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
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
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
The UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) published its Q1 2025/26 complaints data alongside a press release, revealing a notable decline in case volumes to 68,000, down from 74,600 in the same period last year. Complaints...more
The appointed representatives regime has been around longer than many of us might realise, having been introduced in 1986, and so predating our beloved Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) by some years. No doubt,...more
Since its inception in 2016, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) has served as a cornerstone of the UK’s financial services regulatory landscape, designed to enhance individual accountability and raise...more
The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, has published a sector-specific threat assessment report highlighting significant compliance risks facing UK cryptoasset firms in relation to...more
The OTC Derivatives Risk Mitigation and Central Counterparties (Equivalence) (Switzerland) Regulations 2025 have been laid before Parliament and published with an explanatory memorandum. The Regulations, made on 16 July,...more
The Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) Panel has issued a statement in response to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consultation paper on proposed rules to regulate Deferred Payment Credit (DPC) products, commonly known as...more
- What is new: HM Treasury and the UK regulators announced a package of financial services reforms on 15 July 2025, including cross-cutting reforms in the regulatory environment, significant changes to the SMCR regime, a...more
July saw a number of updates regarding the prevention of money laundering in the UK, reflecting the Government’s stated commitment to ensuring that compliance requirements are effective yet not unnecessarily onerous for the...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published its consultation response in relation to its 2024 consultation on proposals to improve the effectiveness of the UK Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs). The consultation concentrated on four...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a consultation paper (“CP 25/19”) on the ancillary activities exemption (the “AAE”) on 3 July 2025. The AAE enables commercial users and producers of commodities to undertake...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published its consultation paper on cross-cutting reforms in the UK regulatory environment in relation to key performance indicators, principles and strategies to be applied by the UK Financial Conduct...more
HM Treasury has published an updated version of the Banking Act 2009 Special Resolution Regime Code of Practice. The code sets out resolution tools and powers available under the Banking Act 2009 for authorities to use in...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published a draft statutory instrument (SI) and policy note on providing targeted support. The draft SI amends the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 by specifying...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published a consultation paper setting out proposed reforms to the UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), in tandem with the joint UK Financial Conduct Authority and FOS consultation paper (CP25/22) on...more
The Senior Managers & Certification Regime ("SM&CR") has been a cornerstone of the UK’s individual accountability regulatory framework for banks, insurers and other regulated firms since its introduction in the wake of the...more
On 15 July 2025, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her Mansion House 2025 speech unveiling the Leeds Reforms, a programme for financial services reforms to drive investment and growth in the sector....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
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on its proposed revised approach to the ancillary activities test (AAT). The AAT is the test that firms must conduct to determine whether they can use an...more
The first half of 2025 brought significant developments in the regulation of digital and cryptoassets in the UK and EU. In this half-year update, we review these and look ahead to likely developments in the UK and EU in the...more
HM Treasury has published a policy paper setting out an update to its final position to its 2024 consultation on regulating Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) products which led to the laying of the draft secondary legislation, The...more
A number of responses to the Consultation and Call for Input: Future regulation of alternative fund managers published by HM Treasury and the FCA on 7 April have been recently published. These reveal a diversity of views...more