Dentons utilises its international reach to support global banks, challenger banks, and the banking arms of retailers in cross-border compliance, coordinating multi-jurisdictional regulatory surveys and advising on international financial regulations. The team is headed by Greg McEneny, an experienced in-house regulatory practitioner, who brings deep expertise in post-Brexit market reform, regulatory capital, conduct rules, and the regulation of payments, derivatives, and market infrastructure. Andrew Barber is a go-to adviser for banks, fintechs, and consumer credit firms on authorisations, compliance, governance, and regulatory change, including consumer duty and financial crime prevention.
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Key clients
- Moneycorp
- Financial Services Compensation Scheme
- Marks and Spencer
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Moneycorp
- Financial Services Compensation Scheme
- Marks and Spencer
- Financial Conduct Authority
Work highlights
Advising the FSCS on a wide range of topics to support its understanding of what business activities fall within the scope of the COMP chapter of the FCA Handbook and in relation to various special administration and administrative procedures.
Advising Moneycorp, a UK-based financial services provider specialising in foreign exchange, international payments, and currency risk management for individuals and businesses. Operating globally through multiple entities, Moneycorp takes ongoing international advice from Dentons on the regulatory frameworks governing its ability to onboard clients and market services across various jurisdictions.
Advised TTT Moneycorp and Moneycorp Financial Risk Management on a permissions review of their intragroup arrangements, ensuring compliance with MiFID, payments regulation, FCA safeguarding rules, and EMIR. Our analysis helped the client respond to the FCA while balancing regulatory compliance with commercial viability.
Practice head
Greg McEneny
Other key lawyers
Andrew Barber