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Trump Administration Publishes List of Planned ITAR Changes

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The U.S. Department of State's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) has unveiled its first regulatory agenda under President Donald Trump's second administration. This regulatory agenda includes 10 planned actions to...more

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Transition Finance Council Consults on Entity-level Guidelines

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The Transition Finance Council, co-launched by the City of London Corporation and HM Government, has issued a consultation on draft entity-level Transition Finance Guidelines. The aim of the Guidelines is to establish a...more

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UK Financial Ombudsman Service Funding Model Proposals

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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

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UK PRA consults on restatement of CRR definitions in Rulebook

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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published consultation paper CP19/25, proposing the transfer of definitions from Articles 4, 4A, 4B and 5 of the UK Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) into the PRA Rulebook...more

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FMSB consults on statement of good practice on unauthorised trading frameworks

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The Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) has published a transparency draft of its Statement of Good Practice (SoGP) on Unauthorised Trading Frameworks for consultation. This draft, which builds on FMSB's prior work on...more

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BoE outlines proposed approach to FMI rule permissions

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a consultation paper on a draft statement of policy (SoP) outlining its proposed approach to permissions, waivers and supervisory processes for central counterparties (CCPs), systemic...more

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BoE consults on future regulatory framework for CCPs

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a consultation paper titled "Ensuring the resilience of CCPs" as part of a broader package of reforms aimed at strengthening the UK's regulatory framework for central counterparties...more

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Mansion House: HMT publications on new regulated activity of providing targeted support

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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

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Mansion House: HMT consultation on FOS and joint FCA and FOS consultation on modernising the financial redress system

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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

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Mansion House: Bank of England measures to maintain a fit for purpose resolution regime

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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a suite of publications in its capacity as the UK′s resolution authority, covering significant updates in relation to its approach to setting the minimum requirement for own funds and...more

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FCA publishes discussion paper on the future of the UK mortgage market

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published discussion paper DP25/2 (DP) accompanied by an updated webpage and press release, on the future of the UK mortgage market, as part of its ongoing mortgage rule review....more

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UK SRS vs. ISSB: What You Need to Know About the Key Differences

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On June 25, the UK Government published Exposure Drafts of the UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), based on the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 and S2)...more

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UK FCA Discussion Paper Proposes Crypto Regulatory Framework and Seeks Industry Feedback

As part of the UK government’s aim to create legislation establishing a regulatory framework for cryptoassets, on 2 May 2025 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Discussion Paper DP25/1....more

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FCA Primary Market Bulletin No. 55

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published issue 55 of its Primary Market Bulletin (PMB 55). In PMB 55, the FCA: (i) provides feedback on its consultation in PMB 53, finalises 44 technical and procedural notes,...more

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UK HMT publishes draft SI on UK MiFID Org Reg

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HM Treasury (HMT) has published a new webpage with a draft statutory instrument (SI) and policy note on the UK Markets in Financial Instruments Directive Organisational Regulation (UK MiFID Org Reg)... ...more

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IOSCO publishes consultation report on AI in capital markets

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The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published a consultation report on the use cases, risks and challenges of AI in capital markets. The report, which is based on feedback from IOSCO's members...more

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UK Financial Markets Standards Board transparency draft statement of good practice on the governance of sustainability-linked...

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The Financial Markets Standards Board has published a consultation on its transparency draft of its statement of good practice on the governance of sustainability-linked products. SLPs are products whose financial and/or...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority consults on a new product information framework for consumer composite investments

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published a consultation on a new product information framework for Consumer Composite Investments. The regime will apply in respect of a CCI which is or may be distributed to a retail...more

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UK Regulators Consult on Compensation Reform

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The U.K. Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have published a joint consultation on compensation reform. The consultation paper sets out proposed amendments to the remuneration part of the PRA...more

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Mansion House: UK Financial Conduct Authority and Financial Ombudsman Service Call for Input on Modernizing the Redress System

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Ombudsman Service have launched a joint call for input on modernizing the redress system. The two main concerns of the FCA and the FOS are mass redress events and FCA-FOS...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Discussion Paper on Improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has issued a discussion paper on potential options for improving the U.K. transaction reporting regime. The FCA has two primary objectives: to improve the usefulness of transaction...more

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Mansion House: UK Government Finalizes PISCES Policy

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In its consultation response, the government notes that the proposal to establish a PISCES Sandbox was well received as an appropriate way to develop and test this new regulatory regime. The government confirms that it will...more

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Financial Action Taskforce Publishes Consultation on Changes to AML/CFT and Financial Inclusion Standards

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The Financial Action Taskforce has published a consultation paper on revisions to its anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing standards relating to financial inclusion. The consultation is part of FATF's program...more

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UK Accelerated Settlement Taskforce Technical Group Publishes Draft Recommendations

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The U.K. Accelerated Settlement Taskforce Technical Group has published a draft recommendation report and consultation. The Taskforce was established to examine the case for the securities settlement cycle to be shortened...more

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UK Payment Systems Authority Consults on Draft Statement of Policy on its Cost Benefit Analysis Framework

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The Payment Systems Authority has published a consultation paper on a draft statement of policy on its cost benefit analysis (CBA) framework. The draft statement builds on and replaces the draft CBA framework published...more

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