On 14 September 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a Call for Input on whether tokenisation could improve the way gold is traded, transferred, pledged and held in UK markets.
Background
This follows a broader Call for Input published in May with the Bank of England (BoE) on the future
On 14 September 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Bank of England (BoE) published a Feedback Statement (FS26/1) summarising responses to their May 2026 Call for Input on the future of tokenisation in UK wholesale financial markets.
Background
The FCA and BoE explain that FS26/1 sits within a
The SEC’s proposed Regulation Crypto Assets (Reg CA) would create new exemptions for crypto-asset fundraising and a safe harbor for certain investment contracts. While the framework may expand capital-raising opportunities, issuers, platforms and investors should remain mindful of ongoing SEC, state and criminal enforcement risks.
Read the full update here.
On 11 September 2026, there was published in the Official Journal of the EU, Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/1221 of 4 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards temporary targeted operational relief measures and targeted multipliers for the calculation of an institution’s own funds requirements
This podcast mini-series on the ‘UK Asset Management Framework Reforms’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated consultation papers published on July 14, 2026, setting out a proposed package of reforms intended to tailor requirements more proportionately for asset managers.
In this episode, we focus on the proposals in CP26/28 covering valuation (chapter 4), leverage calculations (chapter
On 10 September 2026, the European Parliament reported that the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee had reached a broad compromise on the proposal for a Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 on sustainability-related disclosures in the financial services sector (SFDR), Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged retail and insurance-based investment products (PRIIPs)
On 9 September 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its response (dated 8 September 2026) to the European Commission’s decision not to endorse the draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) amending Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 on the timing for the application for prior permission to reduce own funds and
3 August – 3 September 2026
ESG is changing the landscape for financial institutions as stakeholders, including investors, increasingly expect them to make their operations more sustainable.
Financial services regulators also view ESG as a priority, embedding the principles of climate-related financial risks into their supervisory frameworks and dealing with greenwashing issues.
There is
On 8 September 2026, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS)’ Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published the Cyber Resilience Toolkit: Practical Considerations for FMIs (toolkit) and FMIs’ Reliance on Third-Party Service Providers: Challenges and Risks (discussion