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Following the publication by HM Treasury of the draft legislation establishing a financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the UK, on 28 May 2025 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Consultation...more
Mayer Brown’s UK Regulatory Update is a quarterly newsletter for the asset management sector. In this edition, covering Q1 2025, we look at consultations relating to the UK AIFMD framework, reporting and notification...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published consultation paper CP25/14 (CP) on stablecoin issuance and cryptoasset custody, accompanied by an updated webpage. This follows the FCA's discussion paper published in...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published consultation paper CP25/15 on its proposed prudential regime for cryptoasset firms, also accompanied by an updated webpage. This is intended to be read together with...more
As part its ongoing programme of consulting on elements of the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets, the FCA has published Consultation Paper CP25/15: “A prudential regime for cryptoasset firms”, and is inviting feedback...more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on draft rules relating to the issuance of stablecoins in the UK and on custody of cryptoassets. What has happened? On 28 May 2025, the FCA published a Consultation...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper (CP25/13), with a press release and updated webpage, proposing the improvement of complaints reporting process as part of its five-year strategy to...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published Phase 1 of its two-part consultation on reforming the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), accompanied by an updated webpage. The proposals aim to modernise the CCA to better align with new...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published a response to its 2024 consultation on regulating Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) products and laid the draft secondary legislation (Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc)...more
In October 2024, HM Treasury (HMT) published a consultation paper amid perceived concerns related to the “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) sector, including uninformed consumer decisions, affordability checks and levels of...more
In an exciting week for consumer credit lawyers, in addition to the consultation paper on the reform of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), we also have HM Treasury’s response to the feedback it received from the 61...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper (CP25/11) on simplifying its rules on mortgage lending and increasing flexibility, with an updated webpage and press release. This is the first set...more
The UK government’s April launch of a consultation, along with a related call for input by the FCA, paves the way for further material divergence between the EU and UK models for the regulation of managers of alternative...more
The FCA issued a consultation paper on 7 May 2025 seeking feedback on regulatory proposals to simplify advice rules and affordability assessments for mortgages, making it easier, faster and cheaper for consumers to make...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a discussion paper (DP25/1) on proposals for regulating cryptoasset activities, with a new webpage and press release. The FCA is seeking to develop a safe, competitive...more
Following a March 2025 press release and letter to the Economic Secretary to the Treasury announcing plans to improve access to mortgages to support the government’s economic growth mission, the FCA has published a ‘first...more
As part of the UK government’s aim to create legislation establishing a regulatory framework for cryptoassets, on 2 May 2025 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Discussion Paper DP25/1....more
His Majesty’s Treasury issued consultation paper—and the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Call for Input—in April, setting out proposals for a revised regime under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM)...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released an engagement paper, together with a press release, on proposals to launch AI live testing as part of the AI Lab. AI live testing will be open to all firms who have...more
In this edition of UK Equity Capital Markets Insights, we report on proposals to refresh the rules for companies on AIM following the introduction last year of new Listing Rules for Main Market companies; an update from the...more
Following the recent publication by the UK Government of draft legislation which will bring cryptoassets within the regulatory perimeter, the Financial Conduct Authority has now issued a Discussion Paper inviting feedback on...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper (CP25/10), along with a press release and an updated webpage, proposing to remove all references to the UK Capital Requirements Regulation (UK CRR)...more
In its recent consultation [CP25/10: Definition of capital for FCA investment firms] (Consultation), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has stated that it wants to amend its capital rules for investment firms — such as...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published issue 55 of its Primary Market Bulletin (PMB 55). In PMB 55, the FCA: (i) provides feedback on its consultation in PMB 53, finalises 44 technical and procedural notes,...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published a consultation paper (CP25/9) setting out further proposals on product information for consumer composite investments (CCIs), i.e., investments where the returns...more