Market infrastructure

"Market infrastructure is at the core of our service offering. We advise on new products and services and draft and negotiate contracts relating to trading venues, CCPs, custodians, collateral managers, trade repositories, brokers of all types, benchmark administrators and data providers. We are currently keeping a close eye on changes to the respective UK and EU regimes with particular focus on wholesale conduct, outsourcing and market abuse."

Global | Publication | August 2022

Examples of experience / types of work

Market Infrastructure

Access to markets and trading structures

Trading Requirements

Reporting

Market Conduct

Data

Client facing obligations

General Compliance

Enforcement and Investigations

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New Split the Difference podcast: the EU DLT Pilot Regime and the UK Digital Securities Sandbox

Our podcast series Split the Difference explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets spac...

Global | June 12, 2024

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Regulation Around the World: Financial service regulation, investment research

In this edition of Regulation Around the World we review recent steps that financial services regulatory authorities hav...

Global | April 26, 2024

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Quarterly UK financial services horizon scanner

In this briefing we set out some of the key upcoming dates that we are aware of so far in the financial services space f...

United Kingdom | April 08, 2024

Split the difference: EMIR 3.0

Our podcast series Split the difference explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory regimes in the markets spac...

Global | March 21, 2024

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MiFIR and MiFID II review: ten key things that EU financial institutions should know

Following more than two years of debate, the legislative review of the proposed amendments to Regulation (EU) No 600/201...

Global | February 15, 2024

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CSDR REFIT: The key changes

The Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) is the European Union (EU) regulation relating to securities sett...

Global | January 30, 2024

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Horizon scanning: Ten regulatory topics to look out for in 2024

In this article we look at ten regulatory topics for 2024 that will have a significant impact on institutions operating ...

United Kingdom | December 22, 2023

Webinar: Edinburgh Reforms update

Earlier this month, members of our Financial Services Group hosted a webinar as part of our firmwide In-House Legal Foru...

Global | October 30, 2023

Regulation Tomorrow: Split the difference - Post Brexit landscape and equivalence

In the latest episode of our Split the difference podcast series, which explores divergence and convergence between the ...

Global | October 13, 2023

Regulation Tomorrow Plus: FCA portfolio letter to principal trading firms

On 4 August 2023, the FCA published a letter it had sent to the CEOs of firms categorised as ‘principal trading firms’, ...

Global | August 31, 2023

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Split the difference: Consolidated Tape

In the latest episode of our Split the difference podcast series, which explores divergence and convergence between the ...

Global | August 23, 2023

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Split the difference: Regulatory approach to branches

In the latest in our podcast series, Split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory re...

Global | August 04, 2023

Split the difference: Regulatory approach to branches

In the latest in our podcast series, Split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory re...

Global | July 31, 2023

Regulation Tomorrow Plus – Mansion House speech: Key takeaways

In our latest Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Global Director of Financial Services Knowledge, Simon Lovegrove is join...

Global | July 18, 2023

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Split the difference: Markets in EU and UK – Equity secondary markets

In the latest in our podcast series, split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory re...

Global | June 13, 2023

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Internal frameworks and reporting

Inadequate governance is regularly cited by regulators as a factor which has contributed to the failings of firms. From ...

United Kingdom | May 31, 2023

MoU establishing a framework for financial services regulatory cooperation between the EU and UK

In this podcast Jonathan Herbst, Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss the pros and cons of the Memorandum of Unde...

Global | May 26, 2023

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The Designated Activities Regime: what is it and how will it impact firms?

The Financial Services and Markets Bill (FSM Bill), which was laid in front of Parliament in July 2022 and is expected t...

Global | March 23, 2023

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Financial Crime Outlook: 2023 and beyond

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has stated that fighting financial crime underpins its priorities and that, in lig...

United Kingdom | March 16, 2023

Split the difference: Markets in EU and UK – The trading venue perimeter

In the latest in our podcast series, Split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regulatory re...

Global | February 10, 2023

The Edinburgh Reforms: What do they mean for markets?

In our latest podcast on the Edinburgh Reforms, Hannah Meakin discusses what the reforms mean from a markets perspective...

Global | January 28, 2023

Split the difference: Markets in EU and UK – what we should be expecting and hoping to see in 2023

In our new podcast series, Split the difference, which explores divergence between the EU and UK regimes in the markets ...

Global | January 17, 2023

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Governance - lessons for 2023 from regulatory enforcement

It is widely recognised that poor culture has been a major root cause of past conduct failures. In light of this, the FC...

United Kingdom | January 05, 2023

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EU and UK financial market related initiatives and the energy crisis

Both the EU and the UK have been fighting the energy crisis for a year. As the crisis has evolved both the UK and the EU...

Global | December 01, 2022

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Operational resilience: Regulation Around the World

Operational resilience remains one of the top supervisory priorities for regulators around the world. From a global pers...

Global | October 05, 2022

Regulation around the world series: Operational Resilience

In our latest edition of Regulation Around the World, members from our global financial services team consider the lates...

Global | October 06, 2022

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Financial Crime Outlook: 2022 and beyond

As the economy starts to recover following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, regulatory changes are under way in the ...

United Kingdom | May 03, 2022

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Crypto-assets regulation around the world

Although crypto-assets do not currently pose a material risk to global financial stability they do raise several broader...

Global | February 09, 2022

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The 2022 EU and UK Financial Services Regulation and Policy Outlook for Markets

The upcoming months will bring about a busy regulatory agenda in the area of wholesale financial markets regulation in t...

Global | February 03, 2022

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LIBOR Transition: What happens now?

Many loan market participants, finance parties and creditors, have spent considerable resources in preparing for the LIB...

Global | January 13, 2022

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Market Watch 68

On 16 November 2021, the FCA published its latest newsletter regarding market conduct and transaction reporting issues, ...

United Kingdom | December 01, 2021

Webinar

IFR/IFD: The new prudential regime for MiFID II investment firms

Set to take effect in Europe on 26 June 2021 and in the UK on 1 January 2022, the Investment Firm Regulation (IFR) and t...

United Kingdom | May 12, 2021

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