2/13/2026 12:03:49 PM Treasury Consults on Reforming the Appointed Representatives Regime: What Fund Service Providers Need to Know By Craig Dewar Overview HM Treasury has yesterday published a consultation paper proposing changes to the UK's Appointed Representatives regime — the...
2/12/2026 3:49:43 PM The FCA launches Mills Review on AI in retail financial services By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Elisabeth Overland Sophia Doan +1 more... Show less On 27 January 2026, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched the Mills Review, examining how artificial intelligence (AI) may...
2/5/2026 9:05:52 AM ESG regulation and litigation in 2026: what to expect for UK financial institutions By Simon Orton Anthea Bowater Hannah Bergin Lei Yi Wong +1 more... Show less ESG and sustainable finance matters will be the subject of renewed focus this year for UK financial institutions. This focus will be...
2/3/2026 5:13:35 PM FCA publishes its final rules for Consumer Composite Investments By Cyrus Pocha Emily Smith Joshua Hare The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final rules for providing information on Consumer Composite Investments (CCIs) in...
1/26/2026 2:17:49 PM Freshfields Fintech: Our Predictions for 2026 By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Julia Robilliard-Smith Laura Hibbert +1 more... Show less We have once again canvassed opinions from our Freshfields global fintech team for the year ahead, as we did in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024...
1/26/2026 8:17:10 AM Infrastructure Future Act in Germany By Carsten Bork Michael Ramb Andreas Ruthemeyer Stefan Schröder Niko Schultz-Süchting Kristina Weiler Mirko Masek Nicolas Sölter Alex Schmidtke +6 more... Show less Speeding up infrastructure? The practical implications of Germany’s new Infrastructure Future Act With the Infrastructure Future Act...
1/23/2026 1:36:48 PM System re-boot: High Court turns up the voltage for UK energy appeals By James Aitken Susannah Prichard Kritika Rampal Leonie Sage +1 more... Show less On 22 January 2026, the English High Court delivered an important judgment for companies and investors in UK regulated infrastructure. ...
1/21/2026 1:36:59 PM Tokenisation at Scale: What 2026 Will Deliver By Claire Harrop Joana Fragata Julia Robilliard-Smith Daniel Klingenbrunn +1 more... Show less Tokenisation grew to become a hot topic during 2025 and we don’t see signs of interest in tokenising assets slowing down. In this post,...
1/13/2026 2:10:51 PM The year ahead in financial services: 12 trends to watch in 2026 By Christopher Bernard Sharon Grennan 2025 was another transformative year for the financial services industry. Geopolitical risks arising from conflicts in Ukraine and...
1/5/2026 2:01:46 PM FCA unveils near-final rules for targeted support in pensions and retail investments By Elisabeth Overland James Smethurst Shuke Wen On 11 December 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement (PS25/22), outlining near-final rules for a new...
12/23/2025 3:34:33 PM Unpacking the FCA's Proposed Exemption for "Truly Decentralised" DeFi Projects By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Catherine Zhang Robert Stevens +2 more... Show less As part of its “Crypto Roadmap”, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a discussion paper (DP25/1) in May 2025 inviting...
12/22/2025 11:30:48 AM New terms of reference for UK product liability reform project By Andrew Austin Harriet Hanks Rachel Duffy Laura Feldman Lulu Valentine +2 more... Show less On 8 December 2025, the UK Law Commission published its Terms of Reference (ToR) for its product liability law review, providing some...