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UK Senior Managers and Certification Regime overhaul: understanding proposals for reform

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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

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

FinReg Monthly Update - August 2025

Welcome to Proskauer’s FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation....more

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Mansion House: HMT consultation on cross-cutting reforms in the UK regulatory environment

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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

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UK SMCR overhaul: understanding the FCA, PRA and HM Treasury's proposals for reform

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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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Global Moves, Digital Shifts, July 2025 - UK Government Announces Programme of Regulatory Reforms

On July 15th, the UK Government published the final version of its Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy (the Strategy). The Strategy aims to “[roll] back regulation that had gone too far in seeking to...more

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Further Reform for UK Private Fund Managers: The Government’s Road Map for Growth in Financial Services

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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

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FCA, PRA and HM Treasury Consult on SMCR Reform

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On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published consultation papers proposing possibly significant reforms to the Senior Managers and Certification...more

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UK’s Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy: Welcome news for insurers

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The UK government’s Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy published on 15 July 2025, identifies insurance/reinsurance as one of the sectors with ‘priority growth opportunities’ and as such the Strategy sets...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK’s Proposed New Captive Insurer Regime: Key Developments and Next Steps

What is new: The UK government has proposed a new regulatory framework for captive insurance companies, aiming to simplify regulations and enhance competitiveness in the financial services sector. Why it matters: The...more

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UK regulators publish updated MoU on payment systems

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Bank of England, Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and Prudential Regulation Authority have issued a joint statement announcing their revised memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the...more

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U.K. regulators seek to improve margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently launched a joint consultation on proposed amendments to the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives.1...more

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The UK Future Cryptoasset Regulatory Framework

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On 29 April, the UK government published draft legislation which will bring currently unregulated cryptoassets, including stablecoins, within the scope of financial services regulation. This is the first of a number of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Financial Regulation Update

The first four months of 2025 proved busy for the UK’s financial regulators, with both the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) publishing their strategy and business plan documents. As...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 21

UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more

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UK bankers' remuneration reform: proposed relaxation of deferral and retention rules in focus

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PRA and FCA proposals to simplify bankers’ remuneration rules would relax certain key restrictions on bankers’ variable pay, giving banks more flexibility in remuneration design and improving their recruitment potential....more

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UK FCA consultation on loan to income flow limit in mortgage lending

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation on proposed amendments to the Prudential Regulation Authority's (PRA) rulebook and FCA guidance on the de minimis threshold for the loan to income flow...more

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FCA Annual Work Programme 2025/26: A work plan reflecting the UK government’s pro-growth mission

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Motor finance, mortgage rule review work and Consumer Duty feature prominently in the work plans for this strategic priority. Firms should note that the FCA includes a warning in relation to the Duty that, where necessary, it...more

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UK Treasury policy paper on ensuring regulators and regulation support growth updated

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The HM Treasury (HMT) has updated its policy paper on its new approach to ensure regulators and regulations support growth. The paper was originally published on 17 March...more

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UK regulators consult on changes to margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives

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The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have opened a consultation on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. The proposals are to: - Make permanent the current...more

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UK bankers' remuneration reform: individual accountability

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The PRA and FCA have proposed new rules to integrate the UK’s remuneration regime and accountability regime under the SMCR more closely, including a requirement for firms to consider adjusting MRTs’ variable pay (using malus...more

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UK regulatory reform: Emphasising individual accountability through remuneration

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are considering ways to enhance individual accountability, particularly among Senior Managers, by more fully integrating the regulatory...more

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Regulatory monitoring - December 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: Plenary December 2024 - Status: Final - The FSB has set out the outcomes of its Plenary that met on 3 and 4 December. Points of...more

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The Edinburgh Reforms - Two Years On

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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

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The PRA’s and FCA’s Proposals to Reduce Restrictions on Banking Bonuses

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Yesterday the PRA and FCA published PRA consultation paper 16/24 / FCA consultation paper 24/23 – Remuneration reform, containing proposals for significant changes to the remuneration regime. The UK’s current remuneration...more

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Delegated Regulation Amending CRR Postponing Application Date of Own Funds Requirement for Market Risk Published in the OJ

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2795 amending the EU Capital Requirements Regulation with regard to the date of application of the own funds requirements for market risk has been published in the Official Journal of...more

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