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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a policy statement on the partial revocation of the UK technical standard (UKTS) 2018/1624 on resolution reporting, specifically relating to COREP13 templates. Following the September...more
The Bank of England (BoE) has issued a Dear CFO Letter setting out information on the third resolvability assessment framework (RAF) assessment. The assessment will evaluate firms' overall ability to meet the three...more
The Bank of England, UK Prudential Regulation Authority and UK Financial Conduct Authority have published their 2025 annual CBEST thematic report. CBEST is a threat-led penetration testing assessment framework of cyber...more
The Bank of England (BoE) has published a speech by Dave Ramsden, deputy governor, markets and banking, on the evolution of the BoE's approach to resolution. The speech discusses the balance to be struck in optimising ex ante...more
On 9 January the Financial Services Regulation Committee of the UK Parliament’s House of Lords published its report on “Private markets: Unknown unknowns” (the Report)....more
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and the UK’s Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority (together, the UK Regulators) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to...more
The European Supervisory Authorities (comprising the European Securities and Markets Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Banking Authority) have entered into a Memorandum of...more
Ring-fencing was a key component of the UK’s response to the financial crisis of 2008–2009. As has been widely acknowledged, subsequent regulatory reforms in banking regulation (in particular, those relating to capital,...more
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025 have been published, accompanied by an explanatory memorandum. This follows the draft...more
The Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum has published the ninth edition of the Regulatory Initiatives Grid. This sets out the regulatory pipeline for the next two years, outlining 124 live initiatives which is a...more
The Bank of England (BoE) has published its report on the results of its stress test of central counterparties (CCPs). The BoE conducts regular stress tests of UK CCPs to assess their financial resilience and identify...more
The Bank of England's (BoE) Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has published a Financial Stability in Focus report, revisiting its assessment of bank capital requirements. The FPC now judges that the appropriate benchmark for...more
This update explains the Bank of England’s (the "BoE") proposed regime for regulating sterling‑denominated systemic stablecoin issuers and payment system operators (and other service providers recognised as systemic in the...more
On November 10, 2025, the BOE released the Proposal, setting out proposed rules for sterling-denominated systemic stablecoins issued by non-banks for use in UK payments. The BOE is seeking public feedback, and comments are...more
The Financial Services (Overseas Recognition Regime Designations) Regulations 2025 (the ORR Regulations) have been laid before Parliament, accompanied by an explanatory memorandum. A draft was laid before Parliament in July....more
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Mutual Recognition Agreement) (Switzerland) Regulations 2025 have been published, accompanied by an explanatory memorandum. The Regulations will make changes to UK legislation to...more
On 10 November 2025, the Bank of England (BoE) published a consultation paper on its proposed regulatory regime for sterling-denominated systemic stablecoins. Introduction - The BoE published on 10 November 2025 a...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published near-final policy statement PS20/25, marking the second and final phase of its "strong and simple" framework. This introduces a simplified capital regime for smaller,...more
The Bank of England, UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have published a joint document outlining effective practices in cyber response and recovery capabilities across systemic...more
The Bank of England (BoE) has published a consultation paper on its fees regime for financial market infrastructure (FMI) supervision for 2025/26....more
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and the Bank of England (including the UK Prudential Regulation Authority) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...more
The Bank of England (BoE) has published a consultation paper proposing the partial revocation of the UK Technical Standard (UKTS) 2018/1624 on resolution reporting, specifically relating to COREP13 templates. The proposal...more
The Central Counterparties (Transitional Provision) (Extension and Amendment) Regulations 2025 have been made and published alongside an explanatory memorandum. The Regulations extend key transitional provisions for the...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of England (BoE) and UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) on financial crisis management, replacing the previous version from...more
The Bank of England (BoE) has published the Financial Policy Committee's (FPC) final response to the 2024 review of the Other Systemically Important Institutions (O-SII) buffer framework. This follows the March consultation,...more