7/17/2025 2:55:08 PM The UK government’s new financial services strategy: a catalyst for growth? By Michael Raffan Emma Rachmaninov James Smethurst Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard +3 more... Show less On the evening of Tuesday 15 July 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her second Mansion House speech, in...
7/10/2025 10:28:13 AM E-money and payment firms face FCA scrutiny over risk management and wind-down planning By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Tricia Moffat On 20 June 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its findings following a multi-firm review into risk management and...
6/23/2025 3:19:34 PM How (not) to regulate for growth: House of Lords committee report on the UK regulators’ secondary international competitiveness and growth objective By Cyrus Pocha Emily Smith Fran Kaehr On 13 June 2025, the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (the Committee) published its report on the secondary...
6/12/2025 3:56:15 PM FCA proposes rules for stablecoin issuers and cryptoasset custodians By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Borja Ruiz De Gopegui Noah Schmidt +1 more... Show less On 28 May 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation setting out its proposed rules for the two newly regulated...
6/11/2025 9:52:42 AM FCA consults on proposed prudential rules for cryptoasset firms that issue qualifying stablecoins and safeguard qualifying cryptoassets By Claire Harrop Cyrus Pocha Borja Ruiz De Gopegui Noah Schmidt +1 more... Show less On 28 May 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper outlining its proposed prudential rules for firms that issue qualifying...
5/28/2025 12:24:24 PM The PRA’s updated supervisory expectations for managing climate-related risks: what this means for banks and insurers By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Emily Smith Christopher Bernard Michael Byarugaba +2 more... Show less For a long time, both the PRA and FCA have recognised that climate change is a potential material financial risk to regulated firms. On...
5/27/2025 12:22:38 PM Investment research payment optionality: New joint payment option increases flexibility in how fund managers pay for research By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Borja Ruiz De Gopegui Aleena Mann +1 more... Show less The FCA has introduced a “joint payment” option for research and execution services for UK fund managers. This is intended to address...
5/27/2025 10:40:17 AM Taming the “Wild West”: UK Government leads BNPL into the regulatory stable By Cyrus Pocha Emma Probyn Craig Dewar Christine Simpson Tricia Moffat +2 more... Show less The UK Government has saddled up to bring order to what it terms the “wild-west” of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL). For years, BNPL has...
5/23/2025 10:16:26 AM UK Banking litigation in focus: Recent cases and emerging trends By Thomas Clark Benjamin Ng Julia Schulman Sunil Singh Sharon Tong Sharon Grennan +3 more... Show less In the last 6 months, we have seen a range of important cases and developments before the Courts in the UK affecting financial...
5/15/2025 10:26:45 AM FCA's new consultation on the definition of capital for FCA investment firms By James Smethurst Mac Mackenzie Craig Dewar On 24 April 2025, the FCA released a consultation paper CP 25/10 on the definition of capital for FCA investment firms. The FCA says it...
5/9/2025 10:16:12 AM FCA publishes discussion paper outlining its proposed approach to regulating certain cryptoasset activities By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Aleena Mann +1 more... Show less On 29 April 2025, HM Treasury published a draft statutory instrument in near-final form which will introduce a regulatory regime for...
5/7/2025 8:18:51 AM FCA pauses the extension of SDR to portfolio management By Elisabeth Overland Emily Smith Daniel Tichbi On 30 April 2025, the FCA announced that it has paused its plans to extend the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and...