The Capital Market Authority (CMA) has approved amendments to the Capital Market Institutions Regulations, formally establishing the regulatory framework for robo‑advisory services in Saudi Arabia. This follows the successful pilot conducted within the CMA’s FinTech Lab and represents a shift from limited sandbox experimentation to full regulatory integration.
Robo‑advisory services may now be
Recent statements and staff actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reflect a meaningful shift toward a more structured and harmonized regulatory approach to digital assets that should assist in the integration of digital assets within US financial markets.
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On 3 March 2026, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published a targeted report on recommended practices for jurisdictions and the private sector to adopt to mitigate the misuse of stablecoins.
Overview
Compared to the FATF’s previous targeted update which focused on virtual assets more broadly, this targeted report focuses on stablecoins and
On 27 February 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a direction specifying the relevant application period for an application for a relevant cryptoasset permission to be made to the FCA under section 55U of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
The FCA specifies that the relevant application period will commence at
On 23 February 2026, the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee issued a draft report on digital assets – challenges for the competitiveness and integrity of the European Union’s financial system. The draft report explores the impact of the emergence of digital assets on the financial services sector and what that means for the
In the third episode of our Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus mini-series on artificial intelligence in financial services Professor Peter McBurney and Simon discuss Agentic AI and its opportunities and risks.
In the latest episode of our Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus mini-series on cryptoassets Hannah Meakin and Simon Lovegrove discuss FCA CP26/4: Application of FCA Handbook for regulated cryptoasset activities – part 2.
In CP26/4 the FCA is consulting on how the Consumer Duty will apply to cryptoasset firms, supported by additional non-Handbook guidance, so firms
In the second episode of our Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus mini-series on artificial intelligence in financial services, Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss the Mills Review.
On 4 February 2026, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/102) (the Regulations) were published on legislation.gov.uk, together with an explanatory memorandum. The Regulations will establish a regulatory regime for cryptoasset activities under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA).
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