On 25 March 2025, the FCA published its new strategy for the next five years, with the stated goals of “deepening trust, rebalancing...
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Open banking promises to unlock innovation and empower customers by enabling financial information to be shared between traditional banks...
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One oft-criticised feature of the UK financial services regime is the complexity and the volume of the FCA’s handbook of rules and...
At a Glance On 7 March 2025, the High Court dismissed an application for judicial review by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair...
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On 17 March 2025, the UK Government published a policy paper and accompanying press release outlining a new approach to ensure regulators...
On 5 March 2025, the FCA published the findings from its multi-firm review of valuation processes for private market assets. In this blog...
The FCA yesterday announced that it will not be pursuing much of its controversial proposed policy on publicising investigations (which...
The chiefs of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have announced by letter that they are...
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On 26 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a portfolio letter addressed to CEOs of firms in the asset...
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A key pillar of the new European AML Package, which entered into force in 2024 (see our client briefing for an overview) was the...
On 24 February, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the findings from its review of ongoing advice services provided by 22 of...
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The UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has published a financial services sector threat assessment, to help UK...