States consider the cross border distribution of funds by focussing on the following five topics
- What trends or industry developments are you seeing in your jurisdiction as regards the cross-border distribution of funds?
- What do you see as the top one or two regulatory issues impacting cross-border funds distribution?
- Can you say a few words regarding marketing rules in your jurisdiction?
- Are there any ESG considerations that need to be taken into account when marketing funds cross border?
- What do you think 2023 holds for the cross-border distribution of funds?
In this episode of RT Plus on the Financial Services and Markets Bill, Jonathan Herbst provides a general update on the Bill following its passage through the Committee Stage.
In this episode of RT Plus on ESG, Haney Saadah touches on the FCA’s recent consultation paper on sustainability disclosure requirements. He also looks the importance of terminology and why the “S” and “G” parts of ESG are as important as the “E” part. He also provides his views on how firms will approach their ESG commitments next year.
In this episode, following the FCA’s interim 31st October deadline, Jonathan Herbst, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Iain Hawthorn focus on where firm’s should be now, and the key things they need to consider in taking forward their implementation plans for the new Consumer Duty. The discussion includes the steps that firms need to take over the next few months and the challenges that they will face throughout the implementation period.
In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, members from our global financial services team consider the latest regulatory developments concerning operational resilience in the UK, EU and US.
In the first in our global series of regulatory podcasts focusing on conduct issues, financial services partners from Australia, United Kingdom and the United States cover the rising cost of living, vulnerable customers and consumer duty.
In this episode of RT Plus on the Financial Services and Markets Bill, Jonathan Herbst and Glenn Hall cover the politics behind the Bill
In this episode, Jonathan Herbst, Matthew Gregory and Iain Hawthorn focus on the fast-approaching 31st October deadline for firms’ management bodies to have approved the implementation plan for the new Consumer Duty. We discuss how firms can prepare for the challenging deadline and how we can help with our Implementation Toolkit. For more resources on the Consumer Duty, visit: https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/knowledge/publications/b0936dc1/consumer-duty
In the latest episode of our Regulation Tomorrow Plus series covering the Financial Services and Markets Bill, Simon Lovegrove and Emily Stone take a closer look at the provisions on EU retained law.
In our next episode of RT Plus, Katie Stephen, Co-Head of our Contentious Financial Services Group in London, and Celia Cohen, Co-Head of Financial Institutions in the United States, discuss the key regulatory risks for financial services firms in their respective jurisdictions around Environmental, Social and Governance issues. Katie and Celia also give us their practical tips on what firms can be doing now to help manage those risks.
In our latest episode of RT Plus, Hannah Meakin and Matthew Gregory take a closer look at the provisions on financial promotion in the UK Government’s Financial Services and Markets Bill.
In our sixth episode of our Beyond Sanctions series, David Harris, Co-Head of our Contentious Financial Services Group in London, discusses some recent developments in the sanctions landscape for regulated firms, including key points from: (i) the Red Alert on Financial Sanctions Evasion, published by OFSI and the NCA last month; (ii) The Sanctions (EU Exit)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022 and The Sanctions (EU Exit)(Miscellaneous Amendments)(No. 2) Regulations 2022, which come into force at the end of this month; and (iii) the FCA’s letter to the Treasury Select Committee on economic sanctions, also published last month.
In our latest episode of RT Plus, Jonathan Herbst and Hannah Meakin provide a high-level overview of the UK Government’s Financial Services and Markets Bill which was introduced on the 20 July 2022.
In our latest episode of RT Plus, we explore the UK Government’s recently announced Financial Services and Markets Bill which was introduced on the 20 July 2022. Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Albert Weatherill focus specifically on the provisions relating to critical third parties and the practical implications for firms.
In the latest episode of our Consumer Duty series, Joe Bamford and Iain Hawthorn unpack the key takeaways from the FCA’s policy statement and finalised non-handbook guidance published on 27 July 2022 and summarise immediate next steps for firms.
In our third episode of our series focusing on the FCA’s new Consumer Duty, Joe Bamford and Iain Hawthorn discuss the importance of monitoring and testing and some practical considerations for firms ahead of the implementation date.
In our second episode of our series focusing on the FCA’s new Consumer Duty, Matt Gregory is joined by Iain Hawthorn who explore the consumer understanding outcome, what it hopes to achieve and some practical considerations for firms ahead of implementation.
HM Treasury has published its response to last November’s consultation on bringing buy now pay later businesses within scope of regulation from the Financial Conduct Authority. In this Regulation Tomorrow Podcast, Matthew Gregory, Of Counsel in the London financial services team of Norton Rose Fulbright, shares his insights into the response including what in-scope firms should be doing now.
In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, our financial services partners from the United Kingdom, United States, Europe and Singapore cover the latest regulatory developments concerning anti-money laundering
In the latest episode of our Beyond Sanctions series, David Harris and Katie Stephen, Co-Heads of our Contentious Financial Services Group in London, discuss some recent developments regarding sanctions enforcement for regulated firms.
The first instalment in our new series, Australia financial services monthly wrap up, is available now to stream and download. In this episode Jon Ireland, Ray Giblett and Timothy Chan discuss some of the key regulatory developments that occurred in April including the recent APRA life insurance statistics, changes to prudential regulation in relation to the reinsurance pool for cyclone claims and ASIC’s consultation enhancing its investment products offering.
In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, our financial services partners from the United Kingdom, United States, Luxembourg and Singapore cover some of the latest regulatory developments arising from the sanctions imposed on Russia.
In the first episode of our series focusing on the FCA’s new Consumer Duty, Matt Gregory is joined by Haney Saadah and Joe Bamford who consider some of the practical issues which firms across the distribution chain will need to resolve in order to achieve the new ‘products and services outcome’.
In this episode of RT Plus, Albert Weatherill and Hannah Meakin discuss HM Treasury’s recent response to its earlier consultation and call for evidence on the UK regulatory approach to cryptoassets, stablecoins and distributed ledger technology. In particular, they consider the possible impact that the proposed changes will bring and what is around the corner for cryptoasset regulation in the UK.
In this next instalment of our Beyond Sanctions series, Haney Saadah and Steve Hadwin discuss the FCA’s recent announcement concerning cyber security in light of the events in Ukraine and what boards should be thinking about.
This episode of RT Plus is the latest in our Evolution and Divergence series looking at the emerging differences between the EU and UK in the markets space. In this episode, financial services partners Hannah Meakin and Floortje Nagelkerke look at issues around trading venues, including the scope/definition of a trading venue, the operating conditions of OTFs and MTFs, SME growth markets and the role of market players during market outages.
In this episode of our Beyond Sanctions series, David Harris and Katie Stephen, Co-Heads of our Contentious Financial Services Group in London, discuss their sanctions and governance insights from recent work, as well as some practical takeaways for firms from these.
In this month's podcast we take a look at what is coming ahead in a horizon scanning episode. We hear from Steven Howard in the US, who discusses the new regulation around private investment funds; Jon Ireland looks at the new corporate collective investment vehicle regime in Australia; Anna Carrier examines various developments in the EU, including changes to the prudential regime, MIFID and also DORA; and Sebastien Praicheux looks at sustainable finance and crowd funding in France. Simon Lovegrove opens the episode with a look at UK developments.
3:30 - Steve Howard (USA) 15:39 - Jon Ireland (Aus) 23:25 Anna Carrier (EU) 34:10 Sebastien Praicheux (Fra)
In this next instalment of our Beyond Sanctions series, Katie Stephen and Joe Smallshaw discuss examples of market manipulation, red flags for firms and practical steps firms can be taking now to help detect and prevent market manipulation.
In the first instalment of our Beyond Sanctions series, Jonathan Herbst and Haney Saadah consider market conduct issues in light of the developments in Ukraine and the UK’s Economic Crime Bill.
In this episode of RT Plus, Jonathan Herbst and Hannah Meakin discuss the FCA's consultation paper, CP22/2, Strengthening our financial promotion rules for high risk investments, including cryptoassets. This much anticipated paper looks to ameliorate the financial promotions regime to match the growth in consumers investing in high risk assets like cryptos. Jonathan and Hannah look at the current financial promotion regime and what is being proposed, including the three new categories of investment.
In this episode of RT Plus, Hannah Meakin and Albert Weatherill from the financial services team meet with Verity Quartermain, a specialist in technology disputes, to discuss the advertising of cryptos. The recent increase in advertising of cryptos and products offering cryptos has lead both the FCA and the Advertising Standards Agency to sit up and take notice. We discuss the implications for market participants
In the first of our Global podcasts - Regulation Around the World - we will take a look at how crypto assets are regulated in various jurisdictions around the globe. We hear from Etelka Bogardi in Hong Kong, Jeremy Wickens in Australia, Glen Barrentine in the USA, Albert Weatherill in the UK and Nikolai de Koning in the Netherlands.
Etelka (Hong Kong) - 0:33 Jeremy (Australia) - 14:15 Glen (USA) - 27:12 Albert (UK) - 37:16 Nikolai (Netherlands)- 45:30
In this special episode of RT Plus we are delighted to be joined by the Payment Systems Regulator's Head of Legal, Carole Begent. We discuss the recent PSR investigation into cartels, the card acquirers market review and also the work undertaken by the PSR on scheme fees. We then take a look at the regulator's priorities going forward, including a discussion around how the PSR is tackling app scam liability.
In this episode of RT Plus, Katie Stephen, Co-Head of the Contentious Financial Services Group in London, is joined by Rebecca Dulieu, Senior Associate, to discuss the FCA's recent Policy Statement on issuing statutory notices, under which the FCA is reforming its decision-making process. Katie and Rebecca discuss the key changes brought in by the Statement, their views on these and their thoughts for firms and individuals potentially impacted.
Compliance Manager, Victoria Pridmore, returns to explain what the ICARA process is and what firms should be doing to meet the requirements. She discusses the ICARA process itself, the ICARA document and issues around whether group or consolidated ICARAs are required.
In this special episode of RT Plus, Head of Risk Consulting for EMEA, Lisa Lee Lewis, is joined by Compliance Manager, Victoria Pridmore, to discuss the FCA's authorisation process. They look at different types of authorisation, the latest updates from the FCA on this subject, before walking through a typical authorisation, step by step.
In this bite sized RT Plus we continue to look at the UK IFPR. In this episode, compliance specialist, Victoria Pridmore, examines the regime's requirements around committees - including when they are required and how they should be comprised.
In this special episode of RT Plus, Jonathan Herbst and Matthew Gregory are joined by UK Finance's Director of Strategy and Policy, Matthew Conway, and together they will be discussing the Treasury's latest consultation paper on the Future Regulatory Framework Review. The discussion touches on the notion of new regulatory principles, the nature of a Designated Activities Regime and what the legislative timetable is likely to be.
In the latest episode in this UK IFPR Series Jonathan Herbst and Jochen Vester discuss the group consolidations requirements under the UK IFPR. They look at the factors which trigger the requirement to consolidate and also whether or not firms can rely upon the group capital test.
In the latest in our series looking at potential divergence between the EU and UK regimes in the wholesale markets space, Jonathan Herbst and Anna Carrier look at prospective changes to the bonds regime on both sides of the English Channel. Anna and Jonathan will discuss the pre and post transparency regime as well as looking at potential changes to the derivatives trading obligation.
In this episode of RT Plus, Celia Cohen and Samuel Ramer, both partners in NRF's US practice, discuss recent U.S. enforcement developments. Drawing on a wealth of prosecutorial and in-house investigatory experience, Celia and Samuel explore how these developments may affect corporations globally, and provide practical tips for companies to reduce the risk of potential enforcement actions.
In this episode of RT Plus, and the latest in our series on the UK IFPR, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Jochen Vester discuss the application of the IFPR regime to commodities firms, the relevance of any transitional provisions, the position on concentration risk and also any pitfalls that market players should be aware of.
In this latest episode we speak to Matthew Gregory and Joe Bamford about the Treasury’s consultation paper on the regulation of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) products.
The consultation, published on Thursday 21 October, follows the Woolard review earlier in the year, which proposed the regulation of BNPL, after a huge increase in the size of the market. In this podcast, Matthew and Joe provide their initial thoughts on the Treasury’s proposals – including which sort of firms might need authorisation and what sort of products are likely to come into scope.
In this episode we hear from Celia Cohen in New York who discusses privilege, particularly in the context of internal investigations; Joe Smallshaw and Catherine Pluck discuss the Frensham case and how the FCA treats non-financial misconduct; and Lisa Lee Lewis and Nabeelah Begum give an update on how anti-money laundering and counter terrorist finance regimes are dealing with cryptos.
3:17 - Celia Cohen 15:57 - Joe Smallshaw and Catherine Pluck 25:07 - Lisa Lee Lewis and Nabeelah Begum
In the second episode of this mini series, Jonathan Herbst and Anna Carrier discuss the Treasury’s proposals in respect of the equities regime, and the Commission’s proposals and intentions on the same. Jonathan and Anna look at pre trade transparency, consolidated tape and the share trading obligation, discussing the UK and EU's differing approaches and the ramifications of that.
In this latest podcast in our new mini-series focussing on the new UK Investment Firm Prudential Regime (or UK IFPR), brought to you as part of the Regulation Tomorrow podcast, we look at governance requirements, the ICARA process and the new MiFIDPRU Remuneration Code to firms.
In this episode we hear from Norton Rose Fulbright’s US Head of Fintech, Stephen Aschettino, who gives an overview of the payments landscape in the US and some of the prevailing trends in the area. We then hear from John Coley, who discusses the main takeaway points from the FCA’s 2021/22 Business Plan. Finally, we speak to financial crime expert, Lisa Lee Lewis, who provides an update on the counter terrorist financing and anti-money laundering regime in the UK.
To skip to ahead to a particular section, see the details below:
- Steve Aschettino -1:12
- John Coley -9:14
- Lisa Lee Lewis -17:35
The first episode in a new RT Plus mini-series, Evolution and Divergence: Markets in the EU and UK, is available now to stream and download. This podcast is the first in a series of five podcasts covering the changing nature of markets in Europe and also the degree to which this results in divergence with the UK regime. The series will cover equities, trading venues, systematic internalisers, and bonds and derivatives. The series begins however, with a look at commodities.
Hannah Meakin and Anna Carrier will discuss scope, the ancillary activities test and also position limits, as they compare what is being proposed by the Treasury in the UK with what is currently being legislated in the EU by way of the MiFID review
In this episode Jonathan Herbst and Matthew Gregory discuss policy statement PS19/21 which sets out the PRA's approach to branch and subsidiary supervision.
In the latest episode of our mini-series on the UK Investment Firm Prudential Regime (or UK IFPR) we look at own funds requirements, fixed overheads requirements, and the K-factors for Assets Under Management (K-AUM) and Client Orders Handled (K-OH).
If you would like to skip ahead to a particular section, please see the timing information below:
• Own fund requirement and fixed overheads requirements – 0.52 • K-factors for Assets Under Management (K-AUM) – 6.40 • K-factors for Client Orders Handled (K-OH) – 12.45
The first podcast in our new mini-series focusing on the new UK Investment Firm Prudential Regime (or UK IFPR), brought to you as part of the Regulation Tomorrow podcast, provides an introduction to the UK IFPR and its application to different types of firm – CPMIs, commodities firms, exempt CAD firms and the application to clearing members and indirect clearing members.
If you would like to skip ahead to a particular section, please see the timing information below:
• General application and categorisation of firms under the new regime – 1.08 • Application to CPMIs – 9.29 • Application to commodities firms – 14.03 • Application to exempt CAD firms – 16.41 • Application to clearing members and indirect clearing members – 19.56
In this episode of RT Plus Jonathan Herbst and Hannah Meakin take a first look at the recent Wholesale Markets Review as published by the Treasury. This podcast takes an initial look at the key issues, paving the way for a more detailed examination of the proposals in a forthcoming podcast.
In this month's podcast we speak to Jonathan Herbst about the future of financial services in the UK and also the HMT Wholesale Markets Review. We are joined by Sam Ramer from our US practice, who explains the impact of the Biden Administration's memo on establishing the fight against corruption. We then discuss changes to Australia's exemptions regime with Jon Ireland from our Sydney office and we close with a look at recent changes to the anti financial crime regime in China, with partner in our Shanghai office, Sun Hong.
If you would like to skip ahead to a particular section, please see the timing information below:
Jonathan - 3:30 Sam - 9:30 Jon - 18:26 Sun - 28:25
In this episode of RT Plus we speak to Albert Weatherill about the action taken by the FCA against the crypto trading firm, Binance. Albert looks at the FCA's actions this week and examines what the longer term and broader impacts of this action could be.
In this episode we’re playing a conversation that took place recently between Katie Stephen and Sonya Zywko regarding how to deal with enquiries from the regulator regarding market disclosures, including discussion of how to mitigate the risk of receiving an enquiry and when issues are raised, how best to respond.
In this month's episode we receive an update on Brexit from Jonathan Herbst, as he discusses the future of financial services in the UK with Hannah Meakin. We speak to Imogen Garner, Iona Wright and Daniel Nevzat about product categorisation under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), and we hear about the EU's new proposals for a digital identity wallet from Flupke van den Bogart in Brussels.
In this latest RT Plus podcast Simon Lovegrove, Peter Snowdon and Matthew Gregory discuss the FCA’s recent discussion paper setting out proposals to change the financial promotion rules for high-risk investments (FCA DP21/1).
In this episode of RT Plus we hear from Peter Snowdon, Imogen Garner, John Coley and Matthew Gregory as they discuss the recent speech given by FCA Chairman, Charles Randell, on outcomes based regulation.
In this episode of RT Plus, Peter Snowdon and Matthew Gregory speak to Simon Lovegrove about the recent FCA consultation paper, CP21/13, on proposals for a new Consumer Duty in financial services.
In this month's podcast we speak to Celia Cohen in New York about recent enforcement trends in the US, with a focus on whistle-blowing; we hear from Anna Carrier in Brussels who discusses the new European commodities regime and we are delighted to welcome Jeffrey Mushens from the trade body, TISA, who will be discussing MiFID costs and charges with Matthew Gregory and Joe Bamford from our London office.
In this episode of RT Plus, Jonathan Herbst, Imogen Garner, Hannah Meakin and Matthew Gregory discuss the FCA's recent consultation paper, CP21/9, which is proposing changes to UK MIFID's conduct and organisational requirements.
In this episode of RT Plus, we shine a spotlight on product governance. The FCA recently published a review into product governance under MiFiD 2, giving some wide ranging recommendations to authorised fund managers that will also be of relevance to MiFID investment firms more broadly; while at European level, we have seen firms transitioning to interim version 3.1 of the European MiFID template (or EMT), published on 12 February, with an aim to assist compliance with level 1 of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (known as the SFDR). With all of this taking place, we thought it would be a good opportunity to shine a spotlight on this regulatory hot topic, as we host a chat with Katie Stephen, John Coley, Iona Wright and Iain Hawthorn.
This month we begin with a look at the Woolard Review in the UK with Matthew Gregory, who focusses on the implications for the buy-now-pay-later sector. Kevin Harnisch, a partner in our Washington DC office, gives an update on SEC actions relating to environmental social governance, and we close with a chat with Claudine Salameh from Sydney, who discusses the upcoming regulatory reform storm set to hit Australia’s shores later this year.
In this episode of Regulation Tomorrow Plus, Jonathan Herbst and Katie Stephen discuss this week's whistleblowing publications by the FCA and what this might mean for financial services firm.
This podcast was recorded on 25 March 2021.
In this month's show we will be looking at ESG initiatives in Hong Kong with Etelka Bogardi, Albert Weatherill is joined by Hannah Meakin to provide an extended fintech update, including a look at the Khalifa Review; and Mayling Blanco from our New York office gives an update on enforcement actions brought by the Department of Justice in the US.
Welcome to our first episode of Regulation Tomorrow Plus - the spin off podcast from the Regulation Tomorrow Podcast.
Regulation Tomorrow Plus is shorter, sharper and more reactive - released as and when news or publications are issued. In this opening episode, John Coley and Iain Hawthorn take us through the NRF Conduct Healthcheck and the related summary report, which is published later this week.
After a Christmas hiatus, the Regulation Tomorrow Podcast is back with a bumper-sized episode to kick 2021 off with a bang.
In episode 4, Jonathan Herbst gives a quick update on Brexit before examining the short selling restrictions on GameStop in the US from a UK market abuse perspective (this begins at 06:38). We’re delighted to be joined by our first special guest, the Payment Systems Regulator’s General Counsel and Head of Enforcement and Competition, Carole Begent, who will be taking a look at the year ahead with Norton Rose Fulbright’s own payments expert Albert Weatherill. We also hear from Joseph Williams from Washington DC, who takes a look at insider trading cases brought by the CTFC, and we are joined by tax specialist, Michael Alliston, who flags a tax regulation that may have gone under the radar of many a financial services business.
In this month's episode we kick off with our usual Brexit update with Jonathan Herbst. We then take a global look at vulnerable customer initiatives with John Coley, who is a senior member of our Risk Consultancy practice in London, and with Helen Taylor, who is a partner in our Sydney office. We close this month's show with a discussion of the latest enforcement hot topics, with Katie Stephen and Sonya Zywko from the disputes team in London.
The Regulation Tomorrow Podcast is back with the latest updates on financial services risk and regulatory issues. In this episode, we run through the top news stories of the last month, before catching up with Global Head of Financial Services, Jonathan Herbst, for another update on Brexit. We also hear from Caroline Herkströter, partner in our Frankfurt office, who will be discussing the German position on reverse solicitation. Finally, we chat to Lisa Lee Lewis, Head of Advisory in our Risk Consulting practice, who provides an insight into the findings of our recent global operational resilience survey. Stay tuned to the end of that section for details on how to obtain a copy of the report.
The end of the Brexit transition period is fast approaching, and much of the future UK-EU relationship is yet to be decided, leaving many in financial services eagerly wondering what will happen next. In the first episode of the Regulation Tomorrow podcast, Jonathan Herbst, Global Head of Financial Services at Norton Rose Fulbright, provides an update on the status of the negotiations and gives his views on what’s next for financial services firms. He’s joined by Imogen Garner who discusses the hot topics in the asset management space and Hannah Meakin, who looks at the world of market infrastructure. Both will be casting an eye on what may lie ahead.