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On 26 July 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP24/14) with proposals on three different but interconnected aspects of the derivatives trading obligation (DTO)...
Author(s): Michael Raffan, Elisabeth Overland, Christopher Bernard
Germany's Ursula von der Leyen has been elected President of the European Commission for a second mandate, with 401 votes in favour, 284 against and 15 abstentions, with 7 void votes. She received 40 ...
Author(s): Kieran Watkins, Natalie Pettinger Kearney, Lea Bareil
In a judgment that will be of interest to exchanges and those who trade on them, the English High Court dismissed judicial review proceedings brought against the London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Cl...
Author(s): Emma Probyn, James Smethurst, Harry White
On 31 October 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued Market Watch 75, in which it raised concerns over possible abuses of the market sounding process. The FCA’s concerns relate to cases of...
Author(s): Tom Godwin, Richard Ho, Tricia Moffat, Christopher Bernard
Wholesale Markets Review: an enhanced, tailor-made regime for UK markets
Memorandum of understanding on financial services: A stepping stone to ensuring equivalence?
A framework for synthetic STS securitisation - A snapshot of recent developments
The SFC narrows the proposed scope of the OTC derivatives licensing regime
Structured finance and COVID-19: Issues you should consider
Regulatory supervisory outlook 2020
The New EU Securitisation Regulation
MiFID 2 - impact on corporates and other entities who use financial markets
