Competition Law in the Financial Services Sector

During this key session, hear regulators discuss the interaction between financial sector regulations and competition law, as well as data protection and consumer law. Then, consider concurrent regulation and how the authorities work together.

Hear from Barbara Brandtner, Director COMP.D, Markets and Cases III – Financial Services, DG Competition, European Commission on how they are approaching the sector.

Join us for two sessions examining FinTech, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain from a competition law perspective. Analyse the repercussions of the Digital Markets Act and UK DMU on the financial services sector, as well as how competition law handles innovation.

Consider what lessons can be learnt from recent cartel cases in wholesale and retail banking, review the updated EU horizontal guidelines, as well as how likely the UK is to approach them and their implications for information exchange and industry cooperation. Then, analyse the latest opportunities in private enforcement and follow-on damages. 

Examine the UK’s proposals for new merger control guidelines, killer acquisitions in the FinTech sector, behavioural remedies vs structural remedies and implications of foreign direct investment regimes for the financial services sector to ensure you are fully up to date on merger control developments.

Hear from in-house counsel from the financial services sector on their key challenges and strategies to overcome them, including Green finance, ESG and sustainability, Vertical Block Exemption Regulation, compliance, dawn raids, cooperation and information sharing.