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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s CP 26/6 “Rules for reforming the UK Securitisation Framework” appeared on Tuesday morning setting out 47 questions for consideration. There was also a parallel consultation from the...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority of the Bank of England (PRA) have each published a consultation paper in relation to proposed changes to the UK securitisation framework. These...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
Trade tensions and broader political risks and uncertainty persist and remain of concern to financial markets and their supervisory authorities generally. Across the UK and EU consistent themes continue to centre around...more
On 15 January 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") published its annual letter setting out supervisory priorities for the UK insurance sector for the year ahead. What is the purpose of the PRA's 2025...more
Financial services sit at the heart of the UK government’s modern Industrial Strategy. Designated as one of eight “growth-driving sectors”, it is expected to play a central role in supporting economic growth – yet it faces...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 Regulation Authority (PRA) has published policy statement PS2/26, finalising its decision to retire the "refined methodology" for Pillar 2A. Specifically, in this policy statement, the PRA confirms that no...more
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a final policy statement PS4/26, finalising the simplified capital regime and additional liquidity simplifications for small domestic deposit takers (SDDTs) and SDDT...more
The UK regulatory landscape is evolving towards more subject-led enforcement models designed to accelerate investigations and deliver swifter outcomes....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 January 2026, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published its supervisory priorities for 2026, outlining in letters its sector-specific priorities for the coming year to all banks, building societies (a form...more
Introduction: The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has for several years been heavily focussed on developments in the UK life sector. A significant part of the focus has taken the form of tightened regulatory...more
On 3 December 2025, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”) published its (i) Policy Statement (PS25/25) entitled Enhancing banks' and insurers' approaches to managing climate-related risks – Update to SS3/19 (“PS”)...more
The UK Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) has published a policy statement confirming the complete withdrawal of supervisory statement SS20/15 on building societies' treasury and lending activities, without replacement....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
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has published a letter addressed to credit union directors. It summarises key findings from its 2025 assessment of credit unions with assets up to GBP50 million and sets out...more
On 3 December 2025, the PRA published Policy Statement 25/25 (PS25/25), finalising proposals from CP10/25 and introducing Supervisory Statement 4/25 (SS4/25). This replaces SS3/19 and sets out updated expectations on how...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