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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

A Step in the Right Direction: BaFin Moves To Make ‘Change of Control’ Procedures Less Burdensome

A welcome wind of regulatory change is noticeable in Germany. On May 20, 2025, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) published a consultation on a draft ordinance to amend the ownership control ordinance and the...more

FCA Finalises Rules Providing Fund Managers a Joint Payment Option for Research and Execution Services

On 9 May 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued policy statement PS 25/4, setting out, and bringing into force, final rules on investment research payment options for fund managers. The new rules follow the...more

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

HM Treasury and the FCA Consult on Proposed Changes to the UK Regulatory Regime for Alternative Investment Fund Managers

On 7 April 2025, the United Kingdom’s HM Treasury opened a consultation (the Consultation) on proposals to streamline the regulatory framework for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). Alongside the Consultation, the...more

Update on MiCA Implementation: Implications for Copy Trading Services

Since December 2024, cryptoassets and related services are regulated in the European Union by the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Although the regulation provides a comprehensive set of rules for issuers of...more

HM Treasury Publishes Draft Legislation Establishing Financial Services Regulatory Regime for Cryptoassets in the UK

On 29 April 2025, HM Treasury published near-final draft legislation establishing a financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the UK, along with a policy note explaining the intended policy outcomes of the...more

The Capital Ratio Podcast | Stablecoins: Regulatory Issues for UK and EU Banks To Consider [Video]

We are pleased to present “The Capital Ratio,” a new podcast that explores key regulatory topics impacting the banking and financial sector. In our debut episode, we dive into the key regulatory considerations for U.K. and...more

FCA Findings on Private Market Valuations Stress Risk of Conflicts and Need for Independence

On 5 March 2025, the FCA published its findings from its multi-firm assessment of governance and valuation practices within the private market sector (Review) along with a press release. The Review focused on firms operating...more

FCA ‘Dear CEO’ Letter to the Asset Management and Alternatives Sector

In February 2025, Camille Blackburn, director at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), set out the FCA’s current supervisory priorities for the asset management and alternatives sector (Sector) in a “Dear CEO”...more

FCA’s Approach to Non-Bank Leverage and Implications for Market Participants

On 25 February 2025, Sarah Pritchard, executive director of consumers, competition, and international at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), delivered a speech at the Investment Association Roundtable where she outlined...more

PRA Streamlines Firm-Specific Capital Communications

On 12 February 2025, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) issued a policy statement on streamlining firm-specific capital communications (the Policy Statement). The statement finalises policy that was the subject of a...more

PRA and FCA Offer New Guidance on How Changes in Control Will Be Assessed

On 1 November 2024, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a joint policy statement (PS 18/24) on the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases in control. The...more

Cryptoasset Staking Excluded From the UK Fund Compliance Regime

On 8 January 2025, the UK’s HM Treasury issued a statutory instrument amending the scope of “collective investment schemes” (the Amendment) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Collective Investment Schemes)...more

A Review of the UK and EU Approaches to Third Country Branches and Subsidiarisation

Financial centres around the world have been hosts to branches and representative offices of international banks since as early as the 19th century. The term “branch” refers to a local establishment of a foreign financial...more

The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 10: Governance Requirements

Solvency II is organised around three core pillars of prudential regulation, which ensure the safety and soundness of (re)insurers, in line with the scale, nature and complexity of their business: - Pillar One focuses on...more

The PRA’s Expectations for Funded Reinsurance: How To Comply

The PRA has released an important statement on its approach to funded reinsurance. Our view is that the statement endorses the conceptual principle that funded reinsurance (particularly to offshore counterparties) should best...more

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