In January 2026, the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) published the results of a cross-sector thematic review into how Authorised Firms in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) identify, manage and monitor conflicts of interest. The review identified significant variability in standards and calling for targeted improvements across governance, identification, management, monitoring, record-keeping, inducements, and
On 10 March 2026, the European Commission issued a report to the Council and the European Parliament on the preparedness in the EU financial sector.
The report provides an overview of the current state of preparedness of the EU financial sector, building on continued discussions with the European Central Bank, the European Supervisory Authorities, the
On February 17, 2026, the CFTC filed an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit case North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. v. State of Nevada, marking the agency’s first formal judicial intervention in the rapidly expanding litigation over the legal status of event contracts and prediction markets.
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On 2 March 2026, the European Commission (Commission) launched a targeted consultation exploring how to improve private equity exit opportunities and enhance access to capital for private companies across the EU. This initiative is part of the broader EU Savings and Investments Union (SIU) strategy, which aims to deepen the EU