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FCA imposes restrictions on Bazar Money Transfer Limited

Anyone who needs to send or receive money should use an alternative authorised or registered payment services firm.

Over 12 million pensioners to receive £575 State Pension boost

Over 12 million pensioners will see their State Pension rise by up to £575 from Monday (6 April), as both the basic and new State Pensions increase by 4.8% under the Triple Lock guarantee.

Another freeze to the thresholds: auto-enrolment & pension impact

The narrative highlighting government success stories seems thin on the ground these days.

FCA and Bank seek members for their Transaction and Post-trade Reporting Taskforce

The purpose of this taskforce is to inform the design of our long-term approach to harmonising transaction and post-trade reporting requirements.

The digital euro in a fragmenting world: ensuring Europe’s resilience and autonomy in payments

Public lecture by Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at an event hosted by the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and Latvijas Banka

Macfarlanes advises Venn Partners on a strategic partnership with USS

Subject to regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to complete in the second quarter of 2026.

Eurosystem sets out comprehensive strategy for future of European payments

It complements the Eurosystem’s cash strategy and extends the Eurosystem’s retail payments strategy by covering wholesale, business-to-business and cross-border payments.

ECB streamlines how it supervises banks’ internal models

Under EU banking rules, and with the ECB’s supervisory permission, banks can use internal models instead of standard risk weights to calculate their capital requirements.

Ex-Deutsche Bank Manager Sues Bank for at Least $624 Million

Faissola and several other ex-traders last year ended mediation talks with Deutsche Bank over allegations they were wrongfully implicated in an audit report into the Monte dei Paschi affair.

Regulators launch joint taskforce to crack down on poor practice in motor finance claims

The announcement comes as the FCA prepares to set out its final compensation scheme for motor finance customers.

Swiss lawmakers signal compromise on $22bn UBS capital plan

Decision could be published in April with foreign capital requirements component moving to parliament for debate

Millions of car finance customers to get payouts this year as FCA goes ahead with compensation scheme

The FCA has made several changes to the free to use scheme in response to conflicting feedback from consumers, their representatives, firms, manufacturers and industry bodies.

AILO warns advisers unregistered UK trusts will delay offshore bond transactions

UK trusts holding Irish-issued life policies must be registered on CRBOT

The Renters’ Rights Act 2025

To understand the significance of the reforms, it is helpful to consider the current legal landscape for residential tenancies in England.

FCA responds to Complaint Commissioner’s report on the British Steel Pension Scheme

This has improved intelligence sharing, enabling us to identify defined benefit pension transfer risks more swiftly.

FCA fines Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited for market abuse surveillance failures

Given their high-risk nature, firms must have strong and reliable surveillance arrangements to prevent insider dealing and market manipulation.

FCA shifts away from annual reviews and opens path for practical, proportionate advice

Too often they face a binary choice between paying for a comprehensive service that is disproportionate to the task or receiving no regulated support at all.

Industry welcomes UK government’s move to mandate ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting

Reboot has been campaigning for ethnicity pay gap reporting to be mandatory for over five years

EFAMA outlines key recommendations for PEPP and IORP success

The Pan-European Pension Product (PEPP) and broader supplementary pension reforms are vital tools for channelling long-term savings into capital markets and supporting economic growth across the EU.

FCA sets out next phase of smarter, more effective regulation

The new authorisation tool is being developed internally and will be integrated into existing FCA systems.

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