03/16/2026
Surrey advice firm declared in default by the FSCS
The FSCS said it had already received five claims against the firm for pensions advice, with one upheld
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
03/16/2026
Five key areas of financial planning ahead of 6th April 2026
Many wills were often prepared at a time when asset growth and frozen thresholds had not yet increased inheritance tax exposure.
03/16/2026
Parliamentary group calls for overhaul of UK financial regulation
All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services is pressing for a Royal Commission
03/13/2026
Reforming cross-border payments – speech by Andrew Bailey
Given at the FSB Payments Summit
03/13/2026
ESMA sets out actions to simplify the retail investor journey and make investing more accessible
As part of this follow up work, consumer testing will be used to inform and validate improvements to disclosures and digital investor journeys, including for mobile-first users.
03/13/2026
TPR urges vigilance after rise in impersonation fraud against pension savers
The criminals get hold of savers’ personal information and use it to breach security checks and access their accounts.
03/12/2026
Pressure grows on Reeves to water down salary sacrifice changes as Lords increase cap to £5,000
In one of five defeats for the government at the House of Lords stage, the pension salary sacrifice cap has been increased to £5,000, from the original £2,000 proposed.
03/12/2026
Man jailed for running illegal sale-and-rent-back scheme targeting struggling homeowners
Mr Gill has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for running a sale-and-rent-back scheme without being authorised and illegally providing credit agreements and mortgages.
03/12/2026
Eurosystem Unveils Appia Roadmap for Europe’s Tokenised Finance
It will bring together the Eurosystem as well as public and private sector stakeholders, with the aim of building integrated, innovative and resilient tokenised wholesale financial markets in Europe.
03/12/2026
German central bank abandons controversial overhaul
The enormous 1970s brutalist concrete building had become synonymous with the Bundesbank and was said to reflect its culture of fostering economic stability.
03/12/2026
White & Case advises bank syndicate on €4 billion German Federal green bond issuance
The bond is part of the Federal Republic's "Twin Bond Concept" pursuant to which each Federal green bond has a conventional twin bond with the same commercial parameter.
03/12/2026
Revolut secures UK banking licence after years long wait
Revolut - which already has 13 million customers in the UK - also plans to offer a wider array of banking services in the future, such as lending and other products.
03/11/2026
Eurosystem unveils roadmap for tokenised wholesale financial markets
The central bank is inviting feedback from stakeholders and expressions of interest in contributing to the forthcoming analytical and practical work.
03/10/2026
Targeted Support may help firms address the advice gap
Firms will be able to make suggestions to groups of customers wit0
03/10/2026
Team announces WH Ireland rebrand as FCA greenlights deal
The deal is set to go ahead on 24 March subject to a court-sanctioning
03/10/2026
Your guide to UK Banking Regulation in 2026
Regulation is also responding to rapid technological change.
03/10/2026
UK interest rates expected to rise as Bank of England responds to oil shock
This will include scrapping wasteful tech spending, unused software licences and replacing with leaner, more effective centralised systems."
03/09/2026
Swiss vote places right to use cash in country’s constitution
Switzerland joins Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia as European countries looking to make it a right to hold cold, hard cash.
03/09/2026
BCS Investors Have Opportunity to Join Barclays PLC Fraud Investigation with the Schall Law Firm
Based on this news, Barclays ADSs fell significantly in the next several trading sessions.
03/06/2026
The future of the Appointed Representatives regime: HM Treasury consults on a new regulatory framework
HMT’s proposals form part of the Government’s wider regulatory reform agenda and are promoted aimed at supporting growth through transparent and proportionate regulation, that promotes competition and innovation in financial services.