The UK
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its latest annual report for the year
ended March 31, 2023, said it
continues to design
prudential requirements for firms that are carrying out activities involving
crypto assets. However, the British watchdog noted that it will only initiate
public consultation on the rules after it gets the backing of the government
and lawmakers.
Prudential
requirements are rules and regulations that are designed to ensure the
financial stability of financial establishments. These requirements typically
focus on capital adequacy, liquidity , and risk management.
In January
last year, the Investment Firms Prudential
Regime (IFPR), the FCA’s new prudential requirements for investment firms regulated under
the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) law which the UK adopted after Brexit