On 31 January 2025, the European Commission issued a press release stating that it had adopted a decision to extend the equivalence for UK central counterparties for a period of three years until 30 June 2028. The extension is designed to provide time for the implementation of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation 3. The decision
On 31 January 2025, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJ), Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/212 of 13 September 2024 correcting Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2055 supplementing Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the cooperation and exchange
On 31 January 2025, the European Commission (Commission) published a letter (dated 21 January 2025) it had sent to the Chair of the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs). The letter concerns the draft Delegated Regulation supplementing the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) with regard to regulatory
On 30 January 2025, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) issued a statement of policy which explains its approach to cost benefit analysis (CBA) and how the CBA framework helps it develop policies with a positive impact.
Background
In February 2024, in anticipation of the formation of the CBA Panel, the PSR
On 31 January 2025, the FCA published Consultation Paper 25/3: Consultation on further proposals for firms operating public offer platforms (CP25/3).
Background
The proposed regime for public offer platforms (POPs) is part of the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs), which were made in January
On 31 January 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued Consultation Paper 25/2: Further changes to the public offers and admissions to trading regime and the UK Listing Rules (CP25/2).
Background
The FCA’s proposals in CP25/2 are intended to further support the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations (
On 31 January 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Handbook Notice 126.
This Handbook Notice describes the changes that the FCA Board made to the Handbook on 30 January 2025. On that date the FCA Board approved the Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook (Concentration Limits) Instrument 2025. In summary, this instrument, which
On 30 January 2025, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Digital Securities Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 were laid before Parliament and published on legislation.gov.uk, along with an explanatory memorandum.
The Regulations amend the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Digital Securities Sandbox) Regulations 2023 (the DSS Regulations), to modify the effect of
On 30 January 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its January 2025 edition of Regulatory round-up, which included the announcement of an new portal, My FCA, which will launch in spring 2025.
The My FCA portal will provide a single point of sign in for registered and authorised firms, using