6/19/2026 8:40:12 AM Asia Financial Regulatory update - June 2026 By Elizabeth Webb Clara Hackney Claris Teo In May 2026, regulators in Hong Kong and Singapore continued to advance their respective regulatory agendas, with Hong Kong publishing a...
6/18/2026 12:24:05 PM FCA enforcement? All eyes on supervision By Sara Cody FCA Co-Head of Enforcement, Therese Chambers, recently gave a speech praising supervisory interventions as a means of swiftly protecting...
6/17/2026 3:10:20 PM EU Retail Investment Strategy – What’s in the final rules? By Karen Cooper The impactful EU Retail Investment Strategy package has been finalised and endorsed by the Council, three years after the Commission had...
6/17/2026 9:45:38 AM When Worlds Collide: Navigating the Intersection of Employment, Business Crime and Regulatory Risk By Sinead Casey Jane Caskey What happens when a workplace crisis becomes a criminal matter? When a whistleblower threatens to go to the press? When the decisions...
6/16/2026 1:20:28 PM FCA to update penalty policy concerning individuals By Sara Cody The FCA has published a consultation paper (CP26/19) on targeted updates to its Decision Procedure and Penalties Manual (DEPP). The...
6/11/2026 2:27:42 PM FSB seeks input on sound practices for responsible AI adoption in financial services By Raza Naeem Sherryn Buehlmann Simon Treacy Elton Qemali +1 more... Show less Amid growing concerns about the cyber security implications of advanced AI systems for the financial services sector, prompted in part by...
6/11/2026 9:37:02 AM FCA consults on changes to widen mortgage access as part of "Mortgage Rules Review" By Premlata Fagan On 9 June, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP 26/18) on Supporting first-time buyers and underserved consumers. This is part of...
6/8/2026 8:46:48 AM Listen to our latest podcasts on the UK crypto regime By Harry Eddis Peter Bevan Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Frances Hodgkins Bethan Poole Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +7 more... Show less As the UK’s cryptoasset regulatory regime takes shape, we are entering a critical period for firms' preparations. The regime may not...
6/3/2026 8:08:07 PM UK set for short selling switchover By Peter Bevan Raza Naeem James Morris Sherryn Buehlmann Simon Treacy +2 more... Show less Parliament has made the regulations revoking the UK’s short selling regime as of 13 July 2026. On this date the Short Selling Regulations...
5/28/2026 9:17:36 PM MiCA review asks whether EU’s crypto regime is fit for the future By Marius Raetz Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy At a key juncture for the development of cryptoasset regimes around the world, the European Commission has launched a review of the EU’s...
5/22/2026 10:57:13 AM FCA consults on registration of authorised fund assets By Premlata Fagan On 21 May 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper on the registration of authorised fund assets...
5/22/2026 10:05:18 AM MiFID II: Commission adopts Delegated Regulation establishing an EU code of conduct for issuer-sponsored research By Karen Cooper Stephen Clipsham The European Commission has adopted its Delegated Regulation supplementing MiFID II with regards to the Regulatory Technical Standards...
5/21/2026 3:10:40 PM Reform of the Consumer Credit Act: HMT Policy Statement By Clare Whittle Premlata Fagan Michael Kent Peter Bevan Harry Eddis Nikunj Kiri Clare McMullen Alastair Holt Raza Naeem Elizabeth Dowd Simon Treacy +8 more... Show less The Government has published a policy statement, and presented a Financial Services and Markets Bill to Parliament (“FSMB”), confirming...
5/21/2026 1:10:47 PM What Claude Mythos means for financial services firms’ operational resilience By Jamie Johnson Jennifer Calver Simon Treacy In a step-change moment for cybersecurity, last month Anthropic announced Claude Mythos, a model with significantly stronger cyber...
5/20/2026 5:03:52 PM Parliament introduces wide-ranging Bill to reform UK financial services regulation By Peter Bevan Nikunj Kiri Clare McMullen Alastair Holt Michael Kent Elizabeth Dowd Harry Eddis Raza Naeem Clare Whittle Simon Treacy +7 more... Show less The Government has presented a Financial Services and Markets Bill before Parliament. The Bill, which was included in the 2026 King’s...
5/20/2026 4:51:26 PM UK prudential regulator updates policy on crypto exposures and stablecoin issuance By Bobby Butcher Richard Hay James Morris Sophia Le Vesconte Elli Karaindrou Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less The Prudential Regulation Authority has written to banks and PRA-supervised investment firms about how they should manage cryptoasset...