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The EBA responds to the European Parliament’s observations made in the 2024 Discharge report

The EBA welcomes the overall positive feedback from the European Parliament.

Farrer & Co shortlisted in three categories at the Family Law Awards 2026

The Family Law Awards recognise outstanding achievements and contributions within the field of family law.

Government pushes Bank of England to innovate on payments and digital currencies

The Treasury is set to implement the changes through amendments to the Financial Services and Markets Bill, which heads to the House of Lords for scrutiny in September. The Bank will report against the objective annually.

FCA and Bank appoint members to their Transaction and Post-trade Reporting Harmonisation Taskforce

The taskforce comprises 3 separate working groups: a main Policy working group, supported by a Strategy working group and an Architecture working group.

FCA bans trio behind £35.5m scheme designed to bypass visa rules

The FCA has also decided to ban Dolfin co-founder, Roman Joukovski, from working in financial services.

The EBA consults on draft technical standards on institutions’ operational risk management

The public consultation is open for four months.

National Bank of Hungary preview: More clues for more cuts

Hungary’s ‘mini rate cut cycle’ is coming to an end, but further easing remains likely, particularly because of the recent improvement in inflation. The central bank will probably wait for the September forecast update before committing.

Leonteq announces board nominations and publishes agenda for the EGM 2026

The Board of Directors of Leonteq has nominated Andreas Casutt as its new Chairman.

UK tightens rules for Irish residents looking to beef up British state pension rights

Thousands of Irish people who worked in the UK are entitled to buy national insurance years

Ex-Deutsche Bank branch employee to stand trial for alleged embezzlement

Deutsche Bank said it had discovered the case last year involving the theft of a six-digit euro amount. Less than 10 customers were affected, and they were fully compensated, Deutsche Bank said.

European Commission publishes request to ESMA for advice on the Retail Investment Strategy

The RIS is designed to encourage greater retail participation in EU capital markets while ensuring stronger investor protection, better value for money, and simpler investment journeys for consumers.

Commission approves €4.5 million German State aid for fishing and aquaculture companies facing increased fuel prices

Germany notified to the Commission a €4.5 million scheme to support companies active in the primary production of fishery and aquaculture products.

‘Friday afternoon fraud’: warning for UK homebuyers on bank scams

Victims have lost tens of thousands – and in one case £300,000 – due to fake emails from solicitor or estate agent

Macfarlanes advises Canaccord Wealth on acquisition of EFG Harris Allday

The EFG Harris Allday team is entrusted with approximately £3.1 billion in client assets as at 31 December 2025.

Federal Council brings Federal Act on the International Automatic Exchange of Information on Salary Data into force

The agreement, which has applied since 1 January 2024, envisages an automatic and reciprocal exchange of the information needed for taxing cross-border commuters in their country of residence.

PIMFA raises concerns over FCA’s disclosures plan

‘Lack of clarity’ around how some rules apply

Consumers warned to beware of risky mini-bonds and loan notes

The FCA permanently banned the marketing of speculative illiquid securities, including mini-bonds and loan notes, to retail investors from 1 January 2021.

Call for expression of interest to provide feedback on the list of standards relevant for the offline digital euro

The ECB is seeking to assess the relevance, maturity and level of industry support for the identified standards in the context of the offline digital euro.

Panel remarks about the European economy during a discussion on the global economic outlook at the World Economic Forum

Panel remarks by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum

CIBC Caribbean moving British pound transactions to Lloyds Bank

The change means customers who send or receive payments in British pounds will need to use new payment details from that date.

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