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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
The draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Mutual Recognition Agreement) (Switzerland) Regulations 2025 have been laid before Parliament and published with a draft explanatory memorandum. The Regulations seek to...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to review its client categorisation rules to unlock more investment opportunities for wealthy investors and support capital markets...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published a policy note and draft statutory instrument on the ancillary activities exemption, which is an exemption (originally introduced in the revised EU Markets in Financial Services Directive) from...more
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
Welcome to the UK Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more
The Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum (the Forum) has published the Regulatory Initiatives Forum Grid (the Grid), with the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) also updating its webpage. The previous Grid was...more
The FCA has fined Infinox Capital, a London-based broker, for breach of MiFIR transaction reporting requirements. Infinox failed to submit reports for some 46,053 transactions executed by its single-stock CFD (contract for...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its webpage on transparency waivers and deferrals in light of the upcoming changes to the UK MiFIR transparency regime for bond and derivatives markets. The FCA added a...more
Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2025 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more
The Financial Markets Standards Board has published its updated final statement of good practice for front office supervision of wholesale traded markets. The statement of good practice sets out 15 good practice statements,...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a final report on new and revised technical standards for consolidated tape providers and other data reporting services providers under the Markets in Financial...more
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published a feedback statement providing an overview of responses received from stakeholders to its public consultation on the future selection of consolidated tape providers....more
When the Edinburgh Reforms were announced on 9 December 2022, they were billed as an ambitious set of reforms. Two years on, we assess which of the measures have been completed, which remain outstanding, and whether they have...more
The consultation paper also includes a discussion chapter about further reform, either now or in the future, to make the rules better suited to the range of U.K. licensed firms and their clients. This includes in...more
HM Treasury has published a policy paper announcing further reforms to the U.K.'s wholesale markets framework, a key part of the latest Mansion House reforms HM Treasury has committed to legislate to amend the Markets in...more
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
The UK Chancellor announces a growth-focused agenda for financial services. On 14 November 2024, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered her first Mansion House speech....more
Many governments are grappling with the question of how to regulate artificial intelligence to ensure it is adopted safely and used responsibly without hampering innovation. Governments have generally indicated similar...more
Further to its consultation in spring 2024, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed in Policy Statement PS24/9, “Payment Optionality for Investment Research,” that, with effect from today, 1 August 2024,...more
During his remarks at a meeting of the International Bar Association’s Asset Management Industry Conference on Global Challenges and Opportunities in Boston, Commissioner Uyeda commented on investment research and the...more
Acknowledging that high-quality, easily available investment research supports deep capital markets, listed companies, and economic growth, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently issued a consultation paper...more
On 10 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper proposing the introduction of a ‘new’ option for investment research payments, alongside the existing two options (CP24/7). In essence,...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has opened a consultation setting out proposals for allowing firms to use joint (bundled) payments for third-party research and execution services, subject to certain requirements being...more