Regulation Tomorrow Podcast

Legal expert Jonathan Herbst, along with Hannah Meakin and Anita Edwards, discuss firms' obligations to record and retain communications under UK REMIT in the Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast. They focus on the consequences of non-compliance, the definition of 'relevant communications', and the powers off-gem has to take action against non-compliant firms.

On 4 August 2023, the FCA published a letter it had sent to the CEOs of firms categorised as ‘principal trading firms’, setting out its strategy for supervising these firms. In this latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Anita Edwards discuss the key points covered in the letter and the next steps for firms.

In this episode, the hosts discuss recent regulatory developments in relation to culture in the financial sector, including the higher standard of duty in the retail sector. They also cover the FCA's focus on improving culture in wholesale markets and the importance of regulatory referencing. Other topics include the certification regime's impact on firms, whistleblower protections, and practical steps for establishing and maintaining a healthy culture.

In the latest episode of our Split the difference podcast series, which explores divergence and convergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin, Floortje Nagelkerke, Anna Carrier and Catherine Pluck discuss Consolidated Tape in the EU and UK.

In the latest in our podcast series, Split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Floortje Nagelkerke explore the regulatory approach to branches

In our latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Global Director of Financial Services Knowledge, Simon Lovegrove is joined by London financial services partners Jonathan Herbst and Hannah Meakin, who share their views on the key takeaways from the Chancellor’s recent Mansion House speech and the government’s response to the UK Investment Research Review.

On 28 June 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published Consultation Paper 10/23 setting out proposals for non-systemic banks and building societies in the UK to prepare, as part of their business-as-usual activities, for an orderly ‘solvent exit’ and if needed, to be able to execute one. In this latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Jonathan Herbst, Matthew Gregory and Anita Edwards discuss the PRA’s proposed new rules and expectations and what firms would need to do to comply.

In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, our financial services lawyers and government relations team from the United States, Brussels and the United Kingdom discuss the latest regulatory developments concerning recovery and resolution.

On 7 June 2023, the government published The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023 which is the statutory instrument which extends the scope of the UK’s financial promotion regime to cover cryptoassets. The day after the statutory instrument was published, the FCA published Policy Statement 23/6 which sets out the near final FCA rules that will apply to such communications together with a guidance consultation. In this latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Hannah Meakin, Haris Karacosta and Simon Lovegrove discuss the FCA’s Policy Statement and the four routes to lawfully communicate cryptoasset promotions to UK consumers.

In the latest in our podcast series, split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets space, Hannah Meakin, Jonathan Herbst, Floortje Nagelkerke, Anna Carrier and Simon Lovegrove discuss the FCA’s recent Policy Statement on the UK equity secondary markets regime and how the new rules compare with the EU regime.