Regulation Tomorrow Podcast

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.

This episode of RT Plus is the latest in our Evolution and Divergence series looking at the emerging differences between the EU and UK in the markets space. In this episode, financial services partners Hannah Meakin and Floortje Nagelkerke look at issues around trading venues, including the scope/definition of a trading venue, the operating conditions of OTFs and MTFs, SME growth markets and the r...

In this episode of our Beyond Sanctions series, David Harris and Katie Stephen, Co-Heads of our Contentious Financial Services Group in London, discuss their sanctions and governance insights from recent work, as well as some practical takeaways for firms from these.

In this month's podcast we take a look at what is coming ahead in a horizon scanning episode. We hear from Steven Howard in the US, who discusses the new regulation around private investment funds; Jon Ireland looks at the new corporate collective investment vehicle regime in Australia; Anna Carrier examines various developments in the EU, including changes to the prudential regime, MIFID and also...

In this next instalment of our Beyond Sanctions series, Katie Stephen and Joe Smallshaw discuss examples of market manipulation, red flags for firms and practical steps firms can be taking now to help detect and prevent market manipulation.

In the first instalment of our Beyond Sanctions series, Jonathan Herbst and Haney Saadah consider market conduct issues in light of the developments in Ukraine and the UK’s Economic Crime Bill.

In this episode of RT Plus, Jonathan Herbst and Hannah Meakin discuss the FCA's consultation paper, CP22/2, Strengthening our financial promotion rules for high risk investments, including cryptoassets. This much anticipated paper looks to ameliorate the financial promotions regime to match the growth in consumers investing in high risk assets like cryptos. Jonathan and Hannah look at the current...

In this episode of RT Plus, Hannah Meakin and Albert Weatherill from the financial services team meet with Verity Quartermain, a specialist in technology disputes, to discuss the advertising of cryptos. The recent increase in advertising of cryptos and products offering cryptos has lead both the FCA and the Advertising Standards Agency to sit up and take notice. We discuss the implications for mar...

In the first of our Global podcasts - Regulation Around the World - we will take a look at how crypto assets are regulated in various jurisdictions around the globe. We hear from Etelka Bogardi in Hong Kong, Jeremy Wickens in Australia, Glen Barrentine in the USA, Albert Weatherill in the UK and Nikolai de Koning in the Netherlands. Etelka (Hong Kong) - 0:33 Jeremy (Australia) - 14:15 Glen (USA) -...

In this special episode of RT Plus we are delighted to be joined by the Payment Systems Regulator's Head of Legal, Carole Begent. We discuss the recent PSR investigation into cartels, the card acquirers market review and also the work undertaken by the PSR on scheme fees. We then take a look at the regulator's priorities going forward, including a discussion around how the PSR is tackling app scam...

In this episode of RT Plus, Katie Stephen, Co-Head of the Contentious Financial Services Group in London, is joined by Rebecca Dulieu, Senior Associate, to discuss the FCA's recent Policy Statement on issuing statutory notices, under which the FCA is reforming its decision-making process. Katie and Rebecca discuss the key changes brought in by the Statement, their views on these and their thoughts...

Compliance Manager, Victoria Pridmore, returns to explain what the ICARA process is and what firms should be doing to meet the requirements. She discusses the ICARA process itself, the ICARA document and issues around whether group or consolidated ICARAs are required.

In this special episode of RT Plus, Head of Risk Consulting for EMEA, Lisa Lee Lewis, is joined by Compliance Manager, Victoria Pridmore, to discuss the FCA's authorisation process. They look at different types of authorisation, the latest updates from the FCA on this subject, before walking through a typical authorisation, step by step.

In this bite sized RT Plus we continue to look at the UK IFPR. In this episode, compliance specialist, Victoria Pridmore, examines the regime's requirements around committees - including when they are required and how they should be comprised.

In this special episode of RT Plus, Jonathan Herbst and Matthew Gregory are joined by UK Finance's Director of Strategy and Policy, Matthew Conway, and together they will be discussing the Treasury's latest consultation paper on the Future Regulatory Framework Review. The discussion touches on the notion of new regulatory principles, the nature of a Designated Activities Regime and what the legisl...

In the latest episode in this UK IFPR Series Jonathan Herbst and Jochen Vester discuss the group consolidations requirements under the UK IFPR. They look at the factors which trigger the requirement to consolidate and also whether or not firms can rely upon the group capital test.

In the latest in our series looking at potential divergence between the EU and UK regimes in the wholesale markets space, Jonathan Herbst and Anna Carrier look at prospective changes to the bonds regime on both sides of the English Channel. Anna and Jonathan will discuss the pre and post transparency regime as well as looking at potential changes to the derivatives trading obligation.

In this episode of RT Plus, Celia Cohen and Samuel Ramer, both partners in NRF's US practice, discuss recent U.S. enforcement developments. Drawing on a wealth of prosecutorial and in-house investigatory experience, Celia and Samuel explore how these developments may affect corporations globally, and provide practical tips for companies to reduce the risk of potential enforcement actions.