United Kingdom: Commodities/Derivatives/Stock Exchanges

An interest rate derivative (IDR) or swap is a contract between two parties that agree to exchange interest payments based on fixed and floating interest rates.

The UK FCA has fined a capital markets adviser to an energy company GBP100,281 – and banned him from working in financial services – for insider dealing.

The UK's previous prospectus regime, in existence before January 19, 2026, was closely aligned with the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, which was onshored in the UK after Brexit as the UK Prospectus Regulation (the UK PR).

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has issued a Feedback Statement following its Discussion Paper on the future of AIM published earlier this year (read more on our blog here).

The London Stock Exchange's (LSE) November 2025 Feedback Statement signals a new phase for AIM, focusing on proportionality, flexibility, cost reduction, and reaffirming AIM's risk/reward profile, as well as efforts to reposition AIM for the future as a distinct founder- and growth-focused market that can be competitive with private equity.

On November 20, 2025, the European Commission (Commission) unveiled its long-awaited proposal to overhaul the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has officially announced that the London Stock Exchange (the Exchange) has been given approval to operate a platform within the new PISCES sandbox.

Following news that the London Stock Exchange been granted the first PISCES Approval Notice (PAN) by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

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