10/21/2025 8:58:30 AM Tokenising the future: FCA consults on progressing fund tokenisation By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Julia Robilliard-Smith Holly Alexander +1 more... Show less On 14 October 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP25/28) setting out its proposals to facilitate the adoption of tokenisation...
10/20/2025 11:51:04 AM FCA refines Consumer Duty By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Sophia Doan Lulu Valentine +1 more... Show less On 30 September 2025, the FCA released a series of important updates on the Consumer Duty: A letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer,...
10/8/2025 2:43:34 PM Shaping the regulatory landscape for targeted support: FCA consults on consequential Handbook changes to support the new regime By James Smethurst Elisabeth Overland Gareth Davies Shuke Wen +1 more... Show less On 26 September 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP25/26) setting out additional changes to...
10/7/2025 3:57:11 PM Navigating the New Regulatory Momentum: AI in UK Financial Services By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Sophia Doan Artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping financial services, but regulators are moving fast to ensure opportunity does not...
9/30/2025 2:14:16 PM Reshaping UK payments regulation: HM Treasury consults on consolidating the PSR within the FCA By Michael Raffan Noah Schmidt Holly Alexander The UK's payments landscape is on the cusp of significant regulatory change. In March 2025, the UK government announced that it would...
9/26/2025 3:12:34 PM FCA invites discussion on applying its Handbook to cryptoasset firms By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Robert Stevens +1 more... Show less The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation and discussion paper on 17 September 2025 outlining its proposals for...
9/26/2025 3:10:03 PM FCA publishes proposals for applying its Handbook to cryptoasset firms By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Noah Schmidt Robert Stevens +1 more... Show less The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper on 17 September 2025 outlining its proposals for applying the...
8/30/2025 7:14:56 PM EBA Publishes Final Draft RTS: A New Step Towards Harmonising Crypto Asset Exposures By Alexander Glos Holger Hartenfels Daniel Klingenbrunn On 5 August 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its final report on the draft regulatory technical standards (Draft RTS)...
8/28/2025 8:17:43 PM Road to CRD: What’s Changing for Fit and Proper Requirements and Board Governance in Germany? By Janina Heinz Alicia Hildner Jan Struckmann Falko Glasow +1 more... Show less Road to CRD 6 – What’s Changing for Fit and Proper Requirements and Board Governance in Germany? After much anticipation, the German...
8/22/2025 8:48:15 AM Road to CRD 6 – Good things come to those who wait – or do they? The German implementation of Article 21c By Jan Struckmann Alexander Glos Falko Glasow The long awaited and highly anticipated German draft act for the implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/1619 (CRD 6) has finally been...
8/14/2025 4:53:31 PM Freshfields webinar—The UK government’s new financial services strategy: a catalyst for growth? By Martin McElwee Craig Dewar Gareth Davies Lloyd Rees Christopher Bernard +2 more... Show less On the evening of Tuesday 15 July 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her second Mansion House speech, in...
7/28/2025 7:26:00 AM The DPC Frontier: FCA Charges Ahead on Regulating Buy Now, Pay Later By Claire Harrop Cyrus Pocha Tricia Moffat In our previous blog post (here) on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), we examined the UK Government’s proposals to bring interest-free BNPL...