7/8/2025 8:31:06 PM Final pieces of DORA rulebook fall into place By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy In the last couple of years EU financial entities have been busy implementing the Digital Operational Resilience Act. DORA started to...
7/8/2025 5:19:50 PM EBA to extend its outsourcing guidelines to cover all third party risks outside DORA By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Banking Authority is consulting on new guidelines for the management of third party risk. The guidelines will replace the...
7/4/2025 10:18:44 AM Qualifying holdings: More detailed EU rules are on the way for prospective acquirors By Julian Emmerich The European Banking Authority is consulting on new regulatory technical standards detailing information for acquirors of qualifying...
7/3/2025 4:59:04 PM FCA publishes long awaited non-financial misconduct rules and guidance By Joseph Richmond Declan Mcloughlin The FCA’s long awaited “next steps” on non-financial misconduct (“NFM”) have now been published. Building on its previous consultation in...
6/24/2025 7:54:28 AM New legislation sets up future for open banking and open finance in the UK By Olivia Murphy Alexia Katzaros The Data (Use and Access) Bill has been enacted. The new Act touches on several topics that are relevant to financial services in the UK,...
5/23/2025 2:48:39 PM FCA seeks feedback on proposed mortgage reforms By Clare Whittle Emily Rainbird The FCA is inviting stakeholder feedback on proposed reforms to simplify its mortgage framework and support sustainable home ownership...
5/21/2025 11:46:58 AM PRA clarifies approach to international banks branch & subsidiary supervision and branch reporting: PS6/25 (updating SS5/21) By Premlata Fagan Having consulted on proposed updates to its supervisory statement (SS5/21) on its approach to international banks and subsidiary...
5/19/2025 2:42:48 PM Reform of the Consumer Credit Act: Phase 1 By Clare Whittle Premlata Fagan Emily Rainbird HM Treasury has released a consultation paper proposing reform of the Consumer Credit Act. The consultation closes on 21 July 2025. A...
5/9/2025 4:07:40 PM New rules to protect against de-banking: what payment service providers need to know By Simon Treacy Francesca Mitchell HM Treasury has finalised measures designed to curb de-banking. New legislation adds new conditions for banks, e-money firms and other...
3/31/2025 8:41:05 PM UK operational resilience regime starts to bite By Simon Treacy Financial services firms in the UK face more regulatory risk in the wake of operational incidents. Now that the UK’s operational...
3/11/2025 8:32:54 PM Here's your 2025 guide to Banking Regulation in the UK By Alastair Holt Simon Treacy Alastair Holt and Simon Treacy have co-authored the UK chapter for GLI’s Banking Regulation 2025. Banks entered the year facing an...
3/7/2025 11:21:47 AM Subcontracting rule changes agreed, clearing path towards finalised DORA rulebook By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Even though the Digital Operational Resilience Act started to apply in January, some parts of the DORA regulatory framework have not yet...
3/6/2025 11:17:35 AM 19 March "meet the regulators": Linklaters financial regulatory conference on key topics for 2025 By Karen Cooper Victoria Hickman Simon Treacy Come and join us for a half-day Spring Outlook conference (register here) on 19 March in our Linklaters London Office where we will be...
2/12/2025 9:45:42 PM AI know it when AI see it: EU tries to clear up what an AI system is By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Commission has issued guidance on what systems are artificial intelligence under the EU’s AI Act. Understanding the scope of...
2/12/2025 6:25:42 PM It’s complicated: The EU’s on-again off-again relationship with open finance By Simon Treacy Two years ago the European Commission proposed regulating how financial data is shared within the EU. Earlier this week reports suggested...
1/31/2025 1:28:20 PM Commission rejects DORA subcontracting rules By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy The European Commission has formally rejected draft rules on monitoring ICT supply chains under the Digital Operational Resilience Act....