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Regulatory and compliance

Criminal offences of insider dealing to be aligned with the UK Market Abuse Regulation

An update of the list of securities and markets in the Criminal Justice Act 1993 is long overdue

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06/06/2023

Regulatory and compliance

Criminal offences of insider dealing to be aligned with the UK Market Abuse Regulation

06/06/2023

Financial Services

Fund managers in the Netherlands urged to up anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance

Dutch financial regulator sees progress in transaction monitoring and sanction compliance and training but wants more

25/05/2023

Regulatory Outlook

Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2023

FCA speech on regulation of digital assets in UK | Recommendations for next phase of open banking in the UK...

25/05/2023

Blockchain

Defending claims against crypto exchanges in English law: the surprising benefit of turning up

High Court decision raises hurdle for crypto-fraud victims when tracing into the pooled assets of 'bona fide' exchanges

24/05/2023

Banking and finance

MiCAR – the final scope of a long expected (future-proof) framework at Union level for crypto

Is MiCAR fit for the digital age?

15/05/2023

Regulatory and compliance

BTG Legal | Reserve Bank of India overhauls bank IT outsourcing norms

BTG Legal, an Osborne Clarke relationship firm in India, has published an Insight about the regulation of IT outsourcing

11/05/2023

Financial Services

Non-fungible tokens: what are they really all about?

Business and organisations have a range of practical and legal questions about NFTs and their use in the metaverse

04/05/2023

Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | May 2023

UK Green Finance Strategy, review of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, EU consults on green taxonomy and sustainable finance...

02/05/2023

Regulatory Outlook

Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook April 2023

Green Finance Strategy 2023 | Bringing cryptoasset promotions within the financial promotions regime | PRA publishes policy statement on depositor...

27/04/2023

Financial Services

When is a director personally liable for being 'knowingly concerned' in a company's breaches?

The UK's FCA takes an expansive view as to what actual knowledge a director is required to have for it...

26/04/2023

Real estate

Spain's Directorate General of Taxation clarifies scope of amended mortgage-loan rules

Amended law extends to those professionally engaged in granting mortgage loans or credits for real estate transactions

25/04/2023

Financial Services

UK's PRA extends deposit protection to e-money and authorised payment institutions-safeguarded funds

Depositor protection rules now cover Financial Services Compensation Scheme‑eligible customers of EMIs, APIs and others

25/04/2023

Banking and finance

EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation establishing regulatory framework is approved

Yesterday, the European Parliament approved the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, setting new game-changing rules for the cryptocurrency industry

21/04/2023

ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

UK's FCA addresses the robustness and reliability of ratings providers' ESG benchmarks

The FCA is cracking down on incomplete, misleading, incorrect or outdated ESG benchmarks by benchmark administrators

18/04/2023

Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | 31 March 2023

FCA delays the UK's sustainability disclosure rules, Spring Budget 2023, and the economic climate and EU funds

31/03/2023

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Regulatory and compliance

Criminal offences of insider dealing to be aligned with the UK Market Abuse Regulation

An update of the list of securities and markets in the Criminal Justice Act 1993 is long overdue

New -

06/06/2023

Regulatory and compliance

Criminal offences of insider dealing to be aligned with the UK Market Abuse Regulation

06/06/2023

Financial Services

Fund managers in the Netherlands urged to up anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance

Dutch financial regulator sees progress in transaction monitoring and sanction compliance and training but wants more

25/05/2023

Regulatory Outlook

Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook May 2023

FCA speech on regulation of digital assets in UK | Recommendations for next phase of open banking in the UK...

25/05/2023

Blockchain

Defending claims against crypto exchanges in English law: the surprising benefit of turning up

High Court decision raises hurdle for crypto-fraud victims when tracing into the pooled assets of 'bona fide' exchanges

24/05/2023

Banking and finance

MiCAR – the final scope of a long expected (future-proof) framework at Union level for crypto

Is MiCAR fit for the digital age?

15/05/2023

Regulatory and compliance

BTG Legal | Reserve Bank of India overhauls bank IT outsourcing norms

BTG Legal, an Osborne Clarke relationship firm in India, has published an Insight about the regulation of IT outsourcing

11/05/2023

Financial Services

Non-fungible tokens: what are they really all about?

Business and organisations have a range of practical and legal questions about NFTs and their use in the metaverse

04/05/2023

Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | May 2023

UK Green Finance Strategy, review of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, EU consults on green taxonomy and sustainable finance...

02/05/2023

Regulatory Outlook

Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook April 2023

Green Finance Strategy 2023 | Bringing cryptoasset promotions within the financial promotions regime | PRA publishes policy statement on depositor...

27/04/2023

Financial Services

When is a director personally liable for being 'knowingly concerned' in a company's breaches?

The UK's FCA takes an expansive view as to what actual knowledge a director is required to have for it...

26/04/2023

Real estate

Spain's Directorate General of Taxation clarifies scope of amended mortgage-loan rules

Amended law extends to those professionally engaged in granting mortgage loans or credits for real estate transactions

25/04/2023

Financial Services

UK's PRA extends deposit protection to e-money and authorised payment institutions-safeguarded funds

Depositor protection rules now cover Financial Services Compensation Scheme‑eligible customers of EMIs, APIs and others

25/04/2023

Banking and finance

EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation establishing regulatory framework is approved

Yesterday, the European Parliament approved the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, setting new game-changing rules for the cryptocurrency industry

21/04/2023

ESG – Environmental, Social and Governance

UK's FCA addresses the robustness and reliability of ratings providers' ESG benchmarks

The FCA is cracking down on incomplete, misleading, incorrect or outdated ESG benchmarks by benchmark administrators

18/04/2023

Financial Services

International Funds Legal Update | 31 March 2023

FCA delays the UK's sustainability disclosure rules, Spring Budget 2023, and the economic climate and EU funds

31/03/2023

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Mark Wesker

Partner, International Sector Leader, Financial Services, UK

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Nikki Worden

Partner, Head of Financial Institutions Group, UK

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Tom Ellis

Partner, UK

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Helen Parsonage

Partner, UK

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Ben Truman

Partner, UK

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Tom Bussy

Partner, UK

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