08/19/2025
Bank of England may face lower inflation despite ‘Oasis bump’
Such a scenario could ease concerns that inflation has proven more difficult to bring down, which would lead to further calls for interest rates to be cut.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
08/19/2025
Approach to KPIs as Listed Impact Equity Managers
This regulatory shift is a welcome one.
08/19/2025
Pension fraud victims recover £81.5m with further payments to come
Among those compensated are victims of the Friendly Pensions Ltd fraud. Its operators, Susan Dalton and Alan Barratt, were convicted and jailed in 2022 for stealing £13.7m from savers after a prosecution brought by TPR.
08/18/2025
FCA sacked 12 staff for misconduct in 3 years
A total of 12 were sacked and 26 members of staff were issued with written warnings.
08/18/2025
Govt to consider benefits of linking state pension to life expectancy
Advisers shouldn’t base their career decisions on salary alone.
08/15/2025
Supervision of internal models evolves with regulatory developments
The guide to internal models, updated in July 2025, clarifies the ECB’s expectations in relation to EU legal requirements for banks
08/15/2025
UK AML registration rules every business must know
Anti-money laundering checks, or AML checks, are measures introduced by the government to prevent illicit economic activity.
08/15/2025
New SEB fund to invest in Europe’s defence and security
Europe is facing a new reality marked by a deteriorating security environment.
08/14/2025
Whistleblowing quarterly data 2025 Q2
This could be harm to consumers, to markets, to the UK economy or to wider society.
08/14/2025
UK and EU Money Laundering Risk Assessments 2025: Key Findings for Asset Managers
Both documents review developments between 2022 and 2024 and are intended to guide supervisory priorities and inform the risk management frameworks of regulated firms across the UK and EU.
08/14/2025
Neil Woodford and Andrew Bailey: Should the latter survive the former?
As the FCA hands out fines to Neil Woodford and his firm, Richard Buxton says the regulator needs to take its share of the blame for being asleep at the wheel as the crisis unfolded.
08/14/2025
FCA receives record 315 whistleblowing reports between April and June
The surge highlights growing staff and public confidence in raising concerns about wrongdoing in the financial sector.
08/14/2025
Eversheds Sutherland advises Pulse Clean Energy on multi-million-pound finance package
Pulse Clean Energy has established itself as a leading developer and operator of battery storage in the UK, with a planned operational capacity of over 2GWh by 2030.
08/13/2025
FSCS confirms five firms were declared in default in June and July 2025
If a regulated financial firm is no longer trading and cannot pay a customer’s claim, FSCS can step in to pay compensation if certain requirements are met.
08/13/2025
Blake Morgan Partner Recognised in 2025 Chambers High Net Worth Guide
The Chambers High Net Worth Guide identifies and ranks top-performing lawyers and firms working with high net-worth individuals and their advisers.
08/13/2025
Financial Ombudsman Service consults on changes to its case fees
Some businesses believe this is unfair when they are settling complaints earlier in the process.
08/12/2025
FCA to streamline sustainability reporting for asset managers
The regulator has updated its sustainability reporting requirements webpage, offering guidance on efficient reporting under both TCFD and SDR rules.
08/12/2025
Policy statement: The Appointed Representatives Regime
This policy statement sets out the government’s overall policy approach for regulation of Appointed Representatives carrying on regulated financial services activity in the UK.
08/12/2025
First-quarter of 2025 supervisory data shows that the EU/EEA banking sector remains robust, despite increased cost of risk, the EBA Risk Dashboard finds
EU/EEA banks reported non-performing loans (NPLs) totalling EUR 377.8 billion, consistent with the prior quarter's figures.
08/12/2025
SupTech can make anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism supervision more effective, the EBA finds
The EBA will continue to support NCAs and AMLA in strengthening their use of technology and fostering innovation in AML/CFT supervision across the EU.