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UK banks prepare for possible tax rise in first Labour budget; China’s regulators plan $5.3tn mortgage rate cut

Plus: Spanish government defends choice of central bank head, and more

A targeted and outcomes-based approach to tackling financial crime

Fighting financial crime is a priority for the FCA and a key commitment in our 3-year strategy.

FCA’s improved performance set to help UK finance sector thrive

Overseas wholesale financial firms wishing to operate in the UK can also benefit from pre-application support from the FCA.

ECB reviews progress on digital euro rulebook

The draft digital euro rulebook will be sufficiently flexible to accommodate any future adjustments

BBVA gets green light from U.K’s Prudential Regulation Authority to take indirect control of Banco Sabadell’s British unit TSB

The authorization is one of the conditions to which the purchase offer to Banco Sabadell shareholders is subject and a necessary step to complete it, since TSB would become part of BBVA.

FCA sets out steps to improve access to bank accounts

The FCA found that several providers could make it easier to apply for one.

Chancellor scraps plans for UK Isa

The proposal was previously put forward by former chancellor Jeremy Hunt in his Spring Budget.

Insurers paid out record £7.34bn in claims last year

Individual policies paid out more than 275,000 life insurance, income protection and critical illness claims, totalling £4.85bn.

BareRock introduces policy to help advisers comply with FCA’s three-day rule

The new solution aims to help advice firms avoid triggering lengthy complaint-handling procedures that are damaging reputations and firm-client relationships.

Aligning SFDR and SDR to combat greenwashing

For those asset managers that are in scope now, they’ll already be assessing their options to label in scope products and services

ECB now presses, “All the conditions are in place for the deposit guarantee scheme”

75% of top UK law firms promote their use of AI to clients

79% of UK lawyers said that they expect that AI will have a transformative effect on the legal profession

Markets increasingly sensitive after strong performance in early 2024

There remains a high risk of corrections in a context of fragile market liquidity, in equity and in other markets.

Application date approaching for ESMA's guidelines on funds' names

ESMA, the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published the translations [1] of the Guidelines in all official EU languages.

The new UK Listing Rules: what does this mean for Jersey companies?

The new listing rules which impact listings on the Main Market (as opposed to AIM) provide a simplified regime, which, coupled with the flexibility of Jersey companies, could make an attractive combination.

EBA issues Opinion on a measure to address macroprudential risk following a notification by the De Nederlandsche Bank

Based on the information provided by the DNB, the EBA does not object to the extension of the measure.

FCA announces work into pure protection market

The FCA has concerns that the design of commission arrangements may not allow firms to deliver good outcomes to policyholders.

NY regulator fines Nordea $35M over AML failures

The fine will have “no material impact” on Nordea’s financial position, the bank said.

Former Barclays banker banned from top City job: Thomas Kalaris labelled 'dishonest' as he loses appeal

Saranac appealed, with a hearing held in July and yesterday the Upper Tribunal in London upheld the regulator’s decision to ban Kalaris.

FCA to launch selling probe into commission practices on protection products

The FCA will focus primarily on the sale of four specific types of products

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