10/30/2026 5:53:41 PM AI in financial services: UK regulators reflect on industry use and best practice amid growing operational resilience concerns By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority have published two significant updates on AI in UK financial services. A survey...
10/28/2026 11:14:35 AM Fortune favours the bold? SMCR reform: Phase Two By Sara Cody The FCA and PRA have published Phase Two of their reform of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”), in Consultation Papers...
10/27/2026 4:56:53 PM FCA seeks to expand consumer access to investments By Karen Cooper Stephen Clipsham In December 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a Discussion Paper (DP25/3) seeking views on how its rules and regulatory...
10/27/2026 11:46:29 AM FCA calls on private market firms to manage conflicts of interest in line with rapid growth: frameworks must match substance, not just legal form By Premlata Fagan The Financial Conduct Authority urges private market firms to strengthen their management of conflicts of interest after finding that...
10/22/2026 1:54:55 PM UK FCA consults on guidance for decentralised finance By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less According to the Financial Conduct Authority, firms are increasingly using decentralised finance (DeFi) to provide financial services....
10/22/2026 1:54:52 PM UK FCA proposes updates to crypto perimeter guidance By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on updates to its cryptoasset perimeter guidance to reflect recent legislative changes. The...
10/9/2026 12:08:56 PM FCA consults on fair redemption terms for authorised funds investing in illiquid assets By Premlata Fagan Open-ended funds that invest in illiquid assets face an inherent tension: fund managers must meet redemptions on the terms investors...
9/30/2026 4:55:12 PM UK FCA opens gateway for regulated cryptoasset activities By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Olivia Murphy Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less On 30 September 2026 the Financial Conduct Authority opened its gateway for firms that want to carry out regulated activities under the...
9/15/2026 10:22:56 PM UK adds new exclusions to cryptoasset regime By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less The Government has laid legislation to amend the perimeter of the UK’s cryptoasset regulatory regime following a consultation earlier...
9/14/2026 3:31:41 PM UK regulators share feedback on tokenisation and open call for input on tokenised gold By Richard Hay Harry Eddis James Morris Sam Quicke Sophia Le Vesconte Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less In a Call for Input earlier this year, the Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England outlined how they plan to support the adoption...
9/11/2026 10:27:08 AM FCA CP 26/27: Remuneration: Solo-regulated firms’ rules reform By Premlata Fagan Alexandra Beidas Raza Naeem Elliot Jack Clare Wiles +2 more... Show less On 14 July 2026, the FCA published for consultation CP26/27: "Remuneration: Solo-regulated firms’ rules reform", with proposals to...
9/11/2026 10:24:47 AM FRAME: The FCA’s new fund reporting regime (CP 26/26) – reforming fund level reporting and casting the net wider on reporting on wider asset management activity By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Elliot Jack Clare Wiles +1 more... Show less Earlier this summer, the FCA published a package of reforms representing the most significant overhaul of the UK's asset management...
9/11/2026 10:22:11 AM AIFM Regime Overhaul: FCA and HM Treasury propose rules to simplify rules and cut costs for asset managers By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Elliot Jack Emily Harmsworth Clare Wiles +2 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a major consultation (CP26/28) to change the regulatory framework for alternative...
9/9/2026 8:09:51 PM Bank of England to receive new objective to support payments innovation By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy Sophia Le Vesconte +3 more... Show less The UK Government has proposed setting the Bank of England an objective of facilitating innovation in payments. The new objective will be...
9/8/2026 9:22:21 PM UK FCA proposes new transitional provisions for selected crypto rules By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Sam Quicke Olivia Murphy Simon Treacy +3 more... Show less The UK’s cryptoasset regulatory regime goes live on 25 October 2027. The Financial Conduct Authority published its final rules earlier...
9/8/2026 9:19:04 PM UK FCA tells firms to prepare for vulnerability wave in response to frontier AI By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The most advanced AI models are accelerating the identification of cyber vulnerabilities at financial services firms. Following a...