10/01/2026
PRA Regulatory Digest – September 2026
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/01/2026
Financial conditions: what’s priced in? − speech by Catherine L. Mann
Given at the Nomura London Macro Forum
10/01/2026
Jersey actions changes to financial services framework
The changes form part of the Government of Jersey’s Financial Services Competitiveness Programme and implement plans set out in its Time to Win report, launched in March 2026.
10/01/2026
Guernsey, Jersey and London teams recognised in Legal 500 UK 2027 guide
The results come as our European business celebrates 25 years in the region and follows our recent shortlisting for Offshore Firm of the Year at the Lawyer European Awards 2026.
09/30/2026
Triple-lock reform raises questions over retirement planning
Under the new system, the state pension will rise by at least inflation or 2.5%, while retaining its value relative to earnings over time.
09/30/2026
Prime Minister Andy Burnham sets out plans for a new National Care Service
The Prime Minister announced a new settlement for older people today: a state pension that rises every year, no personal care charges and a high-quality National Care Service to give peace of mind in later life.
09/30/2026
FINMA concludes enforcement proceeding against Julius Bär
FINMA has thus concluded its fifth enforcement proceeding against Julius Bär in less than ten years.
09/30/2026
FINMA launches consultation on the partially revised Circular 2017/6 “Direct transmission”
The aim of this amendment is to draw a clearer distinction between direct transfers made for financial market supervisory purposes and those made for other purposes, as different conditions apply to each.
09/29/2026
Latest update on UK employers' obligation to give workers a statement of the right to join a trade union
Regulations will include a standardised statement that must be included with a link to or list of trade unions
09/29/2026
ESMA sets 2027 priorities for stronger, simpler and more integrated EU capital markets
This work programme reflects ESMA's commitment to strengthening the Single Market, protecting investors and safeguarding financial stability.
09/29/2026
House builders get their way as government looks to boost supply with Help to Buy Scheme
The interest-free nature of the loan is likely to be of particular value given current mortgage rates, compared to the previous version of the scheme that was launched during a much lower interest rate environment.
09/29/2026
Wood and Ors v Khumalo: Jersey Court holds company directors to account in £77m judgment for transaction at an undervalue
In order for a Jersey Court to make a finding of liability under Article 176, the company must have been insolvent when it entered into the relevant transaction
09/28/2026
French central bank governor flags ‘gradual stranglehold’ of rising borrowing costs
Far right and far left candidates are poised potentially to be to the fore in that race, throwing up big questions over future French policy shifts.
09/28/2026
Banks face new EBA guidelines on critical third-party functions
A two-year transitional period will be provided to support implementation
09/25/2026
MV Invest Receives Finma Licence and Expands Real Estate Business
Effective 1 September 2026, MV Invest has subsequently taken over the full management of the MV Immoxtra Switzerland Fund, the company announced on Thursday.
09/25/2026
Banca Generali: conclusion of the buy-back of treasury shares plan
Following the purchases that were made, Banca Generali S.p.A. is now holding a total of 2,768,968 treasury shares, equal to 2.3696% of its share capital.
09/25/2026
FCA figures reveal surge in pension withdrawals over past two years
Total value withdrawn has jumped from £53.6m in 2023/24 to £91.2m in 2025/26
09/25/2026
FCA issues statement ahead of bank branch closure and cash access update in October
MPs have debated the decline of face-to-face banking services, and the prospect of communities being left with few bank branches.
09/25/2026
FCA shuts down 24 CFD firms
Supervisors deployed an array of interventions against the offending brokers
09/24/2026
The outlook for inflation − speech by Clare Lombardelli
Given at the Sixth Biennial Conference on Macroeconomic Policy, Warsaw