09/17/2025
FCA figures show only a third of retirees access pensions with advice
This continued growth highlights how more people are leaning on their pensions earlier, often to meet rising living costs and fill income gaps elsewhere.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/17/2025
Europe's maze of bank regulation needs to be simplified
Guest contribution by Michael Theurer in Financial Times online
09/16/2025
FCA launches £1 million campaign to raise awareness of motor finance compensation scheme
New research commissioned by the FCA shows that 79% of motor finance customers are aware that they may be owed compensation and 61% of a possible compensation scheme.
09/16/2025
ECB consults on managing legacy NPEs in less significant institutions
LSIs are banks that are directly supervised by their national competent authorities (NCAs); and which are typically smaller than significant institution (SIs), which are directly supervised by the ECB.
09/16/2025
One in four wealthy people plan to leave pensions to family, but many are in dark about new IHT raid
The Government announced in last Autumn's Budget that it will make pensions liable for inheritance tax like other assets such as property, savings and investments starting from April 2027.
09/16/2025
BoE faces tricky balancing act as employee numbers fall while wage growth still high
Early estimates for August reveal the number of payrolled employees was 30.3 million, a fall of 0.4% compared to August 2024 and equivalent to 127,000 less employees.
09/15/2025
US financial giants boost UK investments and jobs across London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Manchester
The Government has announced over £1.25 billion of inward investment from US finance companies, creating 1,800 UK jobs.
09/12/2025
Guernsey Financial Services Commission Launches Digital Finance Initiative
This Forum will use roundtables and workshops to gather insights from practitioners to inform the development of policy improvements on which the Commission will then formally consult.
09/12/2025
ECB Governing Council amends ECB FINREP Regulation to strengthen supervisory assessment of credit risk
Nine additional data points incorporated into the FINREP data point reporting framework, with a first reporting reference date of December 2025
09/12/2025
Chancellor commits to explore pro-growth tax reforms to support small businesses opening new premises
Small businesses could find it easier to expand and employ more people, thanks to government commitment to make business rates fairer.
09/12/2025
EU Bank Watchdogs Must Be Bold in Simplifying Rules, Nagel Says
“We should boldly move forward on this path,” Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel said in a speech in Frankfurt on Friday.
09/11/2025
Proposed contactless changes could increase convenience for consumers
The FCA wants to give card providers the flexibility to decide the right limit for them and their customers.
09/11/2025
Three finfluencers in court over online financial promotions
The Financial Conduct Authority alleges the trio encouraged followers to invest in products without the required authorisation to promote them.
09/11/2025
Treasury Committee slams ‘confused’ Lifetime Isa
It called for reforms to align Lisa savings with pension savings under the Universal Credit means test.
09/11/2025
Germany's state-owned KfW bank linked to rights violations
A new report on KfW Bank’s human rights record says these aren't just hypotheticals; they're real risks and they're not being handled well enough.
09/11/2025
Simpler Rules for Smaller Banks In Focus Again
The desire to simplify regulatory requirements has reopened long-standing debates on the scope and extent of small bank regulations.
09/10/2025
ECB and People’s Bank of China extend bilateral euro-renminbi currency swap arrangement
The arrangement with the PBC is consistent with the large volumes of bilateral trade and investment between the euro area and China.
09/10/2025
SFO secures £1.1 million with first Unexplained Wealth Order
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) secures first Unexplained Wealth Order following sale of Lake District property.
09/10/2025
A new government does not change France’s fundamental story
The European Central Bank also acts as an effective financial backstop
09/10/2025
Europe promised an innovation comeback against the US and China. One year on, it's barely scratched the surface.
The bank said defense booms, but Europe still lags badly in AI, cloud, and startup scale-up.