Posted by Sophie Lessar on 22 January 2025
The UK Government has passed legislation to confirm that staking does not fall within the regulatory scope of Collective Investment Schemes.
Posted by Melvin Tjon Akon, Sophie Lessar, Laurent Massinon, Christina Nickel and Karen Butler on 15 January 2025
MiCA fully applies since 30 December 2024. In this alert we analyse the key elements of the regime, assessing its impact for the market and highlight the opportunities they will bring.
Posted by Karen Butler and Puesan Lam on 15 January 2025
On 24 November 2024 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) published a Roadmap setting out its timeline to developing a tailored regulatory regime for cryptoassets and associated activities (the Roadmap).
Posted by Melvin Tjon Akon on 16 December 2024
On 31 May 2024, the EU Legislature adopted Directive (EU) 2024/1640 (the Sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, AMLD6), Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (the Anti-Money Laundering Regulation, AMLR), Regulation (EU) 2024/1620 (the AML Authority Regulation, AMLAR).
Posted by Karen Butler on 6 December 2024
The long-awaited Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulation 2024 entered into force on 22 November 2024 (the CCI Regulation).
Posted by Karen Butler on 29 November 2024
On 14 November 2024, HM Treasury published its response document and draft Statutory Instrument (Draft SI) confirming that providers of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings will be brought within the scope of the UK regulatory perimeter.
Posted by Puesan Lam on 15 November 2024
The UK regulators confirmed their new rules for critical third parties (CTPs) on 12 November 2024. The new rules are intended to be closely aligned with international standards and similar regimes, including DORA.
Posted by Linzi Penman and Eilís McDonald on 8 November 2024
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted an opinion on 7 October 2024. It gives guidance for data controllers relying on processors (and sub-processors) under the GDPR.
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