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UK Insurance Horizon Scanner – September 2025

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A snapshot of key market and regulatory developments expected to impact the UK insurance sector between now and the end of the year. ...more

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FinReg Monthly Update - August 2025 #2

Welcome to Proskauer’s FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation. Key developments in August 2025: 28 August. FCA Communications: The UK...more

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FAQs - UK Regulatory Approvals for Insurance M&A

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As the pace of M&A activity in the UK insurance and re-insurance sector increases, it is important for prospective overseas buyers to understand the process for obtaining approvals from the UK regulators; the Prudential...more

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A secret no more: the Motor Finance Litigation reaches the end of the road

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The Supreme Court has recently handed down its much-anticipated judgment in the ‘Motor Finance litigation’. The three joined appeals had become one of the most closely followed cases of this year and last. Overturning the...more

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FCA publishes observations following a multi-firm review of algorithmic trading controls

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On 22 August 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its high level observations following a multi-firm review of algorithmic trading controls. During the review, the FCA assessed a sample of principal trading...more

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Recent Developments for UK PLCs - September 2025

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On 7 August 2025, the FCA published its review of share buybacks in UK listed equities, which analysed data on share buybacks executed for FTSE 350 issuers, as well as feedback from banks, issuers, investor representatives,...more

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Europe: UK FCA Plans to Streamline UK Sustainability Reporting

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Following a multi-firm review of sustainability reporting, the FCA has announced that it is considering how to streamline and enhance the UK’s sustainability reporting framework by simplifying disclosures, easing unnecessary...more

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ESG and Defence in the UK and EU – navigating the politics and legal requirements to include defence projects in sustainable...

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Increasing global security concerns (coupled with changes on the global political scene) have led governments to increase their budgets for defence spending. In this briefing we consider how compatible defence sector...more

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UK FCA Continues to Simplify Supervisory Communications

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed further steps to simplify its supervisory communications, building on its April announcement and aligning with its Consumer Duty Requirements Review. The FCA confirms it...more

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UK FCA Issues Statement on Workplace Savings Schemes

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement alongside a press release aimed at clarifying the rules surrounding workplace savings schemes. These schemes, which allow employees to save directly from their...more

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Redress Roadmap: What Firms Need to Know Now

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and HM Treasury (HMT) are seeking to reform the financial redress system to deliver greater predictability, consistency and efficiency in resolving...more

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UK FCA Multi-firm Review Findings of Algorithmic Trading Controls Under MiFID

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the findings from its multi-firm review of principal trading firms' compliance with the detailed organisational requirements for algorithmic trading set out under the UK...more

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Payments and e-money: UK FCA publishes policy statement on changes to safeguarding regime

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The FCA believes that some payments firms do not currently have sufficiently robust safeguarding practices. This poses a risk of harm to consumer and market integrity that the FCA is seeking to mitigate. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Non-Financial Misconduct in Financial Services: Nothing is ‘Plain and Simple’

Back in 2018, a senior member of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) stated that “non-financial misconduct is misconduct, plain and simple”. Since then, the FCA has issued multiple discussion and consultation papers,...more

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UK FCA Releases Report on Using Synthetic Data for Models in Financial Services

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released the second report on generating and using synthetic data in financial services, offering comprehensive insights into the governance, ethical, and regulatory considerations...more

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UK Future Entity for Open Banking to Be Established by End of 2025

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a feedback statement on the design of the Future Entity for UK open banking (FS25/4). The feedback statement responds to the feedback received to the consultation, which...more

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UK FCA Cyber Coordination Group Insights 2024

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a summary of discussions held throughout 2024 with industry members of the FCA's Cyber Coordination Group programme. The publication is not intended to introduce any...more

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FCA Update on Sustainability-linked Loans Market

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a letter to heads of sustainable finance on the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) market and by way of update since the FCA's previous letter on this topic in 2023. The FCA...more

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UK Financial Ombudsman Service Funding Model Proposals

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The UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published a consultation on further changes to its case fee structure. In April, the FOS implemented changes to its charging structure, which included charges for professional...more

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HMT Confirms Policy Changes to UK's Appointed Representative Regime

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HM Treasury (HMT) published a policy statement on the appointed representatives regime, setting out how it proposes to adjust the appointed representative (AR) legislative framework to provide further needed protection for...more

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UK Financial Services Reform: Strategic Opportunities for Asset Managers

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The UK government has unveiled a comprehensive package of reforms aimed at recalibrating the regulatory environment, unlocking productive capital, and reinforcing the country’s status as a global financial hub. For asset...more

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UK Regulators Propose Additional UK EMIR Reporting Q&A

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The Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have together published a consultation paper on proposed additional Q&A under the UK's European Market Infrastructure Regulation....more

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Crypto Exchange-Traded Products: Navigating the Intersection of Crypto and Securities

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Direct ownership of crypto-assets or mere exposure to the value of crypto-assets is an investment decision, with both investment methods requiring specific approaches to mitigate and manage risks effectively....more

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UK Regulators Confirm Changes to Reporting Requirements Under UK EMIR

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a policy statement confirming its amendments to the trade repository reporting requirements under the UK's European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). In June last year, the BoE...more

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UK House of Lords Committee's Concerns in Relation to Motor Finance Redress Proposals

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The UK's House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (the Committee) published its letter to the FCA, expressing concern and requests for further information in relation to the FCA's motor finance redress...more

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