In this edition of Regulatory Focus, the experts in Duff & Phelps’ UK Compliance and Regulatory Consulting team, provide a detailed synopsis of the latest news and publications issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) during January 2020.
Highlights include:
- FRC publishes UK Stewardship Code 2020
- ESMA clarifies SFTR reporting
- FCA becomes the anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorist financing supervisor (CTF) of UK crypto asset activities
- Information for Firms during the Brexit implementation period
- FCA and Bank of England announce proposals for data reforms across the UK financial sector
- ESMA: Update on Governance and Reporting Obligations following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union
- ESMA announces key priorities for 2020-22
- ESMA report values EU alternative investment funds at €5.8 trillion
- LIBOR transition in 2020: The time to act is now
- FCA and Bank of England encourage switch from LIBOR to SONIA for sterling interest rate swaps from Spring 2020
