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Thu 22 January 2026
9.00am - 10.00am

Virtual seminar - New UK crypto regime: proposed prudential rules

As part of our series of webinars on the latest UK crypto regime proposals, we’re delighted to invite you to a second webinar, on 22 January at 9:00am (GMT), to address the FCA’s consultation paper on prudential rules for cryptoasset platform, staking and dealing activities. The FCA published this consultation paper (CP 25/42) on 15 December 2025, and it builds on their past consultation on a prudential regime for stablecoin issuers and custodians.
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Tue 27 January 2026
9.00am - 10.00am

Virtual seminar - New UK crypto regime: admission to trading and market abuse

As part of a series alongside our webinars on the new UK crypto licensing and prudential and safeguarding rules, we’re delighted to invite you to a third webinar, on 27 January at 9:00am 10:00am (GMT), to address the FCA’s recent consultation paper on admissions & disclosures and market abuse regime for cryptoassets.
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Thu 29 January 2026
8.00am - 9.00am

Virtual seminar - The EU AI Act: Regulatory State of Play

Use of AI has become an essential for any business. In this session, Nicole Wolters Ruckert and Marleen Huisman will deliver a high-level overview of the EU AI Act—its status, regulatory guidance at EU and local level, and the applicability of the enforcement framework. The EU AI act entered into force on August 1, 2024 and is expected to be fully effective in 2027. Whether you develop high-risk AI, leverage GenAI, or seek to future-proof your innovation strategy, this session will equip you with actionable takeaways and what you need to move forward confidently on AI.
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Thu 29 January 2026
9.00am - 10.00am

Virtual seminar - Financial services regulation in 2026: Trends, challenges and opportunities ahead

Join lawyers from A&O Shearman's financial services regulatory team as they provide insights and predictions of key upcoming and expected legal and regulatory changes for firms during 2026. With consistent themes of competitiveness, growth and simplification shaping the agenda on both sides of the Channel, what can firms expect, what impacts may the developments have and what should inhouse legal teams prepare for? In this, our annual financial services horizon scanning webinar, our regulatory partners will discuss the 2026 horizon and forthcoming or expected changes in financial services regulation, across banking, securities, markets, digital assets and payments sectors. We are hosting two separate sessions: one at [9-10am GMT] hosted by our partners in London and one at [3-4pm CET] hosted by our EU based partners, each looking at the horizon from the perspective of firms in their respective region.
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