09/04/2026
Can synthetic securitisation support economic growth?
These packages are split into segments or tranches, with different risk profiles paying different yields.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
09/04/2026
Three jailed for £70m pension fraud targeting 3,000 investors
All three have also been disqualified from acting as company directors for 10 years.
09/04/2026
Osborne Clarke builds on European expansion with Luxembourg, Frankfurt office openings
Firm adds five partners from firms including Ogier, CMS and White & Case to spearhead office launches
09/04/2026
The UK FCA's Non-Financial Misconduct Rule Is Here – and All Financial Services Firms are in the Crosshairs
The rule does not extend to discrimination or victimisation as independent grounds, though sexual harassment falls within its scope as a form of harassment.
09/04/2026
New FATF report finds underground banking and hawala are key channels for professional money launderers
The FATF also warns of an increasing involvement of lawyers, accountants, auditors, notaries, corporate formation agents, financial consultants, real estate agents, and casinos and junket operators in facilitating such schemes.
09/04/2026
The institutional form of independent central banks: from history to contemporary challenges - speech by Andrew Bailey
Given at LSE TRIUM Anniversary Conference
09/03/2026
Citibank’s London unit fined £4.7m for breaching Russia sanctions
This included processing payments for designated Russian banks Alfa-Bank JSC, PJSC Gazprombank and Credit Bank of Moscow.
09/03/2026
KPMG warned Guggenheim unit over deficiencies in internal controls
The assessment, which came after a whistleblower flagged up concerns about the unit’s accounting practices, highlights how the troubles at Walter’s businesses extend beyond his insurance holdings.
09/03/2026
FCA decides to ban and fine Daniel Thomas over unauthorised pension transfer advice
The FCA will take no action against him until the Tribunal reaches its decision, which will be published on its website.
09/02/2026
FCA urges young adults to check for unclaimed Child Trust Funds
Figures from HMRC show that 760,000 matured Child Trust Funds, worth an average of £2,000 each, remain unclaimed.
09/01/2026
BoE faces mandate to accelerate digital assets adoption
The BoE has also faced criticisms for fintech startups and digitally native financial services participants for moving too slowly in its supervision of digital assets service providers.
09/01/2026
£100 million competition to back British AI companies to fix public services
£100 million fund competition will help promising British AI start-ups start in the UK and tackle some of society's biggest challenges.
09/01/2026
Guernsey Funds Legal and Regulatory Update – September 2026
The Guernsey-based initiative is designed to support five first-time or emerging fund managers through a structured 12-month programme
08/28/2026
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.
08/28/2026
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.
08/27/2026
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.
08/26/2026
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.
08/26/2026
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.
08/26/2026
The EBA consults on draft technical standards on institutions’ operational risk management
The public consultation is open for four months.
08/26/2026
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.