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Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK, EU and international financial services regulation.
Key Developments in July 2026:
31 July – FCA Handbook: The FCA has published Handbook Notice 143, which sets out changes to the FCA Handbook made…
Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK, EU and international financial services regulation.
Key Developments in June 2026:
General Financial Services – Cross Sector
29 June – Consumer Duty: The FCA has published a consultation paper (CP26/23) on changes to the scope and proportionality of the…
Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK, EU and U.S. financial services regulation.
Key Developments in April 2026:
29 April 2026 – BoE/PRA: The Bank of England and the PRA have published finalised statements of policy outlining their approach…
The European Union’s ESG Ratings Regulation (the “Regulation”) will apply from 2 July 2026 and establishes a regulatory framework governing the provision of ESG ratings within the European Union. It introduces requirements relating to authorisation, governance, conflicts of interest and transparency, including public disclosures on rating methodologies (for example, via website disclosures).
Although primarily directed…
Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK, EU and U.S. financial services regulation.
Key developments in January 2026:
2 February – Client Categorisation: The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) consultation paper (CP25/36) on its proposals to amend the client…
Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK, EU and U.S. financial services regulation.
Key developments in December 2025:
18 December – AIFMD 2.0 Liquidity Management Tools: European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published an amended version of its guidelines on…
Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK, EU and U.S. financial services regulation.
Key developments in November 2025:
17 November – Liquidity Management RTS: The European Commission has adopted Delegated Regulations containing regulatory technical standards (RTS) on liquidity management tools under the Alternative…
Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.
Key developments in October 2025:
31 October – FCA Consolidation Review: The UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its findings following a multi-firm review of consolidation in the…
Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation.
Key developments in September 2025:
FCA Priorities: The United Kingdom Financial Authority (“FCA”) published a speech given by Lucy Castledine, FCA Director of Consumer Investments, providing an update on the FCA’s…
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