The UK government’s latest communications on 15 July 2025 in connection with the Chancellor’s annual Mansion House speech, and the launch of its Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, signals the government’s...more
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has delivered her second Mansion House speech and announced the “Leeds Reforms” in conjunction with publication of the awaited Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy and related...more
There are over 80 million people with disabilities in the EU. The European Accessibility Act 2019 (EAA) (Directive (EU) 2019/882) implements the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and aims at...more
The CBI’s Consumer Protection Code was first introduced in 2006 and has been heavily amended in the intervening years. The Code is designed to ensure that financial service providers operate in a manner that is fair,...more
On 14 January 2025, the Bank of England ("BoE") published a design note outlining its current thinking relating to the design of a digital pound (the "Design Note") and a progress update summarising the BoE’s work on...more
Digitalisation and the application of key technologies, such as distributed ledger technology (DLT), are reshaping the landscape of global finance. In this report, TheCityUK has collaborated with Hogan Lovells to consider the...more
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There are over 80 million people with disabilities in the EU. The European Accessibility Act 2019 (EAA) implements the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities (UNCRPD) and aims at providing greater...more
In November 2024, the Bank of England published an Approach Document setting out its approach to the supervision of financial market infrastructures (“FMIs”) – specifically of central counterparties (“CCPs”), central...more
The Bank of England (the “Bank”) has published a Consultation Paper proposing a set of Fundamental Rules for UK financial market infrastructures (“FMIs”) – such as central counterparties and central securities depositories. ...more
On 26 November 2024, the FCA published a number of communications relating to its approach to developing the future cryptoassets regime for the UK, including a roadmap for the development and introduction of the UK’s...more
On 27 June, our cross border team held a dynamic discussion on CRD 6: Third Country Branches covering an overview of the key changes introduced by the directive.
We discussed the impact of the new authorisation requirements...more