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Private equity and financial services: predictions for 2025

An active financial services deal market, coupled with opportunities to digitalise financial services business models and consolidate certain market segments all contributed to sustained buyout investment in the sector.

Progress on the FCA’s case against care home investment scheme

The FCA and Lupton Fawcett LLP have now settled that claim on confidential terms.

Central bank independence in an era of volatility

Lamfalussy Lecture by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the Lamfalussy Lectures Conference organised by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank, pre-recorded in Frankfurt am Main on 15 January 2025

Chief risk officers emerge as strategic boardroom partners, says report

It highlights how the role has evolved to meet the demands of an increasingly complex global financial environment.

Five questions Appointed Representatives should ask their principal firms

In light of the increased regulatory scrutiny of the sector, it is in the interests of every AR to ask the right questions to ensure their principal firm isn’t cutting any corners.

Money laundering through the markets

MLTM is the use of capital markets to move criminally generated cash, so it appears legitimately generated.

Experts react as UK chancellor signals ‘revisions’ to non-dom rules

Rachel Reeves was speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos

London Community Credit Union enters administration

LCCU is a financial co-operative owned by its members.

Financial Conduct Authority places restrictions on Arthur Temlett

Having a valid insurance policy is essential, and customers affected may be concerned about whether cover they have paid for is in place.

Geopolitics and financial stability: a plan beats no plan − speech by Carolyn Wilkins

Given at Fitch Ratings, Canary Wharf

Signa founder Benko arrested for risk of obstruction of justice

The arrest was authorized by the Vienna Regional Court for Criminal Matters and carried out today by the Soko Signa of the Federal Criminal Police Office.

Morning markets - Government 'must act with urgency' as consumer confidence slumps

This follows on from a raft of other survey data confirming that consumers are in the midst of belt-tightening, with the Consumer Sentiment Index at a 12-month low and the financial outlook for households the weakest since March 2024.

Walkers advises Aareal Bank on financing for major UK retail park acquisition

This transaction represents one of the largest retail property deals in the UK market in 2024.

Ninety One to adopt SDR label for Global Sustainable Equity fund

The fund takes a positive inclusion approach

An ECB rate cut next week looks like a no-brainer

In what's been a very calm run-up to next week’s meeting, we've been getting pretty clear signals from European Central Bank officials in Davos that rate cuts will continue

The EBA launches its 2025 EU-wide stress test

With 70 major banks across the EU and EEA participating, this exercise aims to evaluate resilience under hypothetical geopolitical tensions and adverse scenarios

Pensions must be used for income rather than wealth transfer

Broadstone is supportive of the Government’s objective to ensure that pensions are used for the primary purpose of providing an income for the member.

EBA publishes an Opinion on the interaction between the output floor and Pillar 2 requirements

The Opinion emphasises the importance of institutions informing early their competent authority of the potential impact so as to facilitate the review process.

FCA to remove £100 contactless limit

Alongside existing planned reform to securities settlement, digital assets and pensions, the FCA outlined other measures under consideration.

ECB to stress test 96 euro area banks in 2025

The EU-wide stress test will follow a bottom-up approach with some top-down elements.

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