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BCBS report on interconnections between banks and NBFIs

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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has released a horizon-scanning report examining the interconnections between banks and non-bank financial intermediaries (NBFIs)...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

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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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EBA publishes spring 2025 risk assessment report

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The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its spring 2025 risk assessment report alongside a press release, outlining key developments and emerging risks within the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA). The...more

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Federal Reserve Board Removes Reputational Risk from Examination Ratings

On June 23, the Federal Reserve Board announced that reputational risk will no longer be a component of its bank-examination program. The same day, the Board released a revised edition of its Guidelines for Rating Risk...more

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Capital Buffers and Macro-Prudential Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations...

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The draft UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Capital Buffers and Macro-prudential Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 were laid before the UK parliament and have been published, alongside an...more

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PRA Announces Updates to Approach of Responsible Openness to International Banks

On 20 May 2025, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a policy statement (PS6/25) on business conducted within branches of international banks operating in the UK, as well as its booking model expectations...more

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Key elements of the 2025 CCP Stress Test

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published key elements to its 2025 Stress Test of UK Central Counterparties (CCPs), along with a spreadsheet containing the relevant market stress scenarios. This exercise, the fourth of its...more

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The Standard Formula: Encyclopaedia of Prudential Solvency – Chapter 3: Prudential Insurance Regulation in Japan

This chapter discusses prudential insurance regulation in Japan. Japan is the fourth-largest insurance market in the world, with a broad customer base and a varied range of offerings. This profile, coupled with ongoing...more

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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

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PRA consults on restating MiFID Organisational Regulation

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published its consultation paper (CP9/25) on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive Organisational Regulation (MiFID Org Reg). The PRA proposes to restate the current...more

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PRA Dear CFO letter: prudential expectations on significant risk transfer financing

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The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a Dear CFO letter outlining its prudential expectations regarding practices related to illiquid and structured financing portfolios. The PRA focuses on significant risk...more

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Stablecoins: Regulatory Issues for UK and EU Banks To Consider

As the market for stablecoins continues to evolve in sophistication and scale, financial institutions in the UK and EU are increasingly exploring whether and how to engage with them, whether for treasury, payments, settlement...more

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FCA speech on approach to NBFI leverage

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a speech by Sarah Pritchard, executive director of consumers, competition and international, on the FCA's approach to non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI) leverage....more

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UK Prudential Regulation Authority policy statement on simplifying firm-specific capital communications

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The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a policy statement (PS2/25) on streamlining firm-specific capital communications which simplifies the content and process of the firm-specific capital communications used to...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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Assertive supervision and the UK Government’s growth agenda – why it’s too soon for financial institutions to relax

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) recently outlined their proposals on how they will support the UK Government’s growth mission alongside their primary objectives. Amongst others,...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority portfolio letter on supervisory strategy for wholesale brokers

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a Dear CEO Letter on its new strategy for supervising wholesale brokers. The FCA has observed a change in the sector in recent years with larger firms acquiring smaller ones...more

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UK Prudential Regulation Authority writes to domestic and international banks on its 2025 supervisory priorities

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The Prudential Regulation Authority has published a Dear CEO letter outlining its supervisory priorities for 2025 for domestic banks and international banks and large investment firms. The PRA's key areas of focus for 2025...more

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The UK and EU Bank Remuneration Regimes Begin To Diverge

In the aftermath of the 2007-09 global financial crisis, the G20 nations committed to reforming bank remuneration frameworks in response to criticism that excessive risk-taking at banks incentivised by poorly structured pay...more

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BPA Market: a Key PRA Priority for 2025

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The Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has set out its 2025 expectations for UK insurers, by way of a Dear CEO Letter.  The areas are not exhaustive but do represent "thematic priorities". The themes will not come as a...more

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UK Prudential Regulation Authority finalizes amendments to resolution assessment reporting and disclosure dates

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The Prudential Regulation Authority has published a policy statement on amendments to resolution assessment reporting and disclosure dates. The statement provides feedback to responses the PRA received to its consultation...more

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The Bank of England’s approach to financial market infrastructure supervision

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In November 2024, the Bank of England published an Approach Document setting out its approach to the supervision of financial market infrastructures (“FMIs”) – specifically of central counterparties (“CCPs”), central...more

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The Bank of England’s consultation on Fundamental Rules for financial market infrastructures – a new basis of supervision?

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The Bank of England (the “Bank”) has published a Consultation Paper proposing a set of Fundamental Rules for UK financial market infrastructures (“FMIs”) – such as central counterparties and central securities depositories. ...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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