11/19/2025 11:20:58 PM EU Digital Omnibus: Takeaways for financial services By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Commission plans to simplify some EU rules on AI, cybersecurity and data. Its Digital Omnibus package proposes amending the...
11/18/2025 1:44:32 PM Wider Consumer Duty lessons from the FCA's CFD value work By Sara Cody Duncan Campbell The FCA has made a push on contracts for difference (CFDs) recently with a warning not to push professional or redirection promotions to...
11/17/2025 2:08:44 PM FCA criticises how firms manage risks By Simon Treacy UK financial firms can do more to explain how they manage risks to their business, according to the Financial Conduct Authority....
11/14/2025 10:01:53 PM Parliamentary committee warns of overlap between EU AI rules and financial regulation By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has adopted a report on AI in financial services. The committee,...
11/11/2025 2:48:26 PM IOSCO finalises guidance on pre-hedging By Karen Cooper Stephen Clipsham The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has issued its final report on pre-hedging setting out its understanding...
11/11/2025 2:39:26 PM Bank of England consults on UK regime for systemic stablecoins By Richard Hay Harry Eddis Sophia Le Vesconte Elton Qemali +1 more... Show less The Bank of England has launched a consultation on a regulatory regime for systemic stablecoins in the UK. The proposed regime would...
11/10/2025 11:06:57 PM Catch up on our recent podcasts on agentic payments By Imran Bhaluani Sam Quicke It looks like the future of payments is going to be powered by AI. In a couple of podcasts, we explain what sets agentic payments apart...
11/7/2025 4:29:02 PM UK releases strategy for updating retail payments infrastructure By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Olivia Murphy Frances Hodgkins Simon Treacy +2 more... Show less UK regulators say changes to payments infrastructure should go beyond a like-for-like upgrade. According to a new strategy, the next...
11/5/2025 12:13:15 PM EU Directive on Distance Marketing of Financial Services: One month to the transposition deadline By Raza Naeem Victoria McGowan There is now just over a month to go until the deadline for transposing the EU Directive on financial services contracts concluded at a...
11/3/2025 9:59:49 AM Singapore: MAS strengthens investor recourse in market misconduct cases By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo The MAS has published a consultation proposing new measures to enhance investor recourse avenues in market misconduct cases. These...
10/30/2025 2:35:15 PM FSB and IOSCO review crypto regulation around the world By Richard Hay Harry Eddis Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy Elton Qemali +2 more... Show less The Financial Stability Board and IOSCO have issued reports on the regulation of cryptoassets. The reports provide a snapshot on...
10/28/2025 4:39:13 PM First Challenge to FCA's New Investigation Publicity Policy Dismissed By Sophie Walden The High Court has dismissed a judicial review claim brought by an anonymised company ("CIT") challenging the FCA’s decision to publicly...
10/28/2025 3:23:16 PM FCA proposes new short selling rules for the UK By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on a new draft rulebook for short selling. As required by legislation, the FCA’s rules move...
10/27/2025 9:57:49 AM Singapore: MAS proposes significant amendments to related party transaction requirements for banks By Elizabeth Webb Claris Teo The MAS has published a Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to Related Party Transaction Requirements for Banks. The proposed...
10/22/2025 10:02:14 AM UK cryptoasset regulation: where are we now? By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less The UK is entering a key phase as it lays the foundations for its cryptoasset regulatory regime. Legislation to regulate cryptoassets...
10/21/2025 2:19:51 PM FCA secures US $101m redress from BlueCrest over conflicts management issues By Igor Tokmadzic The FCA has issued its Final Notice to BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP (BCMUK), bringing to an end lengthy proceedings concerning...