Whistleblowing can take many different forms, can encompass a wide range of different concerns and can vary in terms of seriousness. However, there is at least one constant: knowing when to report and dealing with concerns raised both require careful handling and consideration if regulated firms and individuals are not to create additional problems for
On 20 May 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published on its website a regulatory guide aimed at smaller credit brokers, to help them understand and implement the regulator’s expectations in a way that is proportionate to their business. The guide explains the FCA’s requirements and expectations, and where they derive from. It
On 26 May 2026, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3005 (the ESG Rating Regulation) with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the information to be included in the application for authorisation as an ESG rating provider and in the application for recognition of an ESG
On 27 May 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority issued Policy Statement 14/26: CRR Definitions – restatement in PRA Rulebook (PS14/26).
In PS14/26 the PRA provides feedback to the responses it received to Consultation Paper 19/25 (CP19/25) and sets out its final policy.
In CP19/25, the PRA proposed PRA Rulebook Glossary definitions
On 27 May 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its findings following a review which assessed ten authorised firms that approve financial promotions for businesses which are not authorised by the FCA.
The FCA found that the strongest firms were applying the Consumer Duty from the start of their processes. But some
On 26 May 2026, the Ordinance on Notifications and the Submission of Documents under the Crypto Markets Supervision Act (Verordnung über die Anzeigen und die Vorlage von Unterlagen nach dem Kryptomärkteaufsichtsgesetz – KMAnzV), issued by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) on 20 May 2026, was published in the German Federal Gazette.
The
In this latest episode of our podcast series, Split the Difference, we continue exploring the differences and similarities between cryptoasset authorisation in the UK and the EU. Part 1 focused on structure and scope. In this Part 2 we turn our attention to authorisation and supervision.
Listen to this episode here.
On 26 May 2026, there was published a report from the European Commission (Commission) to the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s assessment of the markets for commodity derivatives, for emission allowances and for derivatives of emission allowances, pursuant to Article 90(5) of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (
On 26 May 2026, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a consultation paper updating the guidelines on standardised procedures and messaging protocols used between investment firms and their professional clients under Article 6(2) of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR).
Article 6(2) of the CSDR requires investment firms to
On 25 May 2026, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a final report, Supervisory Toolkit for AI use in Capital Markets.
The final report is intended to support IOSCO member authorities in their oversight of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems by entities subject to their regulation