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Lexis®PSL Financial Services weekly highlights—7 July 2016

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Published on: 07 July 2016

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Welcome to the weekly Financial Services highlights from the Lexis®PSL Financial Services team for the week ending 7 July 2016. This week’s edition of Financial Services highlights includes (1) further updates following the UK referendum result to leave the European Union, (2) updates from various law makers and regulatory bodies including the SMSG, CMA and BIS, (3) latest updates from the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, (4) details of documents published under MiFID II and the PRIIPs framework, (5) details of requirements affecting how firms are prudentially regulated, (6) details of new requirements made under the Market Abuse Regulation and other requirements affecting markets, (7) details of a review of UCITS IV, (8) details of publications that affect the insurance and payments sectors, (9) updates from other practice areas, (10) latest cases affecting the financial services regulatory sector and (11) details of a new Lexis®PSL Financial Services Practice Note.

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