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UK regulators publish joint final policy on Loan to Income flow limit in mortgage lending

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published joint final policy statement 11/25, finalising amendments to the PRA Rulebook and FCA Guidance (FG25/4) on the de...more

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FCA finalised guidance on the treatment of PEPs

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published finalised guidance on the treatment of Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer)...more

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FCA Sets Out Next Steps on Its Approach to Non-Financial Misconduct

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On 2 July 2025, the FCA published its long-awaited proposed next steps on addressing non-financial misconduct (NFM) in financial services. In a joint Consultation Paper and Policy Statement (CP25/18), the regulator is...more

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Recent Developments for UK PLCs - July 2025

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On 5 June 2025, the GC100 and Investor Group published an updated version of their Directors’ Remuneration Reporting Guidance. This revision reflects evolving best practices and incorporates changes introduced by the...more

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UK Pensions: What’s new this week? May 12, 2025

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Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. TPR guidance on handling market volatility - The Pensions...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Short Selling Update

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has provided an update on the notification and disclosure of net short positions. Firstly, the FCA is currently undertaking its biannual review of the U.K. List of Exempted Shares, which...more

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UK Policy Statement and Final Guidance on the Digital Securities Sandbox

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The Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority have published a joint policy statement providing feedback to responses received to the Digital Securities Sandbox joint consultation (CP24/5). We discussed the proposals in...more

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UK Corporate Briefing - October 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more

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FCA Reports Spotty Compliance With Crypto Financial Promotions Rules, More Interventions

On 7 August 2024, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published an update regarding its ongoing assessment of crypto firms’ adherence to the cryptoasset financial promotions rules introduced in October 2023. See our 23...more

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On Watch - Do regulators now expect firms to monitor communications using AI?

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword, but a reality that is firmly on the radar of regulators and regulated firms in the US and UK. Recently, considerable investment into this area has prompted...more

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FCA Consults on Revamped Guidance for Financial Promotions on Social Media

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Regulator clarifies that existing FCA rules will continue to apply but will also reflect the evolving landscape of financial promotions on social media. On 17 July 2023, the FCA published a guidance consultation (GC23/2)...more

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OFSI Issues Updated Guidance Relating to Assessments of due Diligence Conducted in Relation to the “Ownership and Control” Test,...

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The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) has updated its ‘enforcement and monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions’ guidance, which was last updated in June 2022. ...more

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COVID-19 and travel insurance: The FCA updates its expectations of general insurance firms

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The FCA, on 19 July 2021, updated its webpage setting out its expectations of general insurance firms in the light of COVID-19 to clarify its expectations about travel insurance. Although the FCA had previously published...more

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SMCR: FCA Updates Expectations on Fitness and Propriety Assessments and Conduct Rules Training

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The FCA has provided updated guidance on the SMCR for solo-regulated firms, with new information on good and bad practices in two key areas. On 14 August 2020, the FCA updated its webpage on the Senior Managers and...more

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UK Conduct Regulator Publishes Brexit-Related Updates to Handbook

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a series of updates to the FCA Handbook relating to the U.K.’s exit from the EU on January 31, 2020, including...more

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Recent guidance brings OFAC in line with domestic and global compliance trends

On May 2, 2019, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued guidance titled “A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments” (Guidance), providing direction regarding what OFAC considers to...more

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Regulation Round Up - August 2017

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2 August - The UK Competition and Markets Authority announced a consultation on proposed revisions to its published guidance on penalty setting in Competition Act 1998 cases....more

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UK Regulators Consult on Compensation Guidance

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The Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority published proposed revised guidance on remuneration, principally to bring their guidance into line with the European Banking Authority's Guidelines on...more

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FCA Publishes New Procedures and Forms for Disclosure of Material Changes by Non-UK Managers Marketing in the United Kingdom

On April 21, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated its webpage of guidance on the United Kingdom’s national private placement regime (NPPR) for the marketing of non-EU funds in the United Kingdom by non-UK managers...more

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