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United Kingdom: Financial Services Act 2021 becomes law
On 29 April 2021, the Financial Services Bill 2019-21 received Royal Assent. In a press release, HM Treasury described the Financial Services Act 2021 (the Act) as a ‘major milestone in shaping a regulatory framework for UK financial services outside of the EU.’ The Act makes significant amendments to key legislation, including the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) and onshored EU financial services regulation.
Sections of particular relevance include the following:
Section 29 requires the FCA to consult on whether it should make rules providing that authorised persons owe a duty of care to consumers. The consultation was launched on 14 May 2021 (see the separate item below). The FCA must publish the results of its analysis before 1 January 2022 and make final rules by 1 August 2022;
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United Kingdom: FCA publishes feedback statement on Open Finance
Some of the key findings that the FCA draws out in its feedback statement are:
A legislative framework would be needed for open finance to develop fully, both to provide any statutory right to data access and to support a regulatory framework.
In addition to the regulatory framework, the following building blocks would be needed for a sustainable open finance ecosystem to develop – either in support of voluntary adoption or to support future legislation:
consumer protections informed by an ethical framework;
a liability model;
an implementation entity that is funded and governed equitably; and
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Is the Bank of England’s CBDC announcement overdue? 5 hours ago
Chancellor Rishi Sunak
recently announced several significant updates to enhance the UK’s competitive advantage in fintech, one of which pertains to exploration of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC).
A CBDC is a central bank-issued digital money, denominated in the national unit of account, representing a liability of the central bank and would be available for use by households and businesses. The idea is generating significant interest from central
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HoL EU Services Sub-Committee report on trade in services
On 24 March, the HoL European Union Committee published a new report on UK-EU trade in services. The report concludes that despite the agreement of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), the UK and EU still have work to do in overcoming the significant challenges that remain for trade in services. The report focuses on the implications on sectors including: (i) financial services, the TCA does not include substantive provisions on financial services, and delays to key decisions about the future relationship, particularly on equivalence, mean that the sector is still in a period of uncertainty. The UK’s exit from the passporting regime has led to the movement of some activity to the EU and firms facing the challenges involved in navigating different market access requirements in each Member State. The Committee is concerned that over time this may lead to a big shift of people and assets out of the UK. The Commit