

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 & insights

News: 28 April 2022
Allen & Overy announces 57 counsel promotions
Lawyers in 20 of Allen & Overy’s offices across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and the U.S. have been promoted to counsel, effective 1 May 2022.

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.

Publications: 02 December 2020
Webinar: EU’s new Digital Finance and Retail Payments Strategies
This webinar is aimed at payment service providers, payment systems and technology providers and considers potential areas of impact and opportunity within the EU’s new Digital Finance and Retail…
Australian Financial Services Licence Navigator

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Chambers USA 2018 - Financial Services Regulation
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