Regulation and Compliance

On 9 October 2025, the Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) published in final form a Statement of Good Practice on Unauthorised Trading Frameworks.

The FMSB is an industry-led, member-funded global standards body for the wholesale financial markets.

The FMSB has issued the Statement of Good Practice to help establish practical, industry-wide guidance

On 9 October 2025, HM Treasury issued a Policy Paper setting out the Terms of Reference for the Dematerialisation Market Action Taskforce. The Taskforce forms one part of the government’s wider Wholesale Financial Markets Digital Strategy.

  • Leverage in NBFI: Final report. This final report addresses financial stability risks created by NBFI leverage, focusing on risks that may arise: (i) in

On 21 May 2025, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a statement on combatting online harm and the role of platform providers.

Among other things IOSCO identifies in the statement certain measures currently used in some jurisdictions that can help disrupt online harm involving financial misconduct and encourages platform providers to

As part of the third wave of its Roadmap for Retail Investor Online Safety, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published on 19 May 2025 final reports on finfluencers, online imitative trading practices and digital engagement practices (DEPs). All three reports identify good practices that regulators could consider in managing

On 23 April 2025, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a letter from its chair, Klaas Knot, to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of their meeting on 23-24 April.

In the letter Mr Knot reflects on the progress made in addressing global challenges to financial stability and outlines priorities for

In this latest issue of Regulation Around the World we look at some of the key regulatory topics for 2025 in the following jurisdictions: United Kingdom, EU, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy, UAE, South Africa, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and China. We have not attempted to list every single reform expected this year but

  • Prioritize issues related to non-bank financial intermediation again in 2025.
  • Continue its review of the IOSCO Principles for the Valuation of Collective Investment Schemes.
  • Spearhead a series

On 24 February 2025, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a letter from its Chair, Klaas Knot, to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of their meeting on 26-27 February. Among other things the letter notes that with key reforms developed or nearing completion, the FSB is shifting toward a greater

On 19 February 2025, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a final report setting out its findings following a thematic review of its recommendations from the 2013 report ‘IOSCO Report Technological Challenges to Effective Market Surveillance: Issues and Regulatory Tools’.

In summary, most market authorities have implemented the recommendations and have