The Bank of England (the “Bank”) published a consultation paper (“CP”) on 29 July 2025 on proposals to extend Real-Time Gross Settlement (“RTGS”) and CHAPS operating hours. The CP follows the Bank’s 2024 discussion paper on...more
HM Treasury has published an update on the National Payments Vision (NPV), announcing plans to implement a new collaborative model for delivering the UK's next-generation retail payments infrastructure. The Payments Vision...more
The U.K. Central Counterparties (Transitional Provision) (Extension and Amendment) Regulations 2024 (together with explanatory memorandum) have been published. The Regulations come into force on November 29, 2024...more
With a new operational resilience framework in force in the UK and similar reforms proposed in the EU and the US, we examine how the regimes compare and their practical impact on financial services firms....more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. ...more
Under a proposed new regime, UK financial regulators will be granted a range of powers over third parties that provide critical services to the finance sector. Third parties will be designated as “critical” by HM Treasury...more
FMI supervision: BoE policy statement on fees regime for 2020/21 - The Bank of England (BoE) has published a policy statement on the fees regime for the supervision of financial market infrastructure (FMI) that will apply...more