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Macfarlanes advises Legal & General on £370m buy-in with the TUI Group UK Pension Trust

The Macfarlanes team was led by Insurance Partner Andrew Barton and Senior Counsel Madison Kaur.

FCA can take crucial step to close advice gap with targeted support

The FCA’s retirement income market data also shows that more than 145,000 DC pension plans over £30,000 were withdrawn at likely unsustainable rates of 8% and above.

FRC announces successful UK Stewardship Code signatories ahead of consultation closure

The FRC invites signatories to review the interim changes to reporting for Stewardship Code Signatories as they prepare for their next report under the current Code.

The EBA amends its Guidelines on ICT and security risk management measures in the context of DORA application

DORA has introduced harmonised requirements on ICT risk management that apply to financial entities across the banking, securities/markets, insurance and pensions sectors.

PS2/25 – Streamlining firm-specific capital communications

Policy statement 2/25

Focus on anti-money laundering: tackling the issue of "money mules"

In particular, we set out what payment services firms should be focusing on to reduce the impact of money mules cross-industry.

Shoosmiths advise ScaleUp Capital on major investment duo

It supports over 120 UK public sector clients, including NHS bodies, central government departments and local authorities.

FCA steps up action against misleading financial adverts

The FCA continues to urge social media platforms to do more to proactively identify and prevent illegal financial promotions.

Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) regulation in a changing world: our priorities for 2025 − speech by Sasha Mills

Given at the Bank of England Chair/CEO/INEDs Roundtable for UK Financial Market Infrastructure firms (FMIs)

Lords report concludes that naming and shaming is not the way to regulate

Respondents to the Committee’s Call for Evidence pointed to the lack of evidence provided by the FCA to justify the shift.

The EBA issues an Opinion in response to the European Commission’s proposed amendments to the EBA draft technical standards on conflicts of interests for issuers of asset-referenced tokens

The EBA agrees with the substantive changes proposed by the EC, which favour proportionality, as well as with the other amendments which are considered non-substantives.

Reaction as Bank of England cuts base rate to 4.5%

The uncertainty for the BoE has been exacerbated by potential impacts from last October’s Budget as well as unreliable labour market data from the ONS.

FCA statement on Blackmore Bonds complaints

Investors asked the FCA to pay compensation and start a criminal investigation into Blackmore.

HMRC late payment interest rates to be revised after Bank of England lowers base rate

HMRC interest rates for late payments will be revised following the Bank of England interest rate cut to 4.5%.

Fos to charge CMCs to refer cases from April

The changes have been made because the Fos found representatives were responsible for around 47 per cent of cases between April and December 2024.

Unforeseen consequences: How far reaching will US tariffs be?

Experts at SJP explore the potential long-term ramifications of the latest in protectionist measures.

The EBA publishes its draft final technical standards on reporting of data on charges for credit transfers and payments accounts, and shares of rejected transactions

The reported data will help to ensure consumers benefit from access to instant credit transfers, and that the latter are no longer more expensive than regular credit transfers.

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