FCA publishes proposals to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime
United Kingdom - July 27 2017 The FCA has published proposals to replace the Approved Persons Regime with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) currently in force...
Nish Dissanayake, Emma Reid, Sarah Thomas, Hywel Jenkins, Tim Leaver, Kimberly Everitt, Christine Young.
General Counsel Update - June 2017
Australia, European Union, Global, Hong Kong, United Kingdom - June 29 2017 Formal Brexit negotiations started on 19 June 2017. Whereas the EU indicated that it is ready and keen to go, the UK election has thrown a spanner in...
Jason Betts, Nick Baker, Kyriakos Fountoukakos, Peter Frost, Catherine Berry, Karen Anderson, Patrick Gay, Grace Chong, Natalie Curtis.
Clearing away the cobwebs: the European Commission revisits EMIR
European Union - May 17 2017 EMIR represents a key element of the EU's efforts to address perceived issues in derivatives markets following the financial crisis. The measures...
Dina Albagli, Karen Anderson, Nick May.
General Counsel Update - February 2017
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Australia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore - March 1 2017 When we began analysing in depth the possibility of Britain exiting the European Union, 18 months prior to the June......
Tony Coburn, Paul Apathy, John Angus, Peter Frost, Karen Anderson, Amy Geddes, Jessica Erickson, Mark Clifton, Russell Allen.
No margin for error: the upcoming EMIR margin rules
European Union - January 24 2017 EMIR is the centrepiece of the EU post financial crisis reform of derivatives markets and seeks to address perceived issues with counterparty credit...
Dina Albagli, Karen Anderson, Nick May.
