Regulation Tomorrow Podcast

London Financial Services & Regulation partners reflect on key UK regulatory themes from past year and expectations for 2023 including consumer duty, ESG reforms, political landscape, proposals for financial services, post-Brexit future, regulatory governance, supervision efforts, emerging issues, market obligations, changes in financial services and markets bill, consultations, and hopes for clarity in regulating digital assets.

In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, our financial services partners from the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia cover the latest regulatory developments concerning buy now pay later

In the second in our global series of regulatory podcasts focusing on conduct issues, financial services partners from Australia, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Germany, United Kingdom and the United States consider the cross border distribution of funds by focussing on the following five topics: 1. What trends or industry developments are you seeing in your jurisdiction as regards the cross-border distribution of funds? 2. What do you see as the top one or two regulatory issues impacting cross-border funds distribution? 3. Can you say a few words regarding marketing rules in your jurisdiction? 4. Are there any ESG considerations that need to be taken into account when marketing funds cross border? 5. What do you think 2023 holds for the cross-border distribution of funds?

Experts discuss the proposed amendments to the financial services regulatory framework in the UK, including divergence from EU law, proportionate changes to regulation, and impact on fintech. Specific proposals such as a new trading regime, changes to the SMCR, and a financial market infrastructure sandbox are dissected. They also analyze recent regulatory reforms and their impact, highlighting that the overall framework remains unchanged.

This podcast episode discusses the Financial Services and Markets Bill, including intervention power, regulator perspectives, industry views, and the debate on regulator independence. They also cover current topics such as regulation of service providers, financial exclusion, and digital assets.

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 face throughout the implementation period.

This podcast discusses the importance of operational resilience in the financial services sector, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on firms' operational resilience, the progress of EU legislative process on Dora, European legislation for crypto assets called Mika, recent developments in operational resilience in the United States, and the role of governance in cyber risk management.

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.

This episode discusses the politics behind the Financial Services and Markets Bill, including its alignment with government themes of innovation and international competitiveness, the dynamics of power and politics, and the challenges and outcomes politicians face in enforcing financial services regulations.