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Simon Treacy

Financial Regulation Senior Associate, London, Linklaters

London, United Kingdom

About me

I help clients monitor regulatory trends and developments in financial services. I write briefings and thought leadership for clients, as well as innovative knowhow for the Linklaters team. I provide interactive training on financial services regulation, including horizon scanning sessions. I also produce and host Linklaters podcasts on payments regulation and operational resilience.

19 Nov, 2024

UK government outlines National Payments Vision and confirms plans to issue Digital Gilt Instrument

By Simon Treacy Sophia Le Vesconte

In the concluding remarks of her first Mansion House speech, Rachel Reeves made two key fintech announcements on (1) the publication of...

19 Nov, 2024

Bank of England drafts fundamental rules for financial market infrastructure

By James Morris Simon Treacy

In a consultation the Bank of England proposes requiring UK financial market infrastructure to meet 10 new Fundamental Rules. The rules...

15 Nov, 2024

Shaping resilience: the UK’s new blueprint for critical third parties to the financial sector

By Declan Mcloughlin Simon Treacy Duncan Campbell

Newly finalised rules on the regulation of critical third parties (CTPs) will soon add a new dimension to the UK’s operational resilience...

13 Nov, 2024

UK short selling regime is back on track

By Stephen Clipsham

The draft Short Selling Regulations 2024 have now been published, together with a draft explanatory memorandum. The UK Government...

12 Nov, 2024

UK’s new government makes moves on AI safety

By Jennifer Calver Simon Treacy

At a time when all eyes have been on the US, a few recent developments indicate how the UK government and regulators aim to balance AI...

25 Sep, 2024

Payments firms face stricter safeguarding standards

By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins +5 more...

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out its stall to strengthen safeguarding rules for payments and e-money firms. Firms will need to...

19 Sep, 2024

UK plots post-PRIIPs policy

By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy

The Government and Financial Conduct Authority plan to put in place the UK’s new retail disclosure regime by summer 2025. According to a...

19 Aug, 2024

FCA fines auditor for failing to flag fraud suspicions

By Sara Cody Simon Treacy

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined PwC £15 million for failing to report its reasonable belief that London Capital & Finance (LCF)...

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