On the evening of Tuesday 15 July 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her second Mansion House speech, in...
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In our previous blog post (here) on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), we examined the UK Government’s proposals to bring interest-free BNPL...
On the evening of Tuesday 15 July 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her second Mansion House speech, in...
On 20 June 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its findings following a multi-firm review into risk management and...
On 13 June 2025, the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (the Committee) published its report on the secondary...
On 28 May 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation setting out its proposed rules for the two newly regulated...
On 28 May 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper outlining its proposed prudential rules for firms that issue qualifying...
For a long time, both the PRA and FCA have recognised that climate change is a potential material financial risk to regulated firms. On...
The FCA has introduced a “joint payment” option for research and execution services for UK fund managers. This is intended to address...
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...
In the last 6 months, we have seen a range of important cases and developments before the Courts in the UK affecting financial...
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...