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2 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Nathaniel W. Lalone |Ciara McBrien |Neil Robson |Ryan N Hansen
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthlynewsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentiallyaffecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe. To read more issues of UK Financial Insights fromKatten, please click here.
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3 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Neil Robson |Edward Tran |Christopher Collins |Ciara McBrien
On 7 April 2025, HM Treasury (HMT) published a consultation(Consultation) on the reform of the UK regulatory regime foralternative investment funds (AIFs) and their managers, alternativeinvestment fund managers (AIFMs[CM1] ), and the Financial ConductAuthority (FCA) simultaneously published a call for input (Call forInput) on how to create a more proportionate, streamlined andsimplified regime (the Call for Input and the Consultationtogether, the Proposals).
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Carolyn Jackson |Christopher Collins |Ciara McBrien |Larry Wong
On 5 February 2025, the UK Financial Conduct Authority(FCA) published a policy statement(PS25/1) setting out its response and finalposition in relation to reforming the UK's commodityderivatives regulatory framework (Framework). BackgroundThe FCA consulted on the changes to the Framework in December2023 (CP23/27), proposing key changes regardingcommodity derivatives transactions in the UK.
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Feb 5, 2025 | 
mondaq.com | Nathaniel W. Lalone |Ciara McBrien |Oliver Williams |Edward Tran
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthlynewsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentiallyaffecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe. To read more issues of UK Financial Insights fromKatten, please click here.
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Christopher Collins |Ciara McBrien |Sara Portillo
[co-author: Larry Wong]The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has recently published a consultation seeking feedback (Consultation) on draft technical advice to the European Commission on proposed amendments to the EU Markets in Financial Instruments II (EU MiFID II) Delegated Directive (Delegated Directive). The Consultation follows changes introduced by the EU Listing Act (Listing Act).
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Nathaniel W. Lalone |Ciara McBrien
Developments include: potential standardization of threat-led
penetration testing, new oversight director for DORA and ESA's
work program.
With less than three months remaining until the implementation
date of the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), it's
worth highlighting recent developments in the EU's efforts to
facilitate firms' transition to DORA compliance by the January
17, 2025 deadline.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Nathaniel W. Lalone |Ciara McBrien
With less than three months remaining until the implementation
date of the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), this note
highlights recent developments in the EU's efforts to
facilitate firms' transition to DORA compliance by the 17
January 2025 deadline.
In September 2024, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a
paper (Paper) on the European framework for threat
intelligence-based ethical red teaming (TIBER-EU framework).
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Nathaniel W. Lalone |Ciara McBrien
With less than three months remaining until the implementation date of the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), this note highlights recent developments in the EU’s efforts to facilitate firms’ transition to DORA compliance by the 17 January 2025 deadline. Potential Standardisation of Threat-led Penetration TestingIn September 2024, the European Central Bank (ECB) published a paper (Paper) on the European framework for threat intelligence-based ethical red teaming (TIBER-EU framework).
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Carolyn Jackson |Ciara McBrien
On 4 September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a website seeking feedback (Consultation) on draft questions and answers (Q&As) intended to assist UK trade repositories (TRs) registered under Article 55 of the UK European Market Infrastructure Regulation (UK EMIR) with implementing the updated reporting requirements under Article 9 of UK EMIR. The new reporting requirements will come into effect on 30 September, subject to a transitional period for certain rules.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Carolyn Jackson |Ciara McBrien |Larry Wong
On 4 September, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published
a website seeking feedback (Consultation) on draft questions and
answers (Q&As) intended to assist UK trade repositories (TRs)
registered under Article 55 of the UK European Market
Infrastructure Regulation (UK EMIR) with implementing the updated
reporting requirements under Article 9 of UK EMIR. The new
reporting requirements will come into effect on 30 September,
subject to a transitional period for certain rules.
