Banking & Finance
Our Banking & Finance team can help you navigate the full range of legal challenges associated with the banking and finance sector.
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Our banking and finance practice can help you navigate these challenges, with expertise in the full spectrum of banking and finance law. Whether you are a lender, borrower, sponsor, insolvency practitioner or debt advisor, our priority is resolving your challenges and putting your world first.
Today’s banking and finance transactions require expertise across a wide range of sectors. CMS is a top 10 global law firm with a strong sector focus. Our driver is to provide clients with pragmatic advice delivered by a multi disciplinary team. With over 70 offices globally, we provide sector expertise to support clients' finance requirements and are recognised for providing clear commercial advice and getting the deal done for our clients.
Our clients range from domestic and major global corporates, funds and other financial institutions and advisors across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Brazil, Mexico and Asia.
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See all Regulatory News - Banking & FinanceFCA: GC26/7: Decentralised Finance
FCA has published a guidance consultation paper on decentralised finance (DeFi) to help firms understand how existing operational resilience and financial crime requirements may apply when they provide financial services using DeFi. The draft non-Handbook guidance is set out in Annex 1. Responses are required by 18 November 2026. FCA intends to publish final guidance in January 2027.
FCA: CP26/36: Cryptoasset perimeter guidance
FCA has published a consultation paper CP26/36 on changes to its Perimeter Guidance manual (PERG) to reflect the amendments to the cryptoasset regime introduced by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026. The changes explain FCA’s view of how the amendments in the legislation apply, and how the new exclusions interact with the regulated cryptoasset activities. The amended draft Handbook text is set out in Appendix 1. Responses are required by 18 November 2026. FCA intends to publish final guidance in spring 2027.
The Central Counterparties (Transitional Provision) (Extension and Amendment) Regulations 2026/1010
The SI extends by a further 12 months the transitional regime for overseas qualifying CCPs contained within Article 497 of the UK CRR.
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