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                <title>Third class stamp: Bitcoin may be protected against misappropriation, but cannot be converted</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Institutions and others wishing to invest in or use (whether for collateral, payments or other commercial purposes) digital assets should take note of a recent decision of the English High Court in Yuen v Li [2026] EWHC 532. The case considered the causes of action (and related remedies) available under English law to someone arguing that their Bitcoin has been stolen.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:32:51 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Buy-Side Story: The FCA&#x27;s 2026 regulatory priorities for the sector</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The way in which the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) communicates its supervisory expectations to firms has recently changed. Back in April 2025, the regulator announced that it would stop publishing its traditional portfolio letters for different sectors and instead committed to issuing a smaller number of what it terms &quot;market reports&quot;, setting out key priorities and insights from its supervisory work for particular types of firms. &#xD;&#xA;In light of this revised approach, on 19 March 2026,...]]></description>
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                            Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:19:46 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Come one, come all: FCA CP26/4 and yet more cryptoasset proposals</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Discover key updates on the UK&#x27;s upcoming cryptoasset regulations, including the latest FCA consultation (CP26/4), new regulated activities under the Financial Services and Markets 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025, and critical changes for firms ahead of implementation from October 2027. Stay informed on essential compliance requirements and industry impacts.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:56:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith launches a fintech incubator, Fintech Amplifier</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith proudly welcomes the inaugural cohort of companies to its new fintech incubator programme, Fintech Amplifier. This year-long initiative, designed to empower the next wave of financial services innovators, provides participating companies with top-tier access to legal expertise, industry insight and valuable networking opportunities.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 22 Jan 2026 11:53:21 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Financial Services and Markets 2026 Regulatory Roadmap</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Discover Travers Smith&#x2019;s 2026 Regulatory Roadmap, summarizing key regulatory developments in the UK and EU for asset managers, financial market infrastructures, and fintech firms. Stay informed on the evolving financial services landscape with concise insights designed to help senior managers and legal and compliance advisers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes in the new year.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:51:35 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Crypto cracker: 12 things to know about the FCA&#x27;s cryptoassets papers CP25/40 and CP25/41</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This piece is the third in a mini-series looking at a set of key HMT and FCA publications, delivered the week before the festive break began for many. Following on from our briefings Instrumental Health: Final Cryptoasset Legislation and UK cryptoassets prudential proposals: unexpected gift or the nightmare before Christmas?, this article brings the series to a seasonal close by looking at the FCA&#x27;s proposals in CP25/40 and CP25/41. It is convenient to look at those together as there are aspe...]]></description>
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                            Wed, 24 Dec 2025 14:15:41 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>UK cryptoassets prudential proposals: unexpected gift or the nightmare before Christmas?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 16 December 2025, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its proposals relating to the prudential framework that will apply to firms authorised to carry on cryptoasset-related regulated activities under the new UK cryptoassets regulatory framework. We previously published our briefing summarising the final cryptoassets legislation published by the UK Treasury, which is available here.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The proposed prudential rules build on the FCA&#x27;s earlier proposals in CP25/15 and will dete...]]></description>
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                            Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:16:11 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Instrumental health: Final Cryptoassets Legislation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[His Majesty&#x27;s Treasury (HMT), published the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2025 (the Regulations) on 15 December 2025. While they may well ultimately be dated 2026 (Parliament rises for Christmas on 18 December and the Regulations must be approved by both chambers), this marks a key milestone in the UK&#x27;s journey on digital assets, which will sit squarely within the regulatory perimeter of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Regulations will come full...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:54:16 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>EU Market Integration Package</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 4 December 2025, the European Commission published three legislative texts, known collectively as the &quot;Market Integration Package&quot; (MIP). The MIP legislation forms part of the EU&#x27;s wider Savings and Investments Union initiative, which in turn is a product of the EU&#x27;s current drive to improve competitiveness and encourage growth.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The MIP proposals, if enacted, would make a large number of changes across a wide range of EU financial services legislation. In this briefing, Travers Smith&#x27;s...]]></description>
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                            Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:34:38 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The EBA&#x27;s proposed expansion of third-party risk management requirements</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The European Banking Authority (EBA) is preparing to usher in a Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)-style regime, but this time for non-ICT third-party arrangements. Its proposed draft guidelines significantly expand its former 2019 outsourcing guidelines and will lead to an overhaul of third-party risk management within EU financial services. This briefing sets out the key changes and next steps for firms in scope.  If implemented, the new guidelines will introduce a much broader, more...]]></description>
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                            Mon, 03 Nov 2025 13:22:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>FCA measures to support Direct 2 Fund dealing and fund tokenisation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Explore how the Direct 2 Fund proposals in CP25/28 signal a positive evolution for UK authorised funds, with collaborative efforts from the Investment Association and supportive FCA guidance for fund tokenisation. Learn about regulatory commitment to innovation, efficiency, and international competitiveness in UK asset management, relevant to digital assets, fintech, and fund managers.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:07:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Future of Fintech 2025</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brought to you by our award-winning Fintech, Market Infrastructure &amp; Payments (FMIP) Group, we are thrilled to be hosting our third Future of Fintech summit at a prestigious venue in the City of London on 17 September 2025.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:08:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Fintech, Market Infrastructure and Payments End of Summer 2025 Postcard</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith&#x27;s Financial Services &amp; Markets team have published an End of Summer 2025 Postcard, summarising key issues and associated action points for financial services firms for the remainder of 2025.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:45:47 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fintech-market-infrastructure-and-payments-end-of-summer-2025-postcard/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith responds to HM Treasury consultation on proposed cryptoassets legislation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith&#x27;s Financial Services &amp; Markets team have submitted a response to the Treasury consultation on the draft legislative package for the regulation of cryptoassets, which is available to access below.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 30 May 2025 12:15:36 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The stable door is closing - the urgent issues facing the UK&#x27;s stablecoin sector</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[HM Treasury is expected to publish legislation bringing stablecoins into the UK&#x27;s regulatory perimeter imminently, following growing concern that the UK may be falling behind in this vital market. In this briefing we set out our views on what the legislation must address to avoid the industry being strangled at birth &#x2013; with lasting impacts on growth and innovation in the UK.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:50:36 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-stable-door-is-closing-the-urgent-issues-facing-the-uks-stablecoin-sector/</link>
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                <title>Natalie Lewis named in Financial News&#x27; Rising Stars of European Finance 2025 list</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce that Natalie Lewis, partner in the firm&#x27;s award-winning Financial Services &amp; Markets department, has been named as a Rising Star of European Finance 2025 by Financial News.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:54:34 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>FCA Strategy for 2025 and Beyond</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 25 March 2025, the UK Financial Conduct Authority published a feedback statement (FS25/2) responding to its earlier call for input on reviewing FCA requirements following the introduction of the Consumer Duty in July 2024 (the Feedback Statement). On the same day, the FCA also published its high-level five-year strategy setting out its key strategic priorities until 2030 (the Strategy Document).&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;Although both documents provide a strategic overview of the FCA&#x27;s priorities and work plan f...]]></description>
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                            Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:26:23 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fca-strategy-for-2025-and-beyond/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Equisoft Inc. on the sale of its Altus Consulting business to Accenture</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has advised Equisoft Inc. on the sale of Altus Consulting, its UK insurance, investments and financial services advisory services business, to Accenture.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:53:24 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-equisoft-inc-on-the-sale-of-its-altus-consulting-business-to-accenture/</link>
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                <title>FCA Private Market Valuation Review</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 5 March 2025, the UK Financial Conduct Authority published a report (the Report) containing observations and feedback from its Private Market Valuation Review (PMVR).&#xA0; This had been trailed during the previous week in the FCA&#x27;s Asset Management and Alternatives Supervisory Strategy letter as a key FCA supervisory priority for 2025.&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;The Report is the culmination of a detailed two-stage review process undertaken by the FCA during the previous year.&#xA0; Phase 1 of the PMVR involved questionna...]]></description>
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                            Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:32:04 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fca-private-market-valuation-review/</link>
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                <title>HM Treasury&#x27;s National Payments Vision: Is it actually Not Particularly Visionary?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Chancellor&#x27;s Mansion House speech on 14 November 2024 was almost as hotly-anticipated as her Budget, with the speech&#x27;s proposals on pension fund consolidation as extensively trailed in advance as the Budget&#x27;s tax increases.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:57:32 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Smart Contracts: where are we now and does AI have a role to play?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Smart contracts have been somewhat eclipsed by the recent focus on artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI. But as we explain below, smart contracts have their uses &#x2013; and it&#x27;s possible that in future, generative AI could complement smart contracts to further automate the contracting process.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:25:59 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Episode 7: AI Insights &#x2013; Intersections with the financial services sector</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this episode, Partners James Longster from our Technology &amp; Commercial Transactions team and Samuel Brewer from our Financial Services &amp; Markets team explore how AI is being used in the financial sector, the key financial services regulatory considerations for firms, and some practical regulatory points that firms using AI should be addressing now.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:46:29 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/episode-7-ai-insights-intersections-with-the-financial-services-sector/</link>
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                <title>EMIR 3.0 - what&#x27;s new and what&#x27;s next?</title>
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                            Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:37:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/emir-30-whats-new-and-whats-next/</link>
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                <title>The Law Commission&#x27;s approach to digital assets as property: the devil is in the detail</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In February 2024, the Law Commission published &#x2013; by way of a short consultation &#x2013; its draft Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill (the Bill).]]></description>
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                            Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:48:23 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-law-commissions-approach-to-digital-assets-as-property-the-devil-is-in-the-detail/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith announces partnership with nsave</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to announce its partnership with new client, nsave.]]></description>
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                            Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:15:40 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Travers Smith win at The Drawdown Awards 2024</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is delighted to have been awarded the &#x2018;Legal, Compliance and Regulatory Adviser&#x2019; Award at The Drawdown Awards 2024.]]></description>
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                            Mon, 17 Jun 2024 08:45:46 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The FCA and Bank of England&#x27;s &quot;strategic approach&quot; to AI &#x2013; what it means for regulated firms</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 22 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (including the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), together the Bank) published updates on their approach to artificial intelligence (AI). The FCA&#x27;s update is available here and the Bank&#x27;s update is available here.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 03 May 2024 16:28:10 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>DORA: time to review your ICT contracts</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU Regulation on Digital Operational Resilience (DORA) will apply from 17 January 2025 to most financial entities in the EU.  DORA&#x27;s increased focus on third-party risk management includes detailed requirements for provisions that must be included in existing and new ICT contracts.  This briefing concentrates on the contractual requirements imposed by DORA.  Firms have a substantial &quot;to do&quot; list to prepare for DORA over the coming months and, to be ready in time, they should be identifyin...]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 31 Jan 2024 10:11:49 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Situation critical: Proposed new rules to regulate Critical Third Parties</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Following the entry into force of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (&quot;FSMA 2023&quot;), the Bank of England, FCA and PRA (the &quot;Regulators&quot;) are consulting on new rules and a joint Supervisory Statement on their new powers to regulate critical third parties (&quot;CTPs&quot;) which are designated by HM Treasury because of their systemic importance to authorised firms and financial market infrastructures (&quot;FMIs&quot;).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 18 Jan 2024 10:19:41 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/situation-critical-proposed-new-rules-to-regulate-critical-third-parties/</link>
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                <title>Financial Services Regulation 2024 - New Year briefing</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 10 Jan 2024 17:41:31 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financial-services-regulation-2024-new-year-briefing/</link>
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                <title>Financial Services and Markets Act 2023: Building a Smarter Regulatory Framework in the UK?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this briefing we consider the key points of the new Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 which received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:03:04 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financial-services-and-markets-act-2023-building-a-smarter-regulatory-framework-in-the-uk/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: EU foreign subsidy rules and private equity deals</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this week&#x27;s issue of Alternative Insights, we are looking at the impact of the EU&#x27;s new foreign subsidies regulation on private equity deals.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:47:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-eu-foreign-subsidy-rules-and-private-equity-deals/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Retailisation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this week&#x27;s issue of Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights, we are looking at developments in retailisation in private markets. In particular, we consider the future of the ELTIF, and discuss some emerging European Commission proposals to enhance protections for retail investors.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 10 Mar 2023 09:50:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-retailisation/</link>
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                <title>Future of Fintech</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[We&#x27;re delighted to share that Travers Smith will be hosting our inaugural Future of Fintech summit on 14 September 2022.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:34:40 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/events-container/future-of-fintech/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: Insights &#x27;23</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, we launched our annual publication, Insights &#x27;23, at an event in London. It was an opportunity to look ahead to what the rest of this year holds for alternative asset managers in the context of three dominant themes: GP-led liquidity, the retailisation of private markets, and sustainability and greenwashing.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 10 Feb 2023 09:52:48 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-insights-23/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s Alternative Insights: UK red tape</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Policymakers have made welcome moves to improve the UK funds regime in recent years, and the BVCA &#x2013; the UK&#x27;s private equity and venture capital association &#x2013; has an active and productive dialogue with regulators and government.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:18:58 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-alternative-insights-uk-red-tape/</link>
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                <title>Financial Services Regulation 2023 - New Year briefing</title>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 06 Jan 2023 16:43:24 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financial-services-regulation-2023-new-year-briefing/</link>
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                <title>Smart contracts and the limits of the &#x201C;rule of code&#x201D;</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has written the UK chapters of the Practical Law and Chambers global outsourcing guides. The chapters cover the latest legal information and many of the key issues to consider on UK outsourcing.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 02 Dec 2022 16:27:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/smart-contracts-and-the-limits-of-the-rule-of-code/</link>
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                <title>Issues in crypto insolvency</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In this podcast Jonathan Gilmour, Peter Hughes, John Lee and Adam Schnider consider the implications of the recent collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. They discuss some of the key issues that could arise from the insolvency of FTX or other crypto investment firms more generally, including priority of claims, proprietary rights in crypto-assets, tracing and recovery of crypto-assets, and cross-border insolvency issues.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:43:06 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/issues-in-crypto-insolvency/</link>
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                <title>The new FCA Consumer Duty: a higher standard, better culture and good outcomes</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 8 July 2022, the Court of Appeal handed down its long-awaited judgment in the Municipio De Mariana group litigation claim, granting permission for some 200,000 Brazilian claimants to pursue in the UK their group action for damages caused by the collapse of the Fund&#xE3;o Dam in Brazil in 2015.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 14 Sep 2022 12:26:50 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/the-new-fca-consumer-duty-a-higher-standard-better-culture-and-good-outcomes/</link>
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                <title>Looking to the Future: the new Financial Services and Markets Bill</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The UK Government has published its much anticipated Financial Services and Markets Bill (the Bill),&#xA0; previously touted by the former Chancellor as &quot;Big Bang 2.0&quot;. The Bill as introduced may or may not be that, but it certainly includes a large number of substantial measures that will effect a major overhaul of the UK&#x27;s regulatory framework for financial services.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:19:33 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/looking-to-the-future-the-new-financial-services-and-markets-bill/</link>
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                <title>What does the FCA&#x27;s new Business Plan and Strategy mean for investigations and enforcement?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Financial Conduct Authority (&quot;FCA&quot;) has released its Annual Business Plan for 2022/2023, alongside a Strategy Document for 2022 to 2025. We discuss below what these two documents mean for its investigations and enforcement strategy going forward.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 14 Apr 2022 13:59:09 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/what-does-the-fcas-new-business-plan-and-strategy-mean-for-investigations-and-enforcement/</link>
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                <title>Financial Services Regulation 2022 - New Year briefing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing outlines upcoming changes to financial services regulation in 2022.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:35:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financial-services-regulation-2022-new-year-briefing/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith ranked as one of the Top 15 most innovative law firms in Europe and wins Moving the Market Forward Award at the FT Innovative Lawyer Awards</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP is thrilled to announce that it&#x27;s Fintech, Market Infrastructure &amp; Payments team won the Moving the Market Forward Award at the 2021 Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Awards Europe. Additionally, the firm has been ranked as the 12th most innovative law firm in Europe in the FT&#x27;s Innovative Lawyers Europe report.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:42:42 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-ranked-as-one-of-the-top-15-most-innovative-law-firms-in-europe-and-wins-moving-the-market-forward-award-at-the-ft-innovative-lawyer-awards/</link>
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                <title>International regulators take first steps towards supervising stablecoins</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) have issued a consultative report on the application of the Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures (PFMI) to certain stablecoin arrangements (SAs) (the Report).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Oct 2021 13:58:17 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/international-regulators-take-first-steps-towards-supervising-stablecoins/</link>
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                <title>Private Equity International: How GPs are moving the needle on DE&amp;I</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith has sponsored the inaugural Private Equity International Women in Private Funds report.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 05 Jul 2021 13:47:46 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/private-equity-international-how-gps-are-moving-the-needle-on-dei/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith&#x27;s FMIP Practice - Over 35 years at the cutting edge of market developments</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith&#x27;s Fintech, Market Infrastructure &amp; Payments Practice (FMIP) is the &#x2018;go-to&#x2019; practice for financial market infrastructures and payment institutions seeking legal advice on wholesale and retail payment, settlement issues and fintech offerings. Over the years the practice has become renowned for the innovative and paradigm-shifting nature of its work.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 06 May 2021 13:57:29 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smiths-fmip-practice-over-35-years-at-the-cutting-edge-of-market-developments/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises on post-Brexit transition of the UK&#x27;s euro securities markets</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On Monday 29 March, Travers Smith&#x27;s long-standing client, Euroclear UK &amp; Ireland Limited (EUI) &#x2013; the UK&#x27;s central securities depository and operator of the CREST securities settlement system - successfully launched a new post-Brexit market solution for euro settlement.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:25:00 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-on-post-brexit-transition-of-the-uks-euro-securities-markets/</link>
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                <title>Financial Services Regulation 2021 - New Year briefing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing outlines upcoming changes to financial services regulation in 2021.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 08 Jan 2021 13:56:49 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financial-services-regulation-2021-new-year-briefing/</link>
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                <title>Post-Brexit plans for UK financial services and fintech: overly ambitious or a phoenix from the ashes?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It has been just over a week since Chancellor Rishi Sunak made a statement to Parliament setting out the Government&#x27;s approach to financial services following the UK&#x27;s imminent departure from the EU on 31 December; a statement that has since sparked much debate, intrigue and (cautious) excitement in the fintech, market infrastructure and payments space.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:56:37 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/post-brexit-plans-for-uk-financial-services-and-fintech-overly-ambitious-or-a-phoenix-from-the-ashes/</link>
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                <title>Travers Smith advises Pay.UK on Request to Pay &#x2013; the new payments messaging service</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith&#x27;s client, Pay.UK (which operates the UK&#x27;s retail payment systems such as Bacs and Faster Payments) launched the Request to Pay (RtP) Legal Framework.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 19 Jun 2020 11:25:23 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/travers-smith-advises-payuk-on-request-to-pay-the-new-payments-messaging-service/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: regulatory measures for financial services firms</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[As COVID-19 continues to impact daily life, the Financial Conduct Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority are working to try and mitigate its impact on the financial markets, financial services firms and their customers.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:55:19 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/regulatory-measures-for-financial-services-firms/</link>
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                <title>COVID-19: FCA&#x27;s expectations under SMCR</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out its expectations of solo-regulated firms under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Wed, 08 Apr 2020 13:55:28 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/covid-19-fcas-expectations-under-smcr/</link>
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                <title>Regulators set out expectations for financial services firms on COVID-19</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The FCA and the ESMA have set out their expectations for UK and EU regulated financial services firms and issuers in respect of the COVID-19 outbreak.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:55:19 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/regulators-set-out-expectations-for-financial-services-firms-on-covid-19/</link>
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                <title>Jupiter Fund Management PLC agrees to acquire Merian Global Investors Limited</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised TA Associates on the proposed sale of Merian Global Investors Limited (Merian) to Jupiter Fund Management PLC (Jupiter).]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 17 Feb 2020 08:45:26 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/jupiter-fund-management-plc-agrees-to-acquire-merian-global-investors-limited/</link>
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                <title>Financial services regulation 2020 - New Year briefing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[After a tumultuous 2019, it&#x27;s a new year, a new decade and a new UK Government pledged to &quot;get Brexit done&quot;.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 30 Jan 2020 09:09:57 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financial-services-regulation-2020-new-year-briefing/</link>
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                <title>FCA sets out its Asset Management and Alternatives Supervision Strategies</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The FCA has outlined key risks of harm in the asset management and alternative investments sector and the steps that firms should take to address these risks.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:55:08 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/fca-sets-out-its-asset-management-and-alternatives-supervision-strategies/</link>
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                <title>New rules on money laundering</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The Fifth Money Laundering Directive comes into force on 10 January 2020. Firms will need to be ready.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 28 Nov 2019 13:54:59 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/new-rules-on-money-laundering/</link>
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                <title>Payment Practices: are you paying your suppliers on time?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Many organisations are failing to publish information on their payment practices, which could lead to being barred from government contracts.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:54:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/payment-practices-are-you-paying-your-suppliers-on-time/</link>
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                            Thu, 11 Jul 2019 13:53:52 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Appointed Representatives: FCA concerned about oversight and risks</title>
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                            Thu, 30 May 2019 13:53:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>The EU cross-border distribution of funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[In April 2019, the European Parliament adopted a new package of measures which will amend the existing regimes governing the cross-border distribution of funds.]]></description>
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                            Thu, 30 May 2019 13:53:56 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>MLD 5: HMT consultation on UK transposition</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[On 15 April 2019, H.M. Treasury published a consultation paper seeking views on the transposition of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (MLD 5) in the UK.]]></description>
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                            Wed, 15 May 2019 13:53:53 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>New EU prudential regime for investment firms</title>
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                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 02 May 2019 13:53:54 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>New proposed FCA rules on shareholder engagement</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[The EU Revised Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II) is currently required to be implemented by 10 June 2019.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 07 Feb 2019 13:51:55 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Financial services regulation 2019: New Year briefing</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This briefing outlines upcoming changes to financial services regulation in 2019.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 18 Jan 2019 13:54:52 &#x2B;0000
                        </pubDate>
                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/financial-services-regulation-2019-new-year-briefing/</link>
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                <title>Brexit: Data Protection, IT &amp; E-Commerce</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Brexit has potential implications for data protection law, particularly with regards to the UK&#x27;s status as a safe destination for the transfer of personal data.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Tue, 01 Jan 2019 13:51:39 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/brexit-data-protection-it-e-commerce/</link>
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                <title>HM Treasury and FCA Brexit proposals for investment funds</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[HM Treasury and the FCA have published draft regulations and rules which contain their respective Brexit proposals for investment funds.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:51:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>AIF &amp; UCITS depositaries: heightened duties when delegating</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Two new regulations have been published amending existing Level 2 requirements on depositaries of AIFs and UCITS with effect from 1 April 2020.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Sat, 05 May 2018 13:51:59 &#x2B;0000
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                <link>https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/aif-ucits-depositaries-heightened-duties-when-delegating/</link>
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                <title>Brexit and financial services: one year to go, but where are we going?</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[It has been exactly twelve months since the UK submitted its notification of withdrawal from the EU under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:51:58 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>Bridgepoint to sell Oasis Dental Care for &#xA3;835m</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Bridgepoint and management on the sale of Oasis Dental Care in a transaction valuing the business at &#xA3;835m.]]></description>
                        <pubDate>
                            Fri, 18 Nov 2016 08:45:14 &#x2B;0000
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                <title>CREST Revealed: From Paper to Automation</title>
                    <description><![CDATA[This report with concentrate on the time period between 1993 and 1996 when CREST was designed, built and launched and its ongoing impact.]]></description>
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                            Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:54:07 &#x2B;0000
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