On 13 June 2025, the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (the Committee) published its report on the secondary...
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The FCA has now published its final rules for prospective operators of the new PISCES platforms (Private Intermittent Securities and...
On 28 May 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation setting out its proposed rules for the two newly regulated...
Anti-money laundering (AML) risk is no longer a peripheral concern in M&A – it’s a central deal issue. As enforcement ramps up across...
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The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (“DORA”), which has become applicable in January this year, has elevated ICT regulation in...
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On 20 May 2025, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a Policy Statement (PS6/25) and updated Supervisory Statement...
For a long time, both the PRA and FCA have recognised that climate change is a potential material financial risk to regulated firms. On...
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After almost a year working its way through Parliament, the Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 15 May...
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...
On 29 April 2025, HM Treasury published a draft statutory instrument in near-final form which will introduce a regulatory regime for...
The future for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs) in the UK became a little bit clearer on 7 April 2025 when HM Treasury...
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On April 9, 2025, the CDU, CSU, and SPD parties unveiled their coalition agreement, setting out the plans of the new government for the...