International Women’s Day

We were extremely proud to sponsor and attend City Hive’s International Women’s Day celebrations on Thursday 8 March.  Emma attended the flagship event which discusses work/life balance and gives women in the sector a chance to network....

Global Regulatory Sandbox

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published a call for feedback on a possible global regulatory sandbox, seeking views on: the potential global reach of the sandbox, what a global sandbox could look like and what the regulatory challenges might be. GLOBAL...

GDPR joint statement by the ICO and the FCA

On 8 February 2018, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) issued a joint statement on the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), which will come to force on 25 May 2018 (the “Relevant Date”). The statement is...

FCA Announcement on Physically Settled FX Forwards

 On 24 November 2017, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (the “Committee”) issued a statement (the “ESAs Statement”) acknowledging the challenges of the requirement under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (“EMIR”) to...

ESMA Updates Q&A on MAR

On 21 November 2017, ESMA added 2 new questions and answers to its Q&A (the “Q&A”) on the Market Abuse Regulation (“MAR”). The purpose of the Q&A is to provide clarity on the practical application of MAR with the aim of promoting a common supervisory...