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8 May 2018
As the policy debate about applying competition law instruments to blockchain is heating up, the OECD paper considers some of the issues relevant to the debate, from access to data for competition authorities, collusion or abuse of dominance
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27 April 2018
The UK financial regulator's Director of Competition has recognised that blockchain has many useful applications and can help improve financial markets, but the technology also presents many risks to consumers and competition
3 February 2017
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a guide for payday lenders to a number of the rights and obligations created by the Payday Lending Market Investigation Order 2015
Hogan Lovells Partner, Ted Mlynar discusses how blockchain technology has the promise to revolutionise how health care companies do business and ultimate improve patient outcomes
As part of our LawTech2018 event, Rick Seabrook, European Managing Director for Neota Logic, looked at potential future scenarios for the legal industry, in the face of technological developments. Will lawyers purely vanish overnight or will tech help supercharge law?
As part of our LawTech2018 event, Rick Seabrook, European Managing Director for Neota Logic, explains how tech can transform and grow core business, while creating new propositions that legal professionals can grasp to drive value and business
As part of our LawTech2018 event, Rick Seabrook, European Managing Director for Neota Logic, explains how and why the legal profession has been catching in terms of technology
As part of our LawTech2018 event, Rob Booth, General Counsel at the Crown Estate, and Peter McCusker, technology lawyer at the Royal London Group, told the audience how they have brought LawTech to bare in their organisations to improve the efficiency and experience of their legal teams
As part of our LawTech2018 event, Rob Booth, General Counsel at the Crown Estate, explained what the lawyer of the future will look like
As part of our LawTech2018 event, Peter McCusker, technology lawyer at the Royal London Group, and Rob Booth, General Counsel at the Crown Estate, discussed the best ways to get started with LawTech
As part of our LawTech2018 event, we asked Peter McCusker, technology lawyer at the Royal London Group, and Rob Booth, General Counsel at the Crown Estate, what is LawTech and how it can help manage risk
Hogan Lovells' partner Michael Thomas explains how MiFID II will affect banks and financial institutions and what are the main things they need to think about
Hogan Lovells' partner Harriet Pearson explains what banks and financial institutions need to look out for from a data privacy and security perspective this year
Hogan Lovells' Partner Richard Diffenthal discusses how blockchain solutions will start to move out of the research lab and into the mainstream financial services eco-system in 2018
Hogan Lovells' Partner Jonathan Chertkow reviews some of the main challenges banks are facing this year and how they should approach them
Hogan Lovells' Partner John Salmon looks at some of the challenges facing banks and their legal teams this year
Imogen Bunyard from Qadre discusses whether the insurance sector will find it easy to implement blockchain and what the industry will look like in five years' time
Maya Zehavi from QED-it discusses how blockchain may affect the way in which businesses and regulators operate and what hurdles lie ahead.
Imogen Bunyard from Qadre reviews how insurers and the insured can benefit from blockchain
Maya Zehavi from QED-it looks at what blockchain might come into production and whether it will be worth all the hype.
Simon Taylor from FinTech consultancy 11:FS talks about what implementing blockchain means in the real world
Hogan Lovells' Michael Thomas looks at the legal and regulatory issues challenges facing those in capital markets who want to take advantage of blockchain technology
Hogan Lovells' Susan McKiernan looks at the challenges that one of the core strengths of blockchain throws up – namely that no single party has control over the system.
Hogan Lovells' Falk Schöning looks at blockchain technology and explains why competition regulators are getting so interested in it
Hogan Lovells' Richard Diffenthal looks at Initial Coin Offerings and asks whtether they are really the 'Wild West of cryptography'.
Hogan Lovells' Eduardo Ustaran looks at how blockchain technology can co-exist with privacy laws.
As part of our MiFID II 'Insight' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Michael Thomas, looks at whether should firms still be worried about MiFID II with Brexit on its way.
As part of our PSD2 'Insight' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Jon Chertkow, explains how firms should be preparing for the impact of PSD2 on international payments.
As part of our PSD2 'Need to Know' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Jon Chertkow, looks at how firms should be preparing for the impact of PSD2 on international payments.
As part of our PSD2 'Need to Know' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Jon Chertkow, explains the impact that Strong Customer Authentication could have on the payments industry.
As part of our PSD2 'Need to Know' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Emily Reid, highlights the impact PSD2 and 'Third Party Payment Services' will have the payments industry.
As part of our PSD2 'Insight' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Emily Reid, examines the impact of PSD2 and 'Third Party Payment Services' on the payments industry.
As part of our PSD2 'Need to Know' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Emily Reid, looks at the drivers behind changes in the industry and how firms can thrive.
As part of our MiFID II 'Need to Know' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Michael Thomas, asks if firms should still be worried about MiFID II with Brexit on its way.
Hogan Lovells Partner, Michael Thomas, introduces the key changes to algorithmic trading and direct electronic access that are on the way.
MiFID II is set to dramatically change commodity derivatives trading.
As part of our MiFID II 'Need to Know' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Michael Thomas, looks at the key steps firms should be taking to get ready.
MiFID II will bring big changes to market infrastructure.
As part of our MiFID II 'Need to Know' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Michael Thomas, introduces the key ways firms could be impacted when the Directive comes in.
Michael Thomas, Partner, Financial Institutions, at Hogan Lovells in London, introduces MiFID II and the crucial steps firms need to take ahead of the directive coming into force in January 2018.
As part of our MiFID II 'Insight' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Michael Thomas, takes a closer look at the forthcoming changes to algorithmic trading and direct electronic access.
As part of our MiFID II 'Insight ' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Michael Thomas, explains how and lays out the steps firms should be taking to get ready.
MiFID II will bring big changes to market infrastructure. As part of our MiFID II 'Insight' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Michael Thomas, explains where and how firms could be impacted when the Directive comes in.
MiFID II will bring big changes to investment services. As part of our MiFID II 'Insight' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Michael Thomas, looks at where firms should be focussing.
MiFID II will bring big changes to investment services. Hogan Lovells Partner, Michael Thomas, looks at key points where firms should be focussing.
As part of our MiFID II 'Insight' series, Michael Thomas, Partner, Financial Institutions, at Hogan Lovells in London, looks at the crucial steps firms need to take ahead of the directive coming into force in January 2018.
As part of our PSD2 'Insight' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Jon Chertkow, assesses the impact that Strong Customer Authentication could have on the payments industry.
As part of our PSD2 'Insight' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, Emily Reid, takes a closer look at how firms can survive and thrive in a rapidly changing industry.
As part of our 'Need To Know' series, John Salmon, Partner, Technology, at Hogan Lovells, explains why Fintech will help financial services build deeper relationships with customers.
As part of our 'Need to Know' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, John Salmon, looks at how Robo-advice could change the world of financial advisors.
As part of our 'Need To Know' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, John Salmon, asks: 'Will Blockchain revolutionise financial services?'
As part of our 'Need To Know' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, John Salmon, explains how firms can use Regtech to make compliance easier.
John Salmon, Partner, Technology, at Hogan Lovells, explains how Insurtech brings the power of digital to the insurance industry.
As part of our FinTech 'Insight' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, John Salmon, looks at how can firms build deeper relationships with consumers through FinTech.
As part of our Fintech 'Insight' series, Hogan Lovells partner, John Salmon, takes a closer look at how Insurtech brings the power of digital to the insurance industry.
Hogan Lovells Partner, John Salmon, explains how firms can use Regtech to make compliance easier.
Hogan Lovells Partner, John Salmon, takes a look at how robo-advice could change the world of financial advisors.
As part of our Fintech 'Insight' series, Hogan Lovells Partner, John Salmon, looks at whether blockchain is set to revolutionise financial services.
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This infographic lists some of the key terms and regulators in respect of blockchain and explain their roles and functions
This infographic lists the key policies that organisations need to adopt to demonstrate compliance with the GDPR
This infographic what has changed under PSD2; why that matters; what banks have to do under the new rules; and how this represents both a threat and an opportunity for the banks
This infographic explains what strong customer authentication is; when it must be used and whether any exceptions apply
This infographic explains what is changing in the payments industry, why that matters and how this change manifests itself.
This infographic explains how PSD2 will affect international payments and foreign currencies
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The infographic explains how firms should help customers in persistent debt and shows where firms can find out more.