On 2nd April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Bank of England (BoE) (the Regulators) invited expressions of interest from market participants to join a new taskforce in relation to transaction and post-trade reporting.
Summary
The Regulators explained that the purpose of this taskforce is to inform the
In our latest briefing, we consider the key takeaways for firms under the Payment Services and Payment Accounts (Contract Termination) (Amendment) Regulations, which will amend the Payment Account Regulations 2015 and provide greater protection for users of payment services against the termination of those services without sufficient notice or protection. The Regulations will
On 17 March 2026, the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) issued a consultation (CP1/26) on certain amendments to the Owners, Directors and Senior Executives (ODSE) regime.
Background
The Football Governance Act 2025 (the Act) establishes both the IFR and the ODSE regime. The ODSE regime has applied to incumbent owners, and
On 17 March 2026, the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) issued its latest consultation on the proposed licensing framework (CP2/26) which takes into account and responds to the IFR’s earlier consultation (CP5/25) that took place between October 2025 to December 2025.
Background
The IFR acknowledges that it is important to provide further detail and
On March 5, 2026, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, published guidance (Tokenized Securities Capital Guidance or Guidance), in the form of responses to frequently asked questions, addressing the regulatory capital treatment of tokenized securities under capital regulations
On 1 April 2026, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) issued a press release stating that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had confirmed increases to the award limits.
The FOS award limit is the maximum amount the FOS can require a financial business to pay when it upholds a complaint. This limit
On 1 April 2026, the Bank of England published a record of the Financial Policy Committee meeting that took place on 27 March 2026.
On 1 April 2026, the Bank of England issued its Systemic Risk Survey results for H1 2026.
The Systemic Risk Survey is conducted on a biannual basis, to quantify and track market participants’ views of risks to, and their confidence in, the stability of the UK financial system.
The H1 survey was conducted between