In our previous blog post (here) on Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL), we examined the UK Government’s proposals to bring interest-free Buy Now,...
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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 20 June 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its findings following a multi-firm review into risk management and...
On 18 June 2025, the Council of the European Union formally approved its negotiating mandates on the legislative proposals relating to...
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...
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...
On 28 May 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper outlining its proposed prudential rules for firms that issue qualifying...