In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Michael Born from our Frankfurt office discusses recent communications from the German regulators regarding MiCA and CRD 6 and BaFin’s recent annual press conference.

Contacts: Michael Born and Simon Lovegrove

In the first in our new mini-series looking at the UK’s approach to regulating cryptoassets, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin and Anita Edwards discuss the new regulated activity of operating a qualifying cryptoasset trading platform.

In the latest episode of our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, Claire Guilbert, Hannah Meakin, Lucy Dodson and Simon Lovegrove explore the similarities and differences between Luxembourg’s Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) and the UK’s Reserved Investor Fund (RIF).

Recent tariff developments have transformed the international trade landscape with consequent market volatility. In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Katie Stephen, Hannah Meakin and Catherine Pluck discuss the impact of volatility on market abuse risk, as well as some of the key practical steps that firms can take to mitigate that risk.

For further knowledge resources in relation to this area please see our Financial crime hub.

In the latest episode of our podcast series, Split the Difference, Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin, Anna Carrier and Simon Lovegrove cover the draft UK legislation for regulating cryptoassets and recent FCA discussion paper and compare it with the EU Regulation on markets in cryptoassets regulation.

In our latest Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus podcast, Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss recent developments regarding vulnerable customers including the FCA’s multi-firm reviews on vulnerability and how retail banks and building societies approach customers in vulnerable circumstances that involve bereavement and power of attorney.

In the latest of our Risks Redefined podcast series, Janna Garcia, Katie Stephen, Stuart Neely and Hannah McAslan-Schaaf focus on failure to prevent fraud risk assessments, including discussion of what firms should be thinking about in this area and what we have been seeing through our work supporting firms in relation to the new offence.

In the third episode in our mini-series exploring the UK’s new Consumer Composite Investments regime, Matthew Gregory, Joe Bamford and Anita Edwards discuss the FCA’s latest consultation paper, CP25/9, which includes proposals relating to the transaction costs methodology, cost disclosures and draft transitional provisions.

In the latest episode of our podcast series, Split the Difference, Hannah Meakin, Nikolai de Koning, Anna Carrier and Simon Lovegrove discuss upcoming changes to the EU Benchmarks Regulation and compare the UK and EU regimes.

In our EMEA regulatory insights series colleagues from our EMEA offices provide an update on some of the key regulatory issues they are seeing in their local market. In this latest episode Maria Beatrice Gilesi from our Milan office discusses recent communications from the Italian regulators regarding MiCA, DORA, CRD 6 and AI.