- Introduce automatic indexation for
PRA CP13/26 – Updating regulatory thresholds: An autopilot approach
Podcast | Banks M&A “bitesize”: Episode 1 – Bail in clauses
Introducing DealPoint: Banks M&A Bitesize, our new podcast series which takes a short, focused look at some of the legal and regulatory issues that can shape bank M&A transactions.
In the first episode Jochen Vester, Counsel based in our Frankfurt office specialising in Financial Services Regulation, joins us and we ask “are bail-in clauses always
FCA publishes webpage on moving fund authorisation applications and notifications online
- From 2 November 2026, the FCA
Podcast | Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus – Let’s Talk Asset Management – Reviewing the Prudential Regime for Fund Managers
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 a package of reforms intended to tailor requirements more proportionately for asset managers. This podcast in the series focuses on further proposals in CP26/28, in particular the FCA’s discussion
FCA speech – Reforming UK capital markets to ensure they work well for our economy
- The FCA has completed major elements of a multi-year programme of
FCA consults on preparing for a new transaction reporting regime
On 2 October 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper on preparing for the new transaction reporting regime (CP26/34).
Background
UK Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (UK MiFIR) transaction reports are a key source of data for the FCA’s market monitoring, market abuse surveillance and supervisory
New briefing: Mandatory default pension benefit solutions for DC pots: what do we know so far
From 2029, guided retirement will shift more responsibility onto trustees and providers, requiring them to identify a suitable default pension benefit solution for members who do not actively choose how to take their benefits. Our briefing looks at how the new regime is expected to work, when it will apply and what trustees and providers
BoE publishes speech on the legal and commercial frontier of digital assets
On 1 October 2026, Sasha Mills, Executive Director of Financial Market Infrastructure at the Bank of England (BoE), gave a speech setting out ways the BoE intends to continue to support responsible innovation.
Mills set out that the BoE considers that the debate on digital assets has moved on from whether the technology
New DC round-up
There is a lot happening in the DC pensions world at the moment. We have pulled the key developments together in our new DC round-up, covering the major defined contribution scheme reforms as well as the latest developments affecting master trusts, SIPPs and the wider market.
Friendly Societies: Law Commission Final Report and Draft Bill
In September, the Law Commission (the Commission) presented its final report “Review of the Friendly Societies Acts 1974 and 1992” (the Report) and accompanying draft bill (the Bill) to parliament. The Report follows on from its consultation paper issued in March last year and contains its recommendations to simplify and modernise