NRF Global Regulation Tomorrow Podcast

In this episode of RT Plus on ESG, Haney Saadah touches on the FCA’s recent consultation paper on sustainability disclosure requirements. He also looks the importance of terminology and why the “S” and “G” parts of ESG are as important as the “E” part. He also provides his views on how firms will approach their ESG commitments next year.

In this episode, following the FCA’s interim 31st October deadline, Jonathan Herbst, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Iain Hawthorn focus on where firm’s should be now, and the key things they need to consider in taking forward their implementation plans for the new Consumer Duty. The discussion includes the steps that firms need to take over the next few months and the challenges that they will f...

In this episode, following the FCA’s interim 31st October deadline, Jonathan Herbst, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Iain Hawthorn focus on where firm’s should be now, and the key things they need to consider in taking forward their implementation plans for the new Consumer Duty. The discussion includes the steps that firms need to take over the next few months and the challenges that they will f...

In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, members from our global financial services team consider the latest regulatory developments concerning operational resilience in the UK, EU and US.

Italy - In Italy operational resilience requirements are aligned with EU regulatory provisions. More recently the Bank of Italy has focused on cyber security and has adopted a series of supervisory actions to closely monitor the ability of supervised entities to promptly deal with cyber events and crisis.

In the first in our global series of regulatory podcasts focusing on conduct issues, financial services partners from Australia, United Kingdom and the United States cover the rising cost of living, vulnerable customers and consumer duty.

In this episode of RT Plus on the Financial Services and Markets Bill, Jonathan Herbst and Glenn Hall cover the politics behind the Bill

In this episode, Jonathan Herbst, Matthew Gregory and Iain Hawthorn focus on the fast-approaching 31st October deadline for firms’ management bodies to have approved the implementation plan for the new Consumer Duty. We discuss how firms can prepare for the challenging deadline and how we can help with our Implementation Toolkit. For more resources on the Consumer Duty, visit: https://www.nortonro...

In the latest episode of our Regulation Tomorrow Plus series covering the Financial Services and Markets Bill, Simon Lovegrove and Emily Stone take a closer look at the provisions on EU retained law.

In our next episode of RT Plus, Katie Stephen, Co-Head of our Contentious Financial Services Group in London, and Celia Cohen, Co-Head of Financial Institutions in the United States, discuss the key regulatory risks for financial services firms in their respective jurisdictions around Environmental, Social and Governance issues. Katie and Celia also give us their practical tips on what firms can b...

In our latest episode of RT Plus, Hannah Meakin and Matthew Gregory take a closer look at the provisions on financial promotion in the UK Government’s Financial Services and Markets Bill.

In our sixth episode of our Beyond Sanctions series, David Harris, Co-Head of our Contentious Financial Services Group in London, discusses some recent developments in the sanctions landscape for regulated firms, including key points from: (i) the Red Alert on Financial Sanctions Evasion, published by OFSI and the NCA last month; (ii) The Sanctions (EU Exit)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2...

In our latest episode of RT Plus, Jonathan Herbst and Hannah Meakin provide a high-level overview of the UK Government’s Financial Services and Markets Bill which was introduced on the 20 July 2022.

In our latest episode of RT Plus, we explore the UK Government’s recently announced Financial Services and Markets Bill which was introduced on the 20 July 2022. Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Albert Weatherill focus specifically on the provisions relating to critical third parties and the practical implications for firms.

In the latest episode of our Consumer Duty series, Joe Bamford and Iain Hawthorn unpack the key takeaways from the FCA’s policy statement and finalised non-handbook guidance published on 27 July 2022 and summarise immediate next steps for firms.

In our third episode of our series focusing on the FCA’s new Consumer Duty, Joe Bamford and Iain Hawthorn discuss the importance of monitoring and testing and some practical considerations for firms ahead of the implementation date.

In our second episode of our series focusing on the FCA’s new Consumer Duty, Matt Gregory is joined by Iain Hawthorn who explore the consumer understanding outcome, what it hopes to achieve and some practical considerations for firms ahead of implementation.

HM Treasury has published its response to last November’s consultation on bringing buy now pay later businesses within scope of regulation from the Financial Conduct Authority. In this Regulation Tomorrow Podcast, Matthew Gregory, Of Counsel in the London financial services team of Norton Rose Fulbright, shares his insights into the response including what in-scope firms should be doing now.

In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, our financial services partners from the United Kingdom, United States, Europe and Singapore cover the latest regulatory developments concerning anti-money laundering

In the latest episode of our Beyond Sanctions series, David Harris and Katie Stephen, Co-Heads of our Contentious Financial Services Group in London, discuss some recent developments regarding sanctions enforcement for regulated firms.

The first instalment in our new series, Australia financial services monthly wrap up, is available now to stream and download. In this episode Jon Ireland, Ray Giblett and Timothy Chan discuss some of the key regulatory developments that occurred in April including the recent APRA life insurance statistics, changes to prudential regulation in relation to the reinsurance pool for cyclone claims and...

In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, our financial services partners from the United Kingdom, United States, Luxembourg and Singapore cover some of the latest regulatory developments arising from the sanctions imposed on Russia.

In the first episode of our series focusing on the FCA’s new Consumer Duty, Matt Gregory is joined by Haney Saadah and Joe Bamford who consider some of the practical issues which firms across the distribution chain will need to resolve in order to achieve the new ‘products and services outcome’.

In this episode of RT Plus, Albert Weatherill and Hannah Meakin discuss HM Treasury’s recent response to its earlier consultation and call for evidence on the UK regulatory approach to cryptoassets, stablecoins and distributed ledger technology. In particular, they consider the possible impact that the proposed changes will bring and what is around the corner for cryptoasset regulation in the UK.

In this next instalment of our Beyond Sanctions series, Haney Saadah and Steve Hadwin discuss the FCA’s recent announcement concerning cyber security in light of the events in Ukraine and what boards should be thinking about.