10/29/2025
FCA welcomes legislation to bring ESG ratings providers into regulation
ESG ratings continue to play a critical role in influencing investment and capital allocation decisions.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
10/29/2025
UBS to Appeal Court Ruling on Credit Suisse AT1 Bonds
After Switzerland’s financial regulator Finma filed an appeal, UBS has now announced it will do the same.
10/28/2025
Addleshaw Goddard advises Reclaim Fund on expansion of the UK Dormant Assets Scheme into the Investment and Wealth Management sector
The move is expected to unlock millions of pounds in dormant assets for good causes, while safeguarding the rights of asset holders to reclaim their funds at any time.
10/28/2025
Monetary developments in the euro area: September 2025
The components of M3 showed the following developments.
10/28/2025
Bank governance in a changing risk landscape
None of these risks are new to banks, but the magnitude of the threat which they pose has increased.
10/27/2025
TISA warns higher SPA could leave future retirees financially exposed
It believes an approach which aims for all current and future generations to receive a state pension for a broadly similar proportion of their adult life is one way in which equitable outcomes can be measured.
10/27/2025
Chancellor launches Scale-up Unit in Leeds to help firms grow
The Chancellor announced the Scale-Up Unit at the FCA Forum in Leeds.
10/24/2025
Tariffed with the same brush: confronting today’s challenges to trade − speech by Swati Dhingra
Given at central Bank of Ireland ninth annual workshop of the ESCB research cluster 2
10/24/2025
Goodbye, tax havens? OECD and EU tightening on new tax rules.
The era when simply opening an account in a “restricted” country was enough to avoid national taxes is over.
10/24/2025
FCA bans and fines advisor £100,281 for insider dealing
The day before the announcement, Mr Dwane used the inside information and sold his own and a family member’s 125,000 shares worth £124,287.
10/23/2025
Berne Financial Services Agreement for UK and Swiss firms
The BFSA uses outcomes-based mutual recognition to enable firms to take part in cross-border trade in financial services to wholesale and sophisticated clients.
10/23/2025
UK government gives green light to expand CDC pension schemes
The government said millions of people could see their pension savings increase by up to 60%
10/23/2025
FCA signals rewards for firms that ‘do the right thing’
Recognising when something has gone wrong, taking responsibility, and putting things right for consumers is central to how we approach enforcement.
10/23/2025
The AML/CFT colleges framework is maturing, the EBA finds
The Report also finds that a key objective of the framework is yet to be fulfilled, i.e to address issues that affect several group entities in a coordinated manner.
10/23/2025
Govt rejects AJ Bell’s Pension Tax Lock call ahead of Budget
Instead, it pointed to the newly established Pensions Commission, which it said would make recommendations to the government on the broader questions of adequacy, fairness and sustainability.
10/23/2025
PS17/25 – Matching Adjustment Investment Accelerator
This would allow them to include within their MA portfolio, a limited quantity of self-assessed MA eligible or ‘MAIA assets’ i.e. assets with features not covered by their existing MA permission.
10/23/2025
Europe’s geopolitical challenges – defence spending and the US dollar
At the turn of the century, USD represented 75% of global reserves, equivalent to $16 trillion.
10/22/2025
Belgium proposes technical amendments to its Pillar Two legislation
The draft bill amends the definition of key Pillar Two concepts such as for example the concept of a ‘group’ for Pillar Two purposes.
10/22/2025
Bank of England’s private credit ‘alarm bells’ show bigger problem
More regulators are waving the flag, but it is becoming clear that the explosion of this sector has been allowed with few checks, balances or guardrails.
10/22/2025
New blueprint for AI regulation could speed up planning approvals, slash NHS waiting times, and drive growth and public trust
A new blueprint for AI regulation is being announced by the Technology Secretary today (Tuesday 21st October) to help drive innovation and growth.