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The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published policy statement PS6/26 on its approach to recognised exchanges and main indices in the context of the revocation and restatement of the UK Capital Requirements...more
The draft Capital Requirements Regulation (Market Risk Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 have been published, together with a draft explanatory memorandum. The draft Regulations relate to changes to the UK...more
The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No 13) Regulations 2026 were made, following HM Treasury's policy response on applying the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 model of regulation to the UK...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published policy statement PS5/26, finalising amendments to its framework for credit unions wishing to invest in credit union service organisations (CUSOs). Following its June...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published an updated webpage for banks, building societies and investment firms, notifying it has published an updated Branch Return Excel form and schema to align with changes...more
Financial institutions have adopted cloud services in a big way, using hyperscalers for transaction systems, customer platforms, analytics, fraud detection, risk modeling, and cybersecurity tooling....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 ESRB published a second summary compliance report assessing the implementation of recommendation ESRB/2019/18 on the exchange and collection of information for macroprudential purposes regarding branches of credit...more
The UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) set out its strategic priorities for 2025/26 in April 2025. Priority 1 is to maintain and ensure the safety and soundness of the banking and insurance sectors and ensure...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 UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published final policy statement PS1/26 on the implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards in the UK, together with associated supervisory statements, statements of policy and...more
The UK Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) has published Dear CEO letters setting out its 2026 supervisory priorities for UK deposit takers and international banks and designated investment firms. Across both letters, the...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 15 December 2025, Lloyd’s of London (Lloyd’s) announced that it had completed an extensive review of the Lloyd’s Byelaws and other rules and created a consolidated version of these requirements, which is available on the...more
In this publication, we explore some of the core focus areas for UK-regulated financial services firms in the year ahead....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 UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a new webpage outlining its expectations of firms' when including interim or year‑end profits in Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital. Under Article 26(2), Chapter 3...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have published a joint report on the UK's mutual and cooperative sector, and their commitment to supporting this sector in respect of...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 UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published policy statement PS27/25 following its September consultation setting out proposals to delete certain regulatory reporting requirements for banks, building societies...more
On 14 November 2025, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published Discussion Paper 2/25, “Alternative Life Capital: Supporting Innovation in the Life Insurance Sector,” which starts the PRA’s engagement with...more
The UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has published its November 2025 Outlook newsletter, providing an update on compensation figures for the current financial year and an early view of the levy forecast for...more
In Supervisory Statement SS31/15, the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) updates banks and the large investment firms it supervises on its expectations for their Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process...more
This briefing, which is relevant to the prudential treatment of securitisations in general (traditional and synthetic) by UK PRA regulated banks, covers the securitisation-related content of PRA Policy Statement 19/25 (PS...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