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Lexology PRO | United Kingdom | 25 Jul 2023
UK government rejects parliamentary committee’s plan to regulate crypto like gambling
The UK government has rejected a parliamentary committee’s suggestion that crypto be governed akin to gambling, saying the country’s gambling regulator would be out of its depth covering financial market-like risk.
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | European Union, Global, Hong Kong, etc. | 7 Jun 2023
FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - w/e 2 June 2023
In this weekly post, we round-up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 2 June 2023…
Macfarlanes LLP | United Kingdom | 15 May 2019
Banks can no longer ignore financial inclusion, warns Treasury Committee
It is timely that in Mental Health Awareness Week, the Treasury Committee has published its Report on consumers' access to financial services. The…
Kingsley Napley | United Kingdom | 17 Jan 2019
FCA sharpens focus on crypto cowboys
The recent confirmation by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that it is investigating 18 firms involved in the sale of crypto assets, such as…
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 21 Dec 2018
Brexit update for Financial Services firms - 8th to 20th December 2018
Westminster politics continued to dominate the news in the run up to the holiday period. This update lists over 30 Brexit related…
Corker Binning | European Union, United Kingdom | 12 Dec 2018
Getting tough on reporting money laundering and sanctions breaches
At the recent launch of the multi-agency National Economic Crime Centre (“NECC”) on 31 October 2018, Ben Wallace, the Minister of State for Security…
Macfarlanes LLP | United Kingdom | 27 Nov 2018
(Unsurprisingly) tech and cybersecurity remain top priorities for the FCA
In case we were in any doubt that technology and cybersecurity are high on the FCA's supervisory priorities, publications over the past week serve as…
Baker McKenzie | European Union, United Kingdom | 21 Nov 2018
Daily Brexit Update - 21 November 2018
Theresa May arrived in Brussels today in a bid to finalise Britain’s EU exit package, as she sought to overcome significant differences over Gibraltar…
Kingsley Napley | United Kingdom | 12 Nov 2018
Global Britain: The Future of UK Sanctions Policy
The House of Commons Foreign Affairs committee has launched an inquiry into the future of UK sanctions policy to “explore and evaluate” different…
Teacher Stern LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 5 Nov 2018
Private Polling Data and Market Abuse
The Treasury Committee has written to the FCA on 27 September 2018 concerning the alleged profits made by some Hedge Funds that sold sterling short…
