Our May 2025 Monthly Newsletter is out, covering a roundup of notable regulatory news and activities that took place last month in the UK, the EU and the US.
This month we cover the following:
- UK
- FCA finds most smaller asset managers and alternatives meet expectations...but areas for improvement highlighted
- Planning to launch? What you need to know about FCA authorisation in 2025
- FCA enhances access to investment research: Payment optionality for Investment Research fund managers
- Crypto Round-up
- Legislation to regulate UK crypto activity: The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Cryptoassets) Draft Order
- Next phase in the road to regulation: FCA seeks feedback on the regulation of cryptoasset trading platforms
- FCA seeks further views on stablecoin issuance and crypto custody; and a prudential regime for cryptoasset firms
- PISCES set to boost capital markets capital markets
- PISCES: platforms for trading private company shares
- PISCES Sandbox: apply to run a platform
- Whistleblowing: new webpage and 2025 Q1 quarterly data
- FCA restricts Direct Trading Technologies from carrying out Controls regulated activities
- FCA bans former Credit Suisse vice president following US criminal conviction
- Two brothers plead guilty to insider dealing
- FCA authorisations operating service metrics 2024/25 Q4
- EU
- EU round-up;
- Artificial intelligence
- Savings and Investments Union: call for evidence
- Settlement cycle
- Retail investors
- EU round-up;
- US
- CFTC awards approximately $700,000 to whistleblower
- CFTC charges New York advisor and firm with fraud and misappropriation
- Key upcoming dates and deadlines
Click below to view and download our May 2025 Newsletter:
May 2025 Monthly Regulatory Newsletter
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