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Synthetic Libor powers give FCA ‘massive discretion’

By Helen Bartholomew
November 20, 2020, Risk

The UK financial regulator’s new powers for averting chaos in Libor’s stickiest contracts may be more potent than some envisaged, as two amendments …

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UK watchdog sees no big divergence from EU securities market rules

By Huw Jones
November 17, 2020, Reuters

Britain will only diverge from European Union securities rules in “exceptional” circumstances given that the UK played a key role in shaping them …

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Britain decouples from EU with delay to bank and investment rules

By Huw Jones
November 16, 2020, Reuters

New capital rules for banks and investment firms will be implemented at the start of 2022, six months later than originally indicated to …

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UK regulators will intervene if full Brexit upends markets, says FCA’s Delfas

By Huw Jones
November 12, 2020, Reuters

Regulators are vigilant and ready to intervene if Britain’s full departure from the European Union on Dec. 31 risks creating disorder in markets, …

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Brussels holds out on post-Brexit financial services access for UK

By Jim Brunsden and Philip Stafford
November 10, 2020, Financial Times

Brussels has warned that it will only grant the City of London market-access rights that are “in the EU’s …

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Britain backs global body for climate-related company disclosures

By Huw Jones
November 10, 2020, Reuters

Britain has backed the creation of a global sustainability standards board (SSB) to set mandatory requirements on company disclosures regarding risks from climate …

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