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United Kingdom Unveils FSMA-Based Regulatory Regime For Cryptoassets

The United Kingdom is bringing the regulation of crypto-related services and activities within the scope of the regime that currently applies to traditional financial services firms set out in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA").

United Kingdom Finance

JD

Jones Day

Interest Rate Derivative Trade Reporting

An interest rate derivative (IDR) or swap is a contract between two parties that agree to exchange interest payments based on fixed and floating interest rates.

United Kingdom Finance

TRAction

Treasury Select Committee Says That Current Approach To AI In Financial Services Risks Serious Harm

The Treasury Select Committee has issued a hard-hitting report saying that the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Treasury are exposing the public and the financial system...

United Kingdom Finance

LS

Lewis Silkin

UK Financial Conduct Authority Permitted To Name A Claims Management Company Under Investigation

Following a judicial review, the UK Financial Conduct Authority has been permitted to announce that it is investigating The Claims Protection Agency Limited in relation to TCPA's advertising and sales approach to motor finance redress claims.

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Outlook 2026: UK Financial Services Regulation

United Kingdom Finance

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

UK Financial Insights From Katten | Issue 29

United Kingdom Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ESAs And UK Regulators Sign Memorandum Of Understanding On Cross Border Oversight Of Critical ICT Providers Under DORA

United Kingdom Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Out Of Sight, Not Out Of Scope: UK FCA Fines And Bans Individual For Insider Dealing

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

EMIR Reporting of the ‘Stock Split' Corporate Event

United Kingdom Finance

TRAction

AIFMD 2: Implementation Deadline Approaching

United Kingdom Finance

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

Prospectus Regime Change In The UK—a Debt Capital Markets Update

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

FCA Fines Former Finance Directors Of Carillion Plc

United Kingdom Finance

LS

Lewis Silkin

Listing Regime – Two Executive Directors Drop Appeal Against FCA Fines For Breaches Of Listing Rules And MAR

United Kingdom Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Managing "Internal" Investment Funds And Conflicts Of Interest: Recent UK FCA Action

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

What Differences Can Corporates Leverage Between US And UK Capital Markets? (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Our Tech Predictions For 2026

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

Employer Compliance Essentials: Navigating The UK Right To Work Check Scheme (Podcast)

United Kingdom Immigration

MB

Mayer Brown

The EU's Digital Omnibus: Everything You Need To Know

European Union Technology

IL

Ius Laboris

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: December 2025

United Kingdom Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Capital Adequacy/BASEL

Bank Of England Published Financial Stability Report And Assessment Of Bank Capital Requirements

On 2 December 2025, the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (the FPC) published its December Financial Stability Report, as well as a report entitled ‘Financial Stability in Focus...

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

FCA Paper Published On Market Risk Capital Requirements For Investment Firms

On 16 December 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published an engagement paper on ‘Market risk capital requirements for FCA investment firms'.

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

In The Know: UK-EU Banking And Investment Regulation

In this edition, we discuss latest developments in the UK and EU banking and investment regulation. This issue focuses on key papers relating to capital and prudential developments which were published in December 2025.

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

The UK's Banking Regulator Sets Out Its Supervisory Expectations

United Kingdom Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Splintering Of The International Capital Framework?

Worldwide Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

PRA Near-final Policy Statement On CRR Restatement For 2027 Implementation

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

In The Know: UK-EU Banking And Investment Regulation - November 2025

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Remuneration Code - For Banks, Building Societies And Investment Firms

United Kingdom Finance

LS

Lewis Silkin

UK PRA PS 19/25—Securitisation Prudential Reforms

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

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Debt Capital Markets

The New UK Prospectus Rules – Significant Change For UK Capital Markets

On 19 January 2026, a new UK prospectus regime, under the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (the "New Prospectus Rules") took effect.

United Kingdom Commercial

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

EMIR Reporting of the ‘Stock Split' Corporate Event

Stock splits usually occur when a company's share price has gone up to an extremely high value.

United Kingdom Finance

TRAction

Prospectus Regime Change In The UK—a Debt Capital Markets Update

The UK's previous prospectus regime, in existence before January 19, 2026, was closely aligned with the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, which was onshored in the UK after Brexit as the UK Prospectus Regulation (the UK PR).

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Capital Markets – New UK Prospectus Regime In Force From 19 January

United Kingdom Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

When Do Validations Kick In For Certain EMIR Refit Fields?

United Kingdom Finance

TRAction

What Differences Can Corporates Leverage Between US And UK Capital Markets? (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

HM Treasury And FCA Publish Comprehensive Cryptoasset Regulatory Framework

United Kingdom Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FCA Consults On Reforms To Client Categorisation And Conflicts Of Interest Rules

United Kingdom Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Lessons From Tricolor And First Brands

Worldwide Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

When Do Validations Kick In For Certain EMIR Refit Fields?

Reconciliation Phase II (Phase II) is to go live in April 2026 for EU EMIR and September 2026 for UK EMIR.

United Kingdom Finance

TRAction

Non-Bank Lending In The Spotlight: Does The UK's Approach To Calculating Bank Regulatory Capital Require Revisiting?

In this GT Alert, we provide an overview of how the amount of regulatory capital that a UK bank is required to hold is quantified and whether there is a case for reconsidering the current approach.

United Kingdom Finance

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Non-Bank Lending In The Spotlight – Does The System Of Calculating Regulatory Capital Require Revisiting?

In October's GT Alert on non-bank lending, we focussed on whether there was a justification in banks being subject to regulatory capital requirements when non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) were not.

United Kingdom Finance

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

UK PRA PS 19/25—Securitisation Prudential Reforms

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Financial Regulation - In The Know: October 2025

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Understanding Regulatory Risks In Home Purchase Plans vs. Traditional Regulated Mortgage Contracts

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

In Practice: Supreme Court Motor Finance Commission Ruling: What Next For Lenders?

United Kingdom Finance

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Episode 19: Leeds, Leeds, Leeds: Marching On Together In Financial Services (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

County Court Considers Bank's Possession Rights In Context Of A Mortgage That Is Securitised Or Subject To Covered Bond

United Kingdom Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Financial Services

United Kingdom Unveils FSMA-Based Regulatory Regime For Cryptoassets

The United Kingdom is bringing the regulation of crypto-related services and activities within the scope of the regime that currently applies to traditional financial services firms set out in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA").

United Kingdom Finance

JD

Jones Day

The New UK Prospectus Rules – Significant Change For UK Capital Markets

On 19 January 2026, a new UK prospectus regime, under the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (the "New Prospectus Rules") took effect.

United Kingdom Commercial

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Treasury Select Committee Says That Current Approach To AI In Financial Services Risks Serious Harm

The Treasury Select Committee has issued a hard-hitting report saying that the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority and the Treasury are exposing the public and the financial system...

United Kingdom Finance

LS

Lewis Silkin

UK Financial Conduct Authority Permitted To Name A Claims Management Company Under Investigation

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Outlook 2026: UK Financial Services Regulation

United Kingdom Finance

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

UK Financial Insights From Katten | Issue 29

United Kingdom Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ESAs And UK Regulators Sign Memorandum Of Understanding On Cross Border Oversight Of Critical ICT Providers Under DORA

United Kingdom Finance

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Out Of Sight, Not Out Of Scope: UK FCA Fines And Bans Individual For Insider Dealing

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

EMIR Reporting of the ‘Stock Split' Corporate Event

United Kingdom Finance

TRAction

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Latest Videos

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What Differences Can Corporates Leverage Between US And UK Capital Markets? (Video)

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

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Alvarez & Marsal

Market Moves: Unlocking Opportunities Through JPF Enhancements (Video)

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Jersey Finance Limited

Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: Should You Label Your Next Fund? (Podcast)

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Travers Smith LLP

Business Reporter – Best Of British Business: Keeping The Engine Behind Your Market Data Running (Video)

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CJC Ltd

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