

Financial Services Regulation
Regulatory changes are affecting all parts of the financial services sector, from banks and asset managers to insurers and market infrastructure providers.
Regulatory changes are affecting all parts of the financial services sector, from banks and asset managers to insurers and market infrastructure providers.
Our team can help guide you through an increasingly complex regulatory landscape where national and international regulations may interact or conflict.
Our global cross-disciplinary approach combines both experts in contentious and non-contentious matters. We help to protect clients from regulatory risk and also advise them on how to take advantage of the emerging opportunities.
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News and insights

Publications: 20 January 2023
Key Regulatory Topics: Weekly Update 13 - 19 Jan 2023
This week, HMT published its post-implementation review of the Payment Card Interchange Fee Regulations 2015 and its review of the PSRs. Meanwhile the FSB published a progress report on the…

Publications: 19 January 2023
Episode 4: Deconstructing Crypto - The Post-FTX Episode
Following the indictments of senior FTX executives, two guilty pleas and related enforcement actions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the…

Publications: 27 January 2022
FCA and PRA Enforcement Action: Trends from 2021 and Predictions for 2022
As the dust looks like it is starting to settle on the Covid-19 pandemic, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have been busy resuming their enforcement…

Publications: 08 July 2021
Indonesia eases foreign direct investment (FDI) controls
While many governments around the world are tightening controls on FDI, Indonesia is one of only a few countries moving in the opposite direction.
Australian Financial Services Licence Navigator

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Recognition
They stand out for their breadth of interconnectivity across jurisdictions and for their seamless service.
Chambers & Partners 2022, Financial Services: Non-Contentious Regulatory
Allen & Overy LLP’s team is “very plugged into the financial services market and industry bodies”.
Legal 500 2022, Financial Services: Non-Contentious / Regulatory
The firm's presence throughout Europe is a benefit, the lawyers use their network very well.
Chambers & Partners Europe 2022, Financial Services Regulatory: Non-Contentious Regulatory