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Ahead Of The Curve: Regulatory Update For Retail, Wealth And Private Banks In The UK Q1 2026

In this session, we provided an industry update on the retail and wealth sector, looking at key regulatory developments and commercial trends.

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Ahead Of The Curve: Basel 3.1 Here We Come!

After the usual round up of regulatory updates, our financial services regulatory team distilled the PRA’s final rules which implement the final Basel III standards in the UK.

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Contactless Payments: FCA Updates Payments Services Approach Document

Changes to contactless payment limits came in on 19 March. As a result, the FCA has published an updated payments services approach document to include updated...

United Kingdom Finance

LS

Lewis Silkin

PRA Consultation Proposes Modernising Liquidity Policy

On 17 March the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a Consultation Paper on "Modernising the liquidity policy framework" (CP5/26), which is an ambitious salvo aimed...

United Kingdom Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Countdown To The Loan Origination Regime In AIFMD II

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Supreme Court Confirms Suspension Of Payment Obligations Under Letters Of Credit Due To UK Russian Sanctions Regime

United Kingdom Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Weighing Up The PRA's Early Account Scheme: Insights From The First Case Concluded Using The Process

United Kingdom Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK FCA Bans Executive Director For Fostering A Culture Of Non-Compliance

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Financing Deals: Keep Your Options Open

United Kingdom Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Buy-Side Story: The FCA's 2026 Regulatory Priorities For The Sector

United Kingdom Finance

TS

Travers Smith LLP

January 2026 – February 2026: EU/UK Regulatory Round-Up

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK Government Confirms Reforms To Financial Ombudsman Service

United Kingdom Finance

LS

Lewis Silkin

Important Authority On Corporate Attribution: The UK Upper Tribunal’s Banque Havilland Decision

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Consolidation Of Lloyd’s Rules

United Kingdom Finance

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Protecting Innovation From Hackers Explained (Video)

United Kingdom Technology

MC

Marks & Clerk

Banking Litigation Podcast Episode 58: Monthly Update – January/February 2026

United Kingdom Litigation

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Business Behind Sport: What Makes Sports Sponsorship (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Pensions Playbook: Investing In The UK (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

SFDR 2.0 In Focus: Key Industry Pressure Points And Early Signals From Council And European Parliament

European Union Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Consolidation Of Lloyd’s Rules

Lloyd’s of London adds a certain mystique to the UK insurance market. Tracing its history to a 17th century coffee house, Lloyd’s has since developed into the world’s most prominent...

United Kingdom Finance

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

How Fund Structures Evolved To Shape Today's Private Credit Markets: Part 1 Of 3

Following the 2008–2009 Global Financial Crisis, reforms such as the Dodd-Frank Act, the Volcker Rule and Basel III constrained traditional bank lending and accelerated the growth of non-bank credit.

United Kingdom Finance

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Dechert

Bank Of England Published Financial Stability Report And Assessment Of Bank Capital Requirements

On 2 December 2025, the Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee (the FPC) published its December Financial Stability Report, as well as a report entitled ‘Financial Stability in Focus...

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

FCA Paper Published On Market Risk Capital Requirements For Investment Firms

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

In The Know: UK-EU Banking And Investment Regulation

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

The UK's Banking Regulator Sets Out Its Supervisory Expectations

United Kingdom Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Splintering Of The International Capital Framework?

Worldwide Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

PRA Near-final Policy Statement On CRR Restatement For 2027 Implementation

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

In The Know: UK-EU Banking And Investment Regulation - November 2025

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

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Debt Capital Markets

Financing Deals: Keep Your Options Open

Expecting the unexpected seems to have become the new normal, as evidenced by the resilience of the M&A market in the second half of 2025. In the European leveraged finance market...

United Kingdom Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Accounting Risk In Convertible Loan Notes

For many businesses, particularly those operating in regulated or credibility-sensitive sectors, how funding appears on the balance sheet can materially affect stakeholder confidence, regulatory perception...

United Kingdom Finance

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Barnes Law

SFDR 2.0 In Focus: Key Industry Pressure Points And Early Signals From Council And European Parliament

As the market is forming a view on the Commission's SFDR 2.0 proposals, this article provides an overview of where the key industry voices are landing.

European Union Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Rules Don't Build Culture: Why The Office Has To Become A Magnet Again

United Kingdom Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Pass The Debt: Comparative Portability Analysis Across Leveraged Finance Products And Markets

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Resilient Capital In Rough Waters: Building Financial Strength From Within

United Kingdom Strategy

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AlixPartners

HM Treasury Consults On The Appointed Representatives Regime

United Kingdom Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Bonds – When and why are they reportable under MiFIR and EMIR?

United Kingdom Finance

TRAction

Capital Markets And Private Capital – LSE Publishes Rules To Launch Its Private Securities Market

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Charges, Mortgages, Indemnities

Property Newsletter: New Year Edition

Welcome everyone to 2026, and to the first of this year's Gatehouse Property Newsletter (incorporating the answer to last month's "Who am I?" – thanks for all who played!).

United Kingdom Real Estate

GC

Gatehouse Chambers

Bonds – When and why are they reportable under MiFIR and EMIR?

Bonds are often used by governments to fund infrastructure projects or war spending.

United Kingdom Finance

TRAction

When Do Validations Kick In For Certain EMIR Refit Fields?

Reconciliation Phase II (Phase II) is to go live in April 2026 for EU EMIR and September 2026 for UK EMIR.

United Kingdom Finance

TRAction

Non-Bank Lending In The Spotlight: Does The UK's Approach To Calculating Bank Regulatory Capital Require Revisiting?

United Kingdom Finance

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Non-Bank Lending In The Spotlight – Does The System Of Calculating Regulatory Capital Require Revisiting?

United Kingdom Finance

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

UK PRA PS 19/25—Securitisation Prudential Reforms

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Financial Regulation - In The Know: October 2025

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Understanding Regulatory Risks In Home Purchase Plans vs. Traditional Regulated Mortgage Contracts

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

In Practice: Supreme Court Motor Finance Commission Ruling: What Next For Lenders?

United Kingdom Finance

TS

Travers Smith LLP

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Financial Services

Ahead Of The Curve: Regulatory Update For Retail, Wealth And Private Banks In The UK Q1 2026

In this session, we provided an industry update on the retail and wealth sector, looking at key regulatory developments and commercial trends.

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

New UK Cryptoasset Regime: Practical Actions For Firms' Forward Planning

The UK is introducing a new financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, which will take effect on 25 October 2027. The FCA has confirmed that the authorisation gateway...

United Kingdom Technology

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Ahead Of The Curve: Basel 3.1 Here We Come!

After the usual round up of regulatory updates, our financial services regulatory team distilled the PRA’s final rules which implement the final Basel III standards in the UK.

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Contactless Payments: FCA Updates Payments Services Approach Document

United Kingdom Finance

LS

Lewis Silkin

PRA Consultation Proposes Modernising Liquidity Policy

United Kingdom Finance

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Countdown To The Loan Origination Regime In AIFMD II

United Kingdom Finance

M

Macfarlanes LLP

Supreme Court Confirms Suspension Of Payment Obligations Under Letters Of Credit Due To UK Russian Sanctions Regime

United Kingdom Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Weighing Up The PRA's Early Account Scheme: Insights From The First Case Concluded Using The Process

United Kingdom Finance

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK FCA Bans Executive Director For Fostering A Culture Of Non-Compliance

United Kingdom Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

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Latest Videos

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What Differences Can Corporates Leverage Between US And UK Capital Markets? (Video)

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Episode 15: Budget Special & 2026 Predictions (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: Should You Label Your Next Fund? (Podcast)

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Travers Smith LLP

Guernsey Funds Forum 2025 - 2 (Video)

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Guernsey Finance

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

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CJC Ltd

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