June 2022

Over the course of the last few weeks, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority have continued to allot landing slots to firms that are currently providing services in the UK under the Temporary Permissions Regime (TPR). These landing slots usually provide a period of 3 months during which time the firm

Whilst historically there have been relatively low levels of sanctions enforcement in the UK, in light of recent developments, in the coming months we expect to see more scrutiny in this area and increased enforcement activity in relation to sanctions breaches. In our latest briefing, first published on Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence on 24th

On 29 June 2022, the FCA published Feedback Statement 22/4 ‘ESG integration in UK capital markets’ (FS22/4).

In FS22/4 the FCA provides feedback on the discussion chapter of Consultation Paper 21/18 ‘Enhancing climate-related disclosures by standard listed companies and seeking views on ESG topics in capital markets’ which covered environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration

On 29 June 2022, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published its Provisional Decision concerning remedies following its review into the card-acquiring market. In particular, the PSR has set out proposed remedies being:

  • Summary boxes containing bespoke key price and non-price information to be sent individually to each merchant and shown prominently in their online account

On 28 June 2022, the Financial Markets Standards Board issued a Statement of Good Practice on Trading Platform Disclosures.

The Statement is intended to develop best practices around what platform operators should disclose to their participants. It builds on certain existing regulatory requirements and policy initiatives impacting platform operators and users, including relevant aspects

Introduction

In May 2021, following a 3 month consultation, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) issued its consultation conclusions for a new licensing regime for virtual assets services providers (VASPs) in Hong Kong. Recently, further steps were taken to make the new licensing regime for VASPs a reality with

On 28 June 2022, the FCA published Policy Statement 22/7 ‘FCA regulated fees and levies 2022/23: with feedback on CP22/07 and made rules’ (PS22/7).

In PS22/7 the FCA sets out the 2022/23 periodic regulatory fees and levies for itself and the Financial Ombudsman Service, the Money and Pensions Service, devolved authorities and HM Treasury’s expenses