UK Financial Conduct Authority: Announcements On The End Of LIBOR Date
05/03/2021
The FCA has announced the dates that panel bank submissions for all LIBOR settings will cease, after which representative LIBOR rates will no longer be available. This is an important step towards the end of LIBOR, and the Bank of England and FCA urge market participants to continue to take the necessary action to ensure they are ready.
The FCA has confirmed that all LIBOR settings will either cease to be provided by any administrator or no longer be representative:
immediately after 31 December 2021, in the case of all sterling, euro, Swiss franc and Japanese yen settings, and the 1-week and 2-month US dollar settings; and
United Kingdom: HM Treasury consults on regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins
On 7 January 2021 HM Treasury (HMT) published a combined consultation paper and call for evidence on the regulatory approach to cryptoassets and stablecoins.
In outline, the consultation proposes:
A policy approach that would involve specific requirements being implemented by independent regulators (e.g. via rules or codes of practice) within a wider framework of objectives and considerations set out by HMT.
Expansion of the regulatory perimeter, with the introduction of a regulatory framework for “stable tokens” (i.e. tokens which maintain a stable value by referencing asset(s)), drawing on existing e-money and payments legislation. The FCA would authorise and supervise relevant entities carrying out certain activities in the UK. A stable token arrangement could also be subject to Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and Bank of England regulation under certain circumstances.