The UK Supreme Court’s decision on 1 August created general relief in the financial services industry, particularly for car dealers who...
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On 15 July 2025, the government confirmed that it will not proceed with a UK Green Taxonomy (the UK Taxonomy), marking the end of a...
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...
In 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (the PRA) published a joint discussion paper...
On 25 June 2025, the UK government launched a consultation on mandatory disclosure of climate transition plans for UK-regulated financial...
FCA rule changes will clarify that serious bullying and harassment at any financial institution, including in some instances where it...
Background On June 25, 2025, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament reached at political agreement to reform the...
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP25/17) on 30 June 2025 setting out its detailed proposals for...
On 13 June 2025, the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (the Committee) published its report on the secondary...
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...