08/13/2025
Financial Ombudsman Service consults on changes to its case fees
Some businesses believe this is unfair when they are settling complaints earlier in the process.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
08/12/2025
FCA to streamline sustainability reporting for asset managers
The regulator has updated its sustainability reporting requirements webpage, offering guidance on efficient reporting under both TCFD and SDR rules.
08/12/2025
Policy statement: The Appointed Representatives Regime
This policy statement sets out the government’s overall policy approach for regulation of Appointed Representatives carrying on regulated financial services activity in the UK.
08/12/2025
First-quarter of 2025 supervisory data shows that the EU/EEA banking sector remains robust, despite increased cost of risk, the EBA Risk Dashboard finds
EU/EEA banks reported non-performing loans (NPLs) totalling EUR 377.8 billion, consistent with the prior quarter's figures.
08/12/2025
SupTech can make anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism supervision more effective, the EBA finds
The EBA will continue to support NCAs and AMLA in strengthening their use of technology and fostering innovation in AML/CFT supervision across the EU.
08/12/2025
UK jobs market losing momentum piling pressure on BoE for another cut
Hiring conditions have been softening for months in the wake of employer National Insurance changes and a cooling economy.
08/11/2025
The EBA amends technical standards specifying the data collection for the 2026 benchmarking exercise
In the area of credit risk, the EBA is suggesting only minor changes.
08/11/2025
St James’s Place under renewed fire over exit fees
New customers sold products with high charges days before new fee structure takes effect
08/11/2025
Brex enters European market with new EU Payment Institution licence
Brex has already established Dutch offices with a full board and sales, operations and customer success teams.
08/08/2025
Devon man guilty over £1m Ponzi scam
The FCA said it will begin confiscation proceedings to recover the proceeds of crime.
08/08/2025
Bank rate cut brings cash alternatives into spotlight: What big cash savers can do as savings rates fall
The Bank of England cut the bank rate from 4.25 per cent to 4.00 per cent today as the monetary policy committee judged, in a split decision, that economic slowdown is currently a greater threat than inflation.
08/08/2025
FCA introduces new rules to safeguard client funds
Additionally, all firms must implement monthly reporting on customer holdings and perform daily checks to confirm sufficient safeguarding of funds.
08/07/2025
Bank of England to override its inflation mandate and cut rates
The decision to cut rates again is likely to be far from unanimous and may possibly see a return of May’s three-way split.
08/07/2025
FCA sets out changes to payment safeguarding rules
Safeguarding means that customer money must be kept separate from the firm’s own money so that it is available to be returned if the firm fails.
08/07/2025
Consumer group slams FCA safeguarding reforms as ‘too little, too late’
Safeguarding refers to the practice of keeping customer money separate from a firm’s own finances to prevent losses in the event of insolvency.
08/07/2025
ECB publishes supervisory banking statistics on significant institutions for the first quarter of 2025
Supervisory banking statistics also available as interactive reports for first time, providing enhanced user customisation
08/06/2025
FCA confiscates over £300,000 from convicted fraudsters
The money will be returned to investors at the earliest opportunity.
08/06/2025
Norton Rose Fulbright advises Crédit Agricole Assurances
The Paris-based Norton Rose Fulbright team advising Crédit Agricole Assurances on this transaction was led by Bénédicte Denis
08/05/2025
Pensions dashboards could hold key to simplifying IHT and probate, says RSM UK
Former pensions minister Steve Webb has raised his concerns around the additional pressure this puts on grieving families.
08/05/2025
FCA issues fines of nearly £46m for failures managing the Woodford Equity Income Fund
Any findings in the Decision Notices are therefore provisional and reflect the FCA’s belief as to what occurred and how it considers their behaviour should be characterised.