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Monzo And Barclays Are Fined Millions Due To Inadequate Anti-financial Crime Systems: What Does This Mean For Your Firm?

In recent weeks, the FCA has issued two significant enforcement actions that should serve as a wake-up call to the financial services sector.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herrington Carmichael

Navigating FX Hedging In 2025: Strategies For A Turbulent Market

Political instability, tariff uncertainty, and volatile markets have led the dollar to its weakest start to a year since 1973.

United Kingdom Finance

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AlixPartners

Wise Up: UK Court Invalidates Broad Software Terms In Landmark Decision Post-SkyKick

Hot on the heels of our recent update on the UK Intellectual Property Office's (UKIPO) revised approach to bad faith objections (UKIPO/SkyKick), we now have the first, and eagerly anticipated...

United Kingdom IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK Office For Financial Sanctions Implementation Crypto-Assets Threat Assessment (July 2025): Key Lessons For Sanctions Compliance

On 21 July 2025, the UK Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published its latest sector-specific threat assessment focusing on UK crypto-asset firms'...

United Kingdom Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

On The Cusp Of UK Prospectus Regime Change—what The FCA's July Policy Statement Means For Bonds (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Financial List Finds Claim For Declaratory Relief Brought By Ultimate Beneficial Owners Of Loan Notes Against Issuer Is Arguable

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Tougher UK Sanctions Penalties On The Horizon As Consultation Is Launched

United Kingdom International

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Proskauer Rose LLP

UK SMCR Overhaul: Understanding The FCA, PRA And HM Treasury's Proposals For Reform

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Reform Of The EU Securitisation Framework—Part 2: Proposed Definitions Of "Public" And "Private" Securitisations

European Union Finance

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Jones Day

FCA Issues Information About Berne Financial Services Agreement For UK And Swiss Firms

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

Upper Tribunal Upholds FCA Market Abuse Decision Against Former Bond Traders

United Kingdom International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Money Mules, Dirty Cash, And Crypto: The FCA And NCA's 2025 Economic Crime Hit List

United Kingdom Government

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Macfarlanes LLP

Developing An Oversight Regime For Sustainability Assurance: Key Points From The UK Government Consultation

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

New UK Carried Interest Tax Regime: Draft Rules Published

United Kingdom Tax

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Travers Smith LLP

S5:E10 – Kate Rose: Seeing The Beauty In Everything With TUTTI & CO (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Square One

UK Creative Worker Visa: Key Requirements (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

EVisas Soon To Replace Visa Stickers For Certain UK Visa Routes

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

Understanding The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Employers, Employees And Workers (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Financial Regulation - In The Know: Payments

United Kingdom Technology

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Addleshaw Goddard

FCA Resets The NFM Standard: Is It At The Right Level, Sufficiently Fair And Legally Certain?

The Financial Conduct Authority is introducing new standards to address non-financial misconduct in the financial services sector.

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

HMT, PRA And FCA Propose To "Radically Streamline" The Senior Managers And Certification Regime

On 15 July 2025, HM Treasury ("HMT"), the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") and the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") each published consultations on reforming the Senior Managers...

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

Plans To Reform The Financial Redress System

The FCA and Financial Ombudsman Service are consulting on plans to modernise the financial redress system to help prevent it becoming overwhelmed, delaying consumer compensation.

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

Specialty Finance To Securitisation

As alternative lenders scale, most will move from corporate facilities and overdrafts on bank standard forms to consider a "specialty finance" facility.

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

A Timely Reminder – Chapter 5 Disclosure Requirements For Investor Presentations

United Kingdom Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FCA Publishes Final Updated Guidance On Treatment Of Politically Exposed Persons

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

The Immovables Rule: Exceptions And Implications For Foreign Insolvency Office Holders – Guidance From Recent Cases

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 18 July 2025

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Genius Act And Other US Legislative Developments Concerning Cryptocurrency

United Kingdom Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FCA Enforcement: End Of Term Report

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

(Mis)Conduct, Money & Reputation | Kortfuzi, Insider Trading & Money Laundering (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Commercial Debt Recovery - Best Practices For Prevention And Enforcement

United Kingdom Finance

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Giambrone & Partners

Management Review: Proposed Overhaul Of The SMCR

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

FCA Launches Consultation Paper On The UK SI Framework For Bonds And Derivatives And Discussion Paper On Equity Markets

United Kingdom Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

(Mis)Conduct, Money & Reputation | Kortfuzi, Insider Trading & Money Laundering (Podcast)

Insider trading may seem like a relic of another era, but Redinel and Oerta Korfuzi's recent convictions prove otherwise.

United Kingdom Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Commercial Debt Recovery - Best Practices For Prevention And Enforcement

Commercial debt poses a significant threat to business stability. Disrupted cash flow can inhibit a business's ability to meet essential obligations such as payroll, rent, supplier payments...

United Kingdom Finance

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Giambrone & Partners

Management Review: Proposed Overhaul Of The SMCR

As part of the UK government's growth agenda set out in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Mansion House speech on 15 July 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority...

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

FCA Launches Consultation Paper On The UK SI Framework For Bonds And Derivatives And Discussion Paper On Equity Markets

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published a consultation paper on the systematic internaliser (SI) framework for bonds and derivatives (CP25/20). CP25/20 also contains a discussion paper...

United Kingdom Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Capital Markets Reform In The UK

European Union Commercial

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

High Court Dismisses US$21m Claim For Mistaken Payments Made To A Commodities Trader In Fraudulent Trade Finance Scheme

The decision demonstrates how a good faith change of position defence can shield recipients of mistaken payments from liability in unjust enrichment claims

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Capital Markets – FCA Rules For New UK Prospectus Regime Published

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its long-awaited re-set of the UK's prospectus rules. The reforms represent the biggest change to the UK public offer regime since 2005.

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Supporting Growth – What Does The UK's Industrial Strategy Mean For Financial Services?

Following the release of the UK Government's Modern Industrial Strategy in June, the Financial Services Growth & Competitiveness Strategy (the Financial Services Strategy) was introduced on 15 July 2025.

United Kingdom Finance

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Gowling WLG

FCA Enforcement Data 2024/2025 Unpacked

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Enforcement data for enforcement action taken during the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 (the Enforcement data).

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

United Kingdom Technology

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Lowenstein Sandler

UK Green Taxonomy Shelved As Transition Plans Take Centre Stage

United Kingdom Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Rewiring The Financial Regulatory System: The Leeds Reforms And Mansion House 2025 Speech

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso - Episode 15: Moving On Up… (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

High Court Finds Private Equity Fund Bound By Its Agent Acting With Apparent/ostensible Authority

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Closing The Advice Gap – The Introduction Of "Targeted Support"

United Kingdom Consumer

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: The Impact Of UK Tax Policy

United Kingdom Tax

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Travers Smith LLP

Mansion House Speech 2025 And Leeds Reforms

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

Senior Managers And Certification Regime Reforms

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Privy Council Rules That Discharging Mortgagee's Duty Doesn't Require A Makeover... Yacht To Be Kidding!

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

BNPL: Financial Services And Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities Etc) (Amendment) Order 2025 Made

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

Policy In Practice: Labour And Financial Services – One Year On (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Islamic Finance And The Consumer Credit Act: Addressing Terminology And Interest Prohibitions

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

FCA Publishes Final Rules For Public Offers And Admission To Trading Regime

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Third Party Risk Management: EBA Proposals To Expand Its Outsourcing Guidelines To All Non-DORA Third Party Services

European Union Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Guernsey Updates The Private Investment Fund (PIF) Regime

Guernsey Finance

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Walkers

Key Changes In The Newly Revised JPF Guide

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Walkers

Guernsey Partnerships: A Brief Guide

United Kingdom Finance

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Verfides

Guernsey Trusts: A Brief Guide

United Kingdom Finance

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Verfides

Guernsey Foundations: A Brief Guide

Guernsey Wealth Mgt

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Verfides

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Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso - Episode 14: Even My Coffee Needs Coffee: Mergerspresso In New York (Podcast)

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Addleshaw Goddard

Business Reporter – Best Of British Business: Keeping The Engine Behind Your Market Data Running (Video)

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CJC Ltd

A Look Back: The Guernsey Funds Forum 2025 (Video)

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Guernsey Finance

Credit Insurance Meets Trade Finance: A Smarter Way To Risk (Video)

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WTW

Separating Finances In A Divorce | The Divorce Financial Process (Video)

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IBB Law

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