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Mansion House: Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy

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The UK government has published its Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, a ten-year plan to drive growth and competitiveness in the UK financial services sector. The strategy follows a call for evidence...more

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PRA publishes 2024/2025 secondary competitiveness and growth report

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published its 2024/25 competitiveness and growth report, setting out how it has advanced its secondary competitiveness and growth objective (SCGO). The SCGO was introduced...more

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PSR consults on the revocation of SD4

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The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published consultation paper CP25/2 alongside a new webpage, proposing the revocation of Specific Direction 4 (SD4) and its amendment, SD4a. SD4, introduced following the PSR's 2016...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Government Abolishes Payment Systems Regulator

On 11 March 2025, the UK government announced its decision to abolish the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) as part of a broader initiative to reduce regulatory burdens and stimulate economic growth. This action is intended to...more

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UK Payment Systems Regulator to be abolished - what's next?

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The UK Government has announced the abolition of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), with a view to driving economic growth and reducing the burdens on business. The practical impact on firms is yet to be seen, and the...more

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UK payments regulators discuss next steps for open banking

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The Financial Conduct Authority and Payment Systems Regulator have set out the next steps for open banking, focusing on variable recurring payments. In the statement the regulators explain the benefits of variable recurring...more

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Mansion House: Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy

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HM Treasury has launched a call for evidence on a proposed Financial Services Growth & Competitiveness Strategy, a key part of the latest Mansion House reforms. Once developed, the Strategy will serve as the central guiding...more

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Mansion House Speech 2024 – Growth and Competitiveness

Background On 14 November 2024, the United Kingdom’s Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered a speech setting out the UK Government’s vision to grow and enhance the competitiveness of the financial services sector (the...more

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UK Regulators Set Out Plans on Growth and International Competitiveness

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PRA and FCA speeches recap the regulators’ work to deliver growth and enhance competitiveness, and outline some key upcoming policy work. On 17 October 2024, the PRA and the FCA both published speeches given by their...more

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UK Election Bulletin: What would a Labour government mean for businesses?

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Overview - On 22 May 2024, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that he had requested permission from King Charles III to dissolve parliament and call a general election. The election will take place on 4 July 2024....more

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Antitrust in focus - October 2023

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The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) establishes a new regime, enforced by the European Commission (EC), to regulate subsidies granted by non-EU countries to businesses active in the EU that could distort competition in EU...more

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A Boost for U.K. Financial Services - The U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2023

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The U.K.’s newest Financial Services and Markets Act of 2023 (“FSM Act”) received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023. Certain parts came into force on its passing, others will come into effect two months after that, and the...more

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The “Edinburgh Reforms”: Timetable of Key Changes

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The timetable sets out three tranches of extensive regulatory changes to UK and EU law in 2023 and 2024. The “Edinburgh Reforms”, a series of announcements made on 9 December 2022 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, set...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, March 2021

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Regulatory Developments - United Kingdom: Kalifa Review of UK FinTech published - On 26 February 2021, HM Treasury published the Kalifa Review of UK FinTech, identifying priority areas to support the UK’s fintech sector. The...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Significant Changes to UK Competition Regime Now Effective

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 took effect on 1 April 2014. Increased efficiencies and deterrence are the main drivers of this reform. As of 1 April 2014, the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013...more

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