On 28 April 2026, the Bank of England published a speech by Charlotte Gerken (Executive Director, UK Deposit Takers Supervision) entitled Maintaining momentum: progress in mutual supervision.
In this speech Charlotte Gerken discusses the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) regulatory and supervisory changes since 2025 and outlines next steps following the PRA and
The changes to SMCR published by the PRA and the FCA on 21 April have been welcomed by firms across sectors.
Many of the changes in this Phase 1 of reforms to SMCR took effect on 24 April, and – in very broad terms – afford firms more flexibility in some areas, relax some of
On 27 April, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP26/14) in relation to proposed changes to information flows for UK equity initial public offerings (IPOs).
Background
In 2018, the FCA introduced a package of rules designed to improve the quality and availability of information during the
Prediction markets have been hitting the headlines and are seeing increased interest globally, with some analysts estimating that the “trading” volumes could reach USD 1 trillion by 2030. Although trading volumes are soaring, the nature of prediction markets have raised a number of regulatory questions.
In this article, we highlight key UAE legal issues
On 24 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a summary of discussions held throughout 2025 with industry members of its Cyber Coordination Group (CCG) programme.
Background
The FCA set out that its CCG programme brings together up to 140 firms and that members of this group have contributed their
In the latest episode of our Let’s talk asset management series, we discuss the FCA’s recent publication on improving applications for authorization and some of the common pitfalls and good practices identified by the regulator.
Listen to this episode here.
On 24 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued Handbook Notice 140.
This Handbook Notice describes the changes to the FCA Handbook and other material made by the FCA Board and the Executive Regulation and Policy Committee under their legislative statutory powers on 26 March and 22 April 2026.
The changes
Football clubs across the top five tiers of English men’s football are set for major changes, as they navigate the requirements of the new Football Governance Act 2025 (the Act) and the new rules and guidance of the Independent Football Regulator.
In our latest briefing note, we discuss the expectations for Owners, Directors