10/3/2025 4:35:58 PM Conclusions pending: FCA reports on the application of the Consumer Duty to wholesale firms By Sara Cody Back in July, the government asked the FCA to report to it on the application of the Consumer Duty to wholesale firms. This followed...
10/1/2025 1:43:40 PM Applying the consumer duty to crypto – rules vs outcomes in action By Sara Cody In its 2024 Consumer Duty CFI, the FCA asked industry whether regulation founded upon high-level ‘outcomes-based’ requirements might be...
10/1/2025 1:01:19 PM Singapore: MAS introduces comprehensive framework to promote responsible online financial content By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo The MAS has announced a comprehensive set of initiatives to address the growing challenges posed by online financial content and...
9/29/2025 9:25:32 AM FCA lays groundwork for scrapping contactless limit By Simon Treacy The FCA is consulting on removing contactless payment limits. If the proposals are finalised, banks and other payment service providers...
9/24/2025 8:45:31 AM Singapore: SGX moves to streamline ETF Designated Market-Maker Obligations to encourage ETF trading By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) has published a consultation paper proposing amendments to its rules governing designated...
9/24/2025 8:40:27 AM Singapore: MAS sounds the alarm on deepfake dangers for FIs By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo The MAS has published a new information paper Cyber Risks Associated with Deepfakes, addressing emerging cyber threats in the financial...
9/23/2025 10:16:16 AM FCA tailors how its rulebook will apply to cryptoasset activities By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less A new consultation from the Financial Conduct Authority shows more clearly the extent of the compliance burden to come for crypto...
9/8/2025 12:36:07 PM UK consults on closing the Payment Systems Regulator By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less HM Treasury has opened a consultation on moving the functions of the Payment Systems Regulator into the Financial Conduct Authority. The...
9/5/2025 11:03:48 AM Singapore: MAS updates licensing and conduct of business guidelines for fund managers By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo MAS has recently revised the Guidelines on Licensing and Conduct of Business for Fund Management Companies (Guidelines). These changes...
9/5/2025 8:41:47 AM Singapore: MAS updates Guidelines for Liquidity Risk Management for Banks By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo The MAS is seeking feedback on proposed revisions to its Guidelines on Liquidity Risk Management for banks, merchant banks and finance...
9/3/2025 7:09:50 PM UK drafts changes to Money Laundering Regulations By James Morris Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy Duncan Campbell +1 more... Show less The UK Government has shared draft legislation amending the Money Laundering Regulations, including changes to cryptoasset regulation,...
9/3/2025 1:57:35 PM Catch up on our recent payments podcasts By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less It has been a busy summer for the regulation of payment services in the UK. As well as calling on e-money and payments firms to improve...
8/29/2025 8:52:42 AM Singapore: Tokenize Xchange - MAS refers cryptocurrency platform to police By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo On 1 August 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that AmazingTech Pte Ltd (ATPL), operator of the Tokenize Xchange...
8/29/2025 8:39:13 AM Singapore: MAS cracks down on unauthorized bank data access By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued Prohibition Orders (POs) against three individuals under the Financial Services and...
8/28/2025 3:57:01 PM FCA finds shortcomings in algorithmic trading controls By Simon Treacy Stephen Clipsham The Financial Conduct Authority has found significant variation in how firms comply with their algorithmic trading control obligations....
8/28/2025 9:56:17 AM DORA: Designating critical ICT third-party service providers By Guillaume Couneson Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Supervisory Authorities are contacting vendors to say they expect to designate them as being “critical” to the EU financial...