Regulation
‘Your capital is at risk’: FCA takes aim at pointless investor warnings
Firms don’t have to include wording around potential losses in their marketing, City watchdog confirms
Why regulatory headwinds won’t kill wealth’s M&A boom in 2026
Dealmakers predict private equity will continue to pour into the space next year
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FCA moves to axe rules for professional clients
Wealthy investors will be able to opt out of some of the watchdog’s rules as it attempts to draw a line between sophisticated individuals and the mass market
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Why 2026 could be private markets’ year of regulatory reckoning
With the Bank of England publishing details of its stress tests of the sector, it could be the year that watchdogs finally catch up with a booming market
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FCA overhauls complaints reporting in bid to streamline process
The City watchdog is rolling separate forms into one to make it easier for firms to disclose the complaints against them
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UK bond tape challenger backs lifting contract suspension
Ediphy maintains allegations of a technical error and conflict of interest failings in its lawsuit against the Financial Conduct Authority, but wants to ‘encourage certainty’ in the UK bond market
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Revealed: The questions the FCA is asking private markets firms
Firms operating in the sector are subject to a wide-ranging survey about their activities
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FCA executive Mills quits regulator
Sheldon Mills has been a diversity advocate at the watchdog and led its consumers and competition division
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FCA hunts insolvency experts to stop system-wide collapses
The City watchdog is roping in outsiders to help stop crises spreading when firms are winding down
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Asset managers: passing on research costs to clients will ‘reverse Mifid II damage’
Fund groups say the potential for improved equity research and corporate access ‘validates charges being passed onto asset owner clients’
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UK equities consolidated tape could boost traders by £154m, FCA says
The City watchdog is consulting on a centralised stock trading data feed
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FCA probes private markets firms
Conflicts of interest and fair treatment of customers in the spotlight as regulator asks for a raft of information from firms
London Stock Exchange challenger wins licence for private stock market
JP Jenkins secures regulatory approval for UK’s second Pisces trading venue
FCA asks UK court to lift suspension on bond tape contract
Regulator’s written defence to Ediphy’s lawsuit is due by the end of this week
Does the FCA need a rebrand?
The watchdog must show how loosening red tape is not necessarily in the industry’s best interest
Crypto leaders flag ‘deep concerns’ over Bank of England’s stablecoin rules
Lawyers are upbeat on the latest proposals, but crypto executives have been less welcoming
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City insurers line up for post-Brexit access deal
Regulators are set to cut barriers to financial services trading between the UK and Switzerland as firms start expressing interest
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JPMorgan hit with record €45m fine from German regulator
BaFin says Wall Street bank’s German unit ‘systemically failed’ to flag suspicious activity without delay
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UK’s private share trading scheme faces delays as Pisces approvals languish
Regulator has approved a single operator under the regime, as at least two other firms wait for the green light
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Wealth managers push ahead with private markets products despite mis-selling warnings
Britain’s biggest wealth firms are months away from offering clients exposure to unlisted assets, executives at private capital firms say
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