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AI Today in 5: August 22, 2025, The Angst Episode
The Privacy Insider Podcast Episode 17: Security, Cyber-Intel, and a Sense of Humor with Nir Rothenberg of Rapyd
Daily Compliance News: August 22, 2025, The WADA Returns Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 76 - The Digital Future: The US GENIUS Act and Hong Kong Stablecoins Ordinance / The Hong Kong Web3 Blueprint: Building a Web 3 International Financial Hub Report
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: Understanding the Development and Regulation of Buy Now, Pay Later Products — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Understanding BBB Ratings: Strategic Approaches to Consumer Complaints — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Compliance Tip of the Day: Co-Thinking with AI
Joint Venture Eligibility Refresher on Requirements for Government Contractors
Compliance into the Weeds: Two Cyber Security Cases for the Compliance Professional
The Road to Regulation: Vehicle Service Contracts Explained — Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast
AI Today in 5: August 12, 2025, The Creating Billionaires Episode
Compliance Tip of the Day - The ROI of Compliance
AI Today in 5: August 11, 2025, The ACHILLES Project Episode
Taxing Intelligence: AI's Role in Modern Tax Administration
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LathamTECH in Focus: Move Fast, Stay Compliant
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast | Compliance Clarity for Federal Contractors with Joan Moore and Mim Munzel of Arbor Consulting Group
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
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
On 14 July 2025, the FSMA (Regulated Activities etc) (Amendment) Order 2025 (the "DPC Legislation") brought unregulated deferred payment credit ("DPC") within the UK Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") remit. According to...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Primary Market Bulletin 57 (PMB 57), setting out updates to its technical notes to reflect the implementation of the new UK Listing Regime (UKLR). Specifically, the FCA...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final policy statement (PS25/9) to implement the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (POATRs), which will replace the UK Prospectus Regulation....more
One could be forgiven, amidst the noise and glamour of the Leeds Reforms and the Mansion House speech, for having missed the snappily titled Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment)...more
WHAT ARE THE KEY DRIVERS FOR REFORM? The UK Treasury ("HMT") noted the following as drivers for reform: A key challenge for private companies is that, at early stages in their growth, there are no standardised ways...more
- What is new: The FCA has published final rules for the new UK prospectus regime, introducing significant reforms such as a new 75% threshold for secondary issuances, new prospectus exemptions, permitting protected...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised its rules for the new Public Offers and Admissions to Trading regime, which will replace the existing UK Prospectus Regulation from 19 January 2026. The publication of the...more
On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury published its response confirming it will no longer pursue a UK green taxonomy – a classification system to define which economic activities could be considered environmentally sustainable (the...more
Following the FCA’s May 2025 ‘first steps’ consultation on proposals to simplify its mortgage framework via a Mortgage Rule Review (MRR), it has now published a discussion paper on the future of the mortgage market. The...more
In its latest annual Market Cleanliness report published yesterday, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that 38% of UK takeover targets in 2024 experienced an abnormal increase in their share price in the two days...more
On 25 June 2025, the UK Department for Business and Trade published a consultation on the exposure draft of the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards: UK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2. The consultation seeks views on draft UK...more
As noted in the April edition of this newsletter, the FCA consulted in February 2024 and November 2024 on proposed measures to update and streamline its enforcement guide and to increase transparency in how it goes about...more
The package of consultations covers UK Sustainability Reporting Standards, transition plans, and assurance of sustainability-related disclosures....more
Following a two-part consultation, which began in February 2024 (i.e., CP 24/2 and CP 24/2: Part 2) and was accompanied by a Policy Statement (PS25/5) setting out the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consultation...more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Policy Statement PS25/5, Our Enforcement Guide and greater transparency of our enforcement investigations, setting out the changes it is making to its Enforcement Guide...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final policy statement PS25/6, accompanied by a press release, setting out the final rules for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES)...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched the investment advice assessment tool (IAAT) to help personal investment firms assess the suitability of their investment advice and disclosures to consumers (excluding...more
The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has published its final rules for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System ("PISCES") – London's new private company share trading platform. The proposals are a...more
On 5 June 2025, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA“) has published a statement (“Statement“) setting out its current thinking on the possible implementation of a redress scheme for motor finance customers...more
On 10 June 2025, the FCA unveiled its final proposals for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES), following a comprehensive consultation process. The proposals mark a significant step in the...more
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In this edition of UK Equity Capital Markets Insights, we report on the coming into force of regulations to create the PISCES secondary trading market and the launch of a commission to evaluate the ongoing role of the...more
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on draft rules relating to the issuance of stablecoins in the UK and on custody of cryptoassets. What has happened? On 28 May 2025, the FCA published a Consultation...more