11/13/2025 5:10:48 PM FCA multi-firm review into consolidation trends in the financial advice and wealth management sector prompts reassessment of acquisition and integration strategies By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Borja Ruiz De Gopegui Holly Alexander +1 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published findings from its recent multi-firm review into consolidation trends in the financial...
11/6/2025 10:43:59 AM UK Court of Appeal requires FOS to reduce award in successful JR challenge By Christopher Robinson Sharon Grennan Ananya Maheshwari In Linear Investments Ltd v Financial Ombudsman Service Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 1369, the Court of Appeal considered a judicial review...
10/29/2025 12:09:42 PM Regulating for innovation: the Bank of England’s emerging technology blueprint for the UK financial system By Michael Raffan Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Sophia Doan +1 more... Show less On 15 October 2025, the Bank of England (BoE) published a comprehensive paper outlining its approach to innovation in artificial...
10/29/2025 10:11:53 AM Europe 2.0 – Competitive and Autonomous: Key Insights from the CEE Finance Workshop By Victoria Bazil Florian Klimscha Stephan Pachinger Anouschka Zagorski Eva Schneider Maximilian Hohenauer Maximilian Ihra +4 more... Show less On 23 October 2025, the Freshfields Vienna team welcomed legal experts and financial leaders to its Vienna office for its 17th annual CEE...
10/20/2025 11:51:04 AM FCA refines Consumer Duty By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Sophia Doan Lulu Valentine +1 more... Show less On 30 September 2025, the FCA released a series of important updates on the Consumer Duty: A letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer,...
10/17/2025 2:41:36 PM OFSI Publishes Annual Review 2024-25 By Simon Orton Lucy Clark Eleanor Turner On 15 October 2025, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published, alongside guidance on who is subject to financial...
10/16/2025 9:16:18 AM PRA and FCA announce changes to banker bonuses By Alice Greenwell Amy Rentell In November 2024, the PRA and FCA published a joint consultation proposing changes to the current senior banker remuneration regime for...
10/8/2025 2:43:34 PM Shaping the regulatory landscape for targeted support: FCA consults on consequential Handbook changes to support the new regime By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Gareth Davies Shuke Wen +1 more... Show less On 26 September 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP25/26) setting out additional changes to...
10/7/2025 3:57:11 PM Navigating the New Regulatory Momentum: AI in UK Financial Services By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Sophia Doan Artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping financial services, but regulators are moving fast to ensure opportunity does not...
9/26/2025 3:10:03 PM FCA publishes proposals for applying its Handbook to cryptoasset firms By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Robert Stevens +1 more... Show less The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper on 17 September 2025 outlining its proposals for applying the...
9/23/2025 9:55:09 AM How are FTSE 100 companies reacting to the Investment Association’s new 10% share dilution limit? By Alice Greenwell Amy Rentell Amelia Lamp Guy Huffen +1 more... Show less Last year, the Investment Association (IA) published its updated Principles of Remuneration. The stated intention of the revised...
8/28/2025 8:17:43 PM Road to CRD: What’s Changing for Fit and Proper Requirements and Board Governance in Germany? By Janina Heinz Alicia Hildner Jan Struckmann Falko Glasow +1 more... Show less Road to CRD 6 – What’s Changing for Fit and Proper Requirements and Board Governance in Germany? After much anticipation, the German...