UK Regime for Overseas Firms
As the UK government and regulators start to consider the options for the UK regulatory regime following the UK’s departure from the EU, the IRSG plans to develop industry views on its recommendations on the UK’s openness to overseas firms.
Currently the UK operates a suite of different mechanisms providing access to international financial services firms. This workstream will develop both high-level principles and detailed recommendations for the UK government and regulators on the UK’s regime for overseas firms. The work of the IRSG will aim to make recommendations designed to make the UK more attractive and globally competitive.
The objectives of this workstream are to influence UK regulatory policy and/or supervisory approaches in favour of a more coherent regime that attracts international financial services activities. It is expected that a more coherent and clearer access regime will provide an improved toolbox for the promotion of UK financial services internationally.
The workstream is chaired by Rachel Kent (Hogan Lovells) and includes representatives from financial services firms, trade associations, the legal profession and data providers. The IRSG is grateful to Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Norton Rose Fulbright who, in addition to the drafting team at Hogan Lovells, are supporting the workstream members.
The workstream includes representative from:
ABI
AFME
Agricultural Bank of China
Banco Sabadell
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Barclays
BlackRock
BNY Mellon
BVCA
Cboe
Citadel Investment Group
Citigroup
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance
CME Group
Credit Agricole CIB
Credit Suisse
Deloitte
Deutsche Bank
EY
Gibson Dunn
Guernsey Finance
Hogan Lovells
HSBC
IA
Invesco
IRSG
J.P. Morgan
Linklaters
London Market Group
National Australia Bank
Nomura International
Norton Rose Fulbright
SCOR
Slaughter and May
Societe Generale
UK Finance
Willis Towers Watson