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The Albanese government will name and shame law firms that do not meet national pro bono targets, and is warning the laggards they could lose lucrative government work.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will continue to “ramp up” its ruling-by-enforcement approach in 2024, Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2024 FinTech Outlook released this past week reveals.

The Treasury also declined to regulate decentralised finance (DeFi) in this phase of regulation, saying it would be 'premature and ineffective'.

Jenn-Hui Tan (pictured) was appointed global head of stewardship and sustainable investing in 2019.

Norton Rose Fulbright’s Emea chair Farmida Bi has been appointed as chair of the International Regulatory Strategy Group council.

The world's first comprehensive regulation for the crypto sector, MiCA requires firms in the sector to obtain a license in order to offer their services in the bloc and to meet money laundering and terrorist financing rules."Significant" service providers will also have to disclose their energy consumption in order to tackle the sector's carbon footprint.A separate vote of 529-29 waved through Transfer of Funds regulation, requiring crypto firms to identify their customers.MiCA will now be introduced in phases, beginning next July.EU financial services commissioner Mairead McGuinness called on other parts of the world to follow the EU's lead, adding: "We believe had FTX been captured under the EU's jurisdiction, many of its practices would not have been permissible under MiCA." Anna Carrier, legal consultant at Norton Rose Fulbright warns that firms will need to take swift action: "With a relatively short implementation timeframe and a need for technical secondary legislation to be developed before MiCA becomes applicable, the industry faces some busy months ahead."

The world's first comprehensive regulation for the crypto sector, MiCA requires firms in the sector to obtain a license in order to offer their services in the bloc and to meet money laundering and terrorist financing rules."Significant" service providers will also have to disclose their energy consumption in order to tackle the sector's carbon footprint.A separate vote of 529-29 waved through Transfer of Funds regulation, requiring crypto firms to identify their customers.MiCA will now be introduced in phases, beginning next July.EU financial services commissioner Mairead McGuinness called on other parts of the world to follow the EU's lead, adding: "We believe had FTX been captured under the EU's jurisdiction, many of its practices would not have been permissible under MiCA." Anna Carrier, legal consultant at Norton Rose Fulbright warns that firms will need to take swift action: "With a relatively short implementation timeframe and a need for technical secondary legislation to be developed before MiCA becomes applicable, the industry faces some busy months ahead."

Simon Lovegrove, global director of financial services knowledge, innovation and product; Matthew Gregory is counsel at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Norton Rose Fulbright has announced London capital markets partner Farmida Bi will be its next global chair.