​Financial Regulation

Our knowledge and experience

We have an in depth knowledge and understanding of the markets you operate in and work closely with the regulators to understand their concerns and know what is on the regulatory horizon for our clients.

Our experience ranges from regulatory change initiatives such as SMCR and MiFID to major disputes such as LIBOR and FX.

We advise a wide variety of clients in the regulated sectors, especially banks, and we regularly advise some of the world’s leading banks in relation to their regulatory requirements.

We are particularly noted for our expertise in: compliance and risk management policies and procedures; the regulatory aspects of complex products and their distribution; surveys and advice covering cross-jurisdictional regulatory issues; responding to domestic and global regulatory investigations and enforcement actions including market abuse and insider dealing issues; buying and selling regulated businesses and the regulatory implications for lending and other financial transactions; and financial disputes between counterparties.

Our client orientated approach ensures that not only do we advise on regulatory issues, but we provide and deliver commercial, practical and innovative solutions to the challenges that our clients face and as a result we are mandated with the most complex and sensitive matters in the sector.

Ashurst advises on the launch of Marcus by Goldman Sachs

Ashurst's Financial Regulation team recently advised Goldman Sachs on the launch of its digital-first retail banking platform, Marcus by Goldman Sachs. The new online bank intends to offer savers a consistently competitive interest rate.   READ MORE >