On 22 May 2026, Sukate & Bezeboh Ltd (SB Remit) entered administration. Charles Turner and Frank Ofonagoro were appointed as joint administrators. SB Remit is a small payment institution authorised by the FCA to provide payment services.On 13 May 2026, SB Remit agreed to a voluntary undertaking, which restricted the activities it could undertake. These measures included restrictions preventing the firm from accepting new customer funds.On 22 May 2026, Charles Turner and Frank Ofonagoro of Opu...
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting at the SEC Headquarters in Washington D.C. on June 4 at 10 a.m. ET to discuss private markets, passive index funds, and recommendations regarding fundโฆ
Firms that approve financial promotions should be doing more to protect consumers, an FCA review has found. The FCA found that the strongest firms were applying the Consumer Duty from the start of their processes. They were able to make sure that every promotion approved was accurate, clear and reached the right audience.However, the FCA also found that some firms approved adverts with unsubstantiated claims or allowed retail investors to see promotions intended for professional clients. In s...
Weโre inviting applications from senior practitioners at smaller regulated firms in the general insurance and consumer credit sectors to join the panel. The Smaller Business Practitioner Panel provides independent advice and challenge from the perspective of smaller firms, helping to shape our work at a time of significant change in UK financial services regulation.Its key remit is to provide input to the FCA from the industry to help us meet our strategic and operational objectives from a sm...
Weโre pleased to announce that our Annual Public Meeting (APM) will be held in Edinburgh for the first time on 6 October 2026, marking an important milestone for us a UK-wide regulator. The announcement coincides with a visit to Edinburgh on 26 May by our chair Ashley Alder, who was there to open a new office space, demonstrating our commitment to growing our presence in Scotland, and expanding our workforce of more than 350 colleagues.Edinburgh continues to strengthen its position in global ...
amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iranโs military support to Russiaโs war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region as well as Iranโs actions undermining freedom of navigation in the Middle East
This April 2026 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
At the UBS Investment Conference, Singapore Wealth Edition, Mr Chia Der Jiun, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, share his perspectives on navigating the latest macro-economic outlook amid an evolving geopolitical landscape.
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Liste der sanktionierten natรผrlichen Personen, Unternehmen und Organisationen der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08), publiziert.
The Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has appointed Simon Brรถnnimann as Head of the Recovery and Resolution division and as a member of the Executive Board. He will assume leadership of the division, which he has been leading on an interim basis since April 2026, on a permanent basis from 1 June 2026.
At the 13th Asian Monetary Policy Forum, Mr Edward S. Robinson, Deputy Managing Director (Economic Policy) & Chief Economist, MAS, opened the Forum and outlined how policymakers are facing large interconnected shocks from tariffs, geopolitics, energy, and technological change. Central banks must protect their credibility through technical competence and impartiality in this challenging environment.
MMF Asset management The AMF complies with ESMAโs guidelines on updating the stress scenario parameters provided for in Article 28 of the Money Market Funds Regulation for 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and National Futures Association (NFA) today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to enhance their cooperation, coordination, and information sharing in areas of commonโฆ
Collective investments Marketing Financial products Retail investors Journalists The AMF unveils its 2026-2028 financial education plan to boost womenโs investment
Singapore, 21 May 2026โฆ The 13th Asian Monetary Policy Forum (AMPF), organised by the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economics Research (ABFER), the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), will take place in Singapore today and tomorrow. The AMPF brings together leading academics and policymakers to examine key economic and financial issues in Asia and the world.
ESMA publishes shortlist of candidates for position of Chair 20 May 2026 About ESMA Board of Supervisors Press Releases The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published the shortlist of candidates for the position of Chair, which it has sent to the Council of the European Union (Council) and the European Parliament (Parliament). The Council will appoint the Chair following confirmation by the Parliament. The Board of Supe...
Fastโgrowing and innovative financial services businesses can now apply for more support to help them grow. The FCAโs Scale-up Unit provides tailored support to firms, helping them navigate regulation so they can scale sustainably. The unit is now open to solo-regulated firms to apply.The unit offers a dedicated point of contact and practical support to help navigate regulatory processes, develop innovative products and understand the impact of policy changes.Jessica Rusu, FCA chief data, inf...
Half (49%) of young drivers have bought insurance through social media or messaging apps, new research reveals. With 4 in 10 (39%) unconfident in spotting the signs of a fake policy, thousands could be paying for cover that doesnโt exist. The FCA is warning 17-to 25-year-old drivers about 'ghost broking' scams where criminals sell bogus insurance policies through social media and messaging platforms.Ghost brokers pose as legitimate insurance sellers but offer cheap rates. The policies they se...
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is incorporating two existing circulars on risk diversification at banks and securities firms into a new ordinance. In doing so it is fulfilling the requirement for the format compliance of regulation in accordance with Article 7 paragraph 1 of the Financial Market Supervision Act.
MAS has revoked the Major Payment Institution Licence of Bsquared Technology Pte Ltd (BSQ) with effect from 14 May 2026. BSQ is no longer permitted to provide digital payment token services in Singapore under the Payment Services Act 2019 (PS Act) from the same date.
Singapore, 20 May 2026 โฆ In two separate cases, Mr Tan Chun Yong (Mr Tan) and Mr Xie Jianfeng (Mr Xie) were convicted and sentenced on 19 May 2026 to 10 weeksโ imprisonment , and to a fine of $200,000 respectively, for trading offences under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA).
When consumers are wronged, many rightly seek fair compensation. Some complain directly, without paying a penny using free Ombudsman services. Others turn to claims management companies (CMCs) or law firms.They can provide a valuable service and support access to justice.However, weโve seen firsthand from the way some claims firms have handled car finance complaints that, all too often, they make a difficult situation worse.Poor practices include unwanted texts or emails sent to people who ne...
UK financial firms can adopt tokenisation and distributed ledger technology (DLT) with greater confidence, as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England set out a shared vision and seek industry views on the future of UK wholesale markets. Tokenisation is the process of creating a digital representation of a real-world asset โ such as a share, bond or unit of currency โ on a digital ledger. It has the potential to streamline wholesale markets, making everything from issuing...
The Central Bank has today (15 May 2025) announced the appointment of Glenn Calverley to the role of Director of Finance and Business Performance. Mr Calverley will take up his role with effect from 1 September 2026. Glenn brings a wealth of experience to this role, most recently as Director of Strategy & Governance, a role he has held since 2021. He joined the Central Bank in 2015, initially as Head of Organisational Risk and later as Head of Strategy & Foresight. Prior to joining the Centra...
The conflict in the Middle East means cost of living pressures remain top of mind โ with people facing increased costs for utility bills, food and fuel. We want to remind you about our clear expectations on the support you should offer consumers in challenging times, through the Consumer Duty and our rules on protections for borrowers in difficulty.
The FCA has announced 2 permanent appointments to its executive team, strengthening leadership at a pivotal time for UK and global financial markets. Simon Walls appointed executive director, marketsSimon Walls has been appointed permanent executive director, markets. Having taken on this role on a temporary basis since 2024, his appointment provides continuity at a vital and volatile time for the UK and global economy. Simon will be able to drive forward work he has already started to streng...
The FCA is reviewing how consumer investment firms support bereaved customers and whether they're getting it right. Fewer than half of bereaved customers (47%) felt they received the support they needed from financial firms, according to research (PDF).What the FCA is looking atThe review will focus on firms that advise, manage, or administer investments - including platforms, advisers and wealth managers. The FCA will examine the experience customers have from the moment the firm is told abo...
The FCA has banned Frank Breuer from working in UK financial services and fined him ยฃ755,000 for repeatedly acting without integrity and putting customers at risk for personal financial gain. Mr Breuer was the joint owner and sole director of Bluesky Wealth Management Limited (Bluesky), which provided advice on investments and pensions. Although authorised to advise on defined benefit (DB) pension transfers, the firm did not have the appropriate professional insurance in place from April 2019...
On 12 May 2026, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA launched the consultation on the partially revised AMLO-FINMA. The consultation will go on until 9 June 2026.
implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
MAS today announced the the appointment of Mr Ong Pang Thye to its Board of Directors. MAS also announced the re-appointment of four existing Directors, including its Chairman, Mr Gan Kim Yong and its Managing Director, Mr Chia Der Jiun.
Kingscrown Finance Limited (Kingscrown) has stopped onboarding new customers or undertaking new business with existing customers โ including extending existing credit. Kingscrown, which was incorporated in 2014, provides lending for business and investment purposes, including property investment, buy-to-let and house in multiple occupation (HMO) finance.The voluntary restrictions on Kingscrownโs business came into effect on 21 April 2026. Kingscrown has never been authorised by or registered ...
A convicted money launderer has been sentenced to an additional 499 daysin prison for failing to fully pay the money owed under a Confiscation Order. In 2021,RichardFaithfull,now36,wassentenced to5 years and 10 monthsin prisonfor laundering ยฃ2.5 million, following a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).He was part of a trans-national organised crime group which laundered the proceeds of at least 7 overseas investment frauds.Mr Faithfullis required topay back ยฃ529,961,b...
The Market Participants Group (MPG) is a senior-level forum for financial market participants to share their views on relevant themes and narratives in financial markets with members of the Bank of Englandโs Monetary Policy Committee.
On 6 May 2026, Kanda Products and Services Ltd (Kanda) entered liquidation. Philip Harris and Neville Side of FRP Advisory Trading Limited have been appointed as Joint Liquidators. Kanda is authorised by the FCA as a credit broker. It operated a network of around 700 introducer appointed representatives, mainly tradespeople who introduced consumers to finance for home improvement and other goods and services.On 16 February 2026, Kanda agreed to a voluntary requirement with the FCA which restr...
The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.
Asset management The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers (AMF) has approved the updated โProvisionsโ of the AFG Code of Ethics for Third-Party Asset Management and extended these to all investment services providers
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 21 individuals for their alleged involvement in a decade-long insider trading scheme that used information misappropriated from multiple global law firms and resulted in millions of dollars in illicitโฆ
Following the publication of financial reporting by PayPal Holdings Inc, we can confirm we are investigating Mastercard, PayPal and Visa under Chapter I in the Competition Act 1998, and Mastercard and Visa under Chapter II in the Competition Act 1998, for suspected anti-competitive conduct linked to thefunding and usage of PayPalโs digital wallet.The FCA has reached no conclusions nor made any findings with regard to competition law having been broken.Notes to editorsThe Competition Act 1998 ...
The Financial Action Task Force published a peer evaluation report of Singapore today, which strongly affirmed that Singapore has a robust and effective framework and process to counter money-laundering, terrorism financing and proliferation financing.
Three people have been arrested as part of a crackdown on suspected illegal financial promotions. Two homes in the Chelmsford and Romford areas were searched, as part of an operation led by the FCA and the Eastern Regional Special Operations Unit (ERSOU), a specialist policing unit that tackles serious and organised crime.Adverts from firms that aren't FCA-regulated can be a warning sign of a scam. If something goes wrong, these firms aren't covered by the rules that protect people's money โ ...
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Liste der sanktionierten natรผrlichen Personen, Unternehmen und Organisationen der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Taliban in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.07), publiziert.
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
The FCA has charged Shaun Lawrence for operating as a mortgage broker without authorisation. Mr Lawrence, who also goes by the names Shaun Lawrence-Bright and Shaun Bright, was previously authorised to give mortgage advice.However, in 2008 he had his permissions revoked and was fined. He was also banned from working in financial services.The FCA alleges that Mr Lawrence has breached the Financial Services and Markets Act by continuing to provide mortgage broking services when already banned.M...
From 11 May 2026, cryptoasset firms preparing for the new FSMA regime will be able to request a pre-application meeting with us via our Pre-Application Support Service (PASS). Pre-application meetings are free of charge and give firms the opportunity to discuss their plans with us and ask questions before submitting an application for authorisation or variation of existing permissions.This comes ahead of the new regime for cryptoasset regulation, where firms wanting to undertake the new regul...
Asset managers will find it easier to unlock the benefits of fund tokenisation, following the publication of new guidance by the FCA. The guidance sets out how firms can use distributed ledger technology (DLT) within the regulatorโs existing rules.New rules will also make fund dealing more efficient, including an optional Direct to Fund (D2F) model. This enables investors to deal directly with the fund, whether traditional or tokenised.Tokenisation is a way of representing an asset, or owners...
Singapore, 30 April 2026โฆ The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today issued its response to the public consultation on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Act 2001 (SFA) to facilitate dual listing arrangements on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). The proposed regulatory framework supports the implementation of the Global Listing Board (GLB), a partnership by the SGX and Nasdaq, and facilitates future similar collaborations.
The FCA is reviewing whether Annual Percentage Rates (APRs) help consumers understand borrowing costs andis seeking views on whetherit should changehow these are communicated in credit advertising. APRsindicatethe yearly cost of borrowing, including interest and fees. A representative APR means at least half of consumers receive that rate or better. Current rules require representative APRs in most credit advertising.Research, published today, shows APRs are useful for comparing products, but...
On 28 April 2026, LCM Family Limited (LCM) went into administration. Louise Longley and Gary Shankland of BTG Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP were appointed as joint administrators of the firm. The joint administrators are responsible for managing the affairs of the firm during the administration process.LCM (previously known as LCM Wealth Management Limited) is authorised by the FCA and provided financial advice and related investment services. LCM is also regulated by the Solicitors Regulatio...
Help us develop a proportionate reporting regime for ESG ratings. Register your interest by 13 May 2026. We're inviting ESG rating providers to join a pilot to inform future regulatory reporting once the regime is live.Our aim is to avoid unnecessary reporting burden for firms over time.The pilot aims to help us assess whether the proposed metrics for ESG ratings reporting are:clearfeasibleproportionate across different business modelsuseful for supervisory purposesParticipants will have a di...
The FCA is seeking views on proposals to change rules that govern the publication of research during the initial public offering (IPO) process. The FCA is consulting on removing the requirement for a 7-day delay before connected research on an IPO can be published. It also consults on removing rules that require firms to provide independent analysts with the same information as their own research analysts.These rules were introduced in 2018 to encourage the production of unconnected research,...
The FCA Board appoints new members to decision-making committee. The Board of the FCA has appointed Jonathan Peddie and Raymond Cox KC as new members of the FCAโs Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC).The RDC is responsible for taking certain regulatory decisions on behalf of the FCA relating to contested enforcement action. Committee members bring a broad range of professional experience to support fair, independent and evidence-based decision-making.Alison Potter, the chair of the RDC, said:...
Joint Committee annual report highlights digitalisation, cyber resilience and sustainable finance as key priorities of 2025 24 April 2026 Joint Committee The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA โ the ESAs) today published its Annual Report for 2025 , setting out the main priorities and achievements of its cross-sectoral work over the past year. In 2025, the Joint Committee focused on protecting consumers in increasingly digital financial markets, stren...
amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
amending Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
The FCA has led international action to stop illegal finfluencers putting consumers' money at risk. Seventeen regulators worldwide took part in the 'week of action' which included enforcement activity, consumer awareness campaigns, and educational programmes for finfluencers who want to act responsibly. Activity started on 20 April 2026.In the UK, the FCA:Secured a guilty plea from Geordie Shoreโs Aaron Chalmers for illegal promotions on social media. Criminal proceedings have been commenced ...
Supervision Marketing Financial products Investment services Savings protection Journalists Investment services providers In an increasingly digital investment landscape, the AMF stresses the importance of the quality of the information...
Sapia has agreed to make a voluntary payment of ยฃ19,637,950 to WealthTek clients and the FCA has censured the firm. Sapia began working with WealthTek in 2013 and later appointed it as one of its appointed representatives. This resulted in Sapia holding and being responsible for protecting client money resulting from WealthTekโs activities.The FCA found Sapia did not put enough safeguards in place to protect this money.Sapia has admitted that it failed to properly separate key roles within it...
We have published findings from our Financial Adviser Survey. The findings provide an updated picture of how the UK financial advice market is evolving and what this means for firms, consumers and future growth. The survey brings together responses from more than 4,100 financial advice firms; alongside analysis of data we already hold on around 31,000 advisers.Overall, it shows a market that remains broadly stable and continues to support millions of clients, even as firms adapt to consolidat...
The FCA is looking for expressions of interest from market participants to join our advisory committee. The committee was established in 2022, and we are renewing the membership in line with our terms of reference.The purpose of the committee is to support our work in wholesale secondary markets for equities, derivatives, fixed income and commodity derivatives.The committeeโs task is to:help develop reforms that improve market competition, increase consumer protection and enhance the integrit...
This March 2026 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) welcomes the dispatch on the revision of the Banking Act, which the Federal Council adopted today. The bill is one of several key measures aimed at strengthening banking stability. In order to achieve the best possible results, FINMA recommends that the measures proposed in the Federal Councilโs parameters for amendments to the Banking Act be implemented in their entirety. In particular, it advocates for the strengthening of statutory i...
Firms willbenefitfromreduced costs andgreater flexibility, andfind it easier tocomply with the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR),following reformsset outon 22 April by theFCA and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). The changes, which come as the first phase of a multi-stage package of reform from the Government and regulators, will maintain the core principle of senior leader accountability, and will benefit firms by:Giving more time to submit senior manager applications whe...
The FCA has carried out its first operation with partners to disrupt illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading across multiple London locations. Working with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU), the FCA targeted 8 premises suspected of illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading. The FCA issued cease and desist letters at each site, notifying traders to stop illegal activity immediately. Evidence obtained during the on-site inspections is supporting a numbe...
Speaking at UK FinTech Week, Jessica Rusu, chief data, information and intelligence officer at the FCA, has confirmed the second group of firms selected to join AI Live Testing. Eight new firms, including Barclays, Experian, Lloyds Banking Group (Scottish Widows), and UBS, have been chosen by the FCA to live test AI applications to support safe and responsible deployment.The FCA is working with its technical partner Advai, a London-based specialist in automated AI assurance, to provide AI Liv...
At its annual media conference today, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA outlined the key areas of its supervision in 2025. It consistently implemented its proportional and risk-based supervisory approach, strengthened the resilience of the institutions under its supervision, and focused on the early detection of emerging risks among those institutions. In its review, it outlined how it protected Swiss financial market clients during the year.
Cooperation Europe & international Equity Journalists Listed companies and issuers AMF Quรฉbec, OSC and AMF France enter into an agreement to support cross-listing of securities in Canada and France
Help shape financial regulation from the perspective of consumers. We are recruiting 2 new members to the Financial Services Consumer Panel, an independent statutory panel that represents the interests of consumers of financial services to the FCA.Panel members provide constructive challenge and expert advice to help ensure the consumer perspective is fully embedded in the FCAโs policy development and implementation. Members engage regularly with senior FCA colleagues, including the chair, ch...
On 20 March 2026, the Bank of England hosted an event to gather evidence from a broad range of stakeholders as part of the Financial Policy Committeeโs (FPCโs) assessment of bank capital requirements in the UK.
The SONIA Stakeholder Advisory Group supports the Bankโs administration of SONIA by providing advice and technical input to the Bank and the SONIA Oversight Committee
On 16 April 2026, HDH Investment Services Limited (HDH), which advised on and arranged deals in investments, entered Creditorsโ Voluntary Liquidation (CVL). Dina Devalia and Tom Parish of Quantuma Advisory Limited (Quantuma) have been appointed as joint liquidators.On 20 January 2026, HDH agreed to stop carrying out any regulated activity. This was because we were concerned that HDH may have given unsuitable financial advice to some of its customers, potentially leading to financial loss.HDH ...
The 2026/27 Business Plan sets out the workplan for each of our strategic priorities and our strategy to advance our primary and secondary objectives. This yearโs business plan confirms the PRAโs continued focus on safety and soundness and policyholder protection, alongside a proportionate and efficient approach to regulation.
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Liste der sanktionierten natรผrlichen Personen, Unternehmen und Organisationen der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Taliban in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.07), publiziert.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the launch of Material Matters With SEC Chairman Paul Atkins, a new podcast that provides stakeholders and the investing public with exclusive interviews and insights around the agencyโs policy andโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. to explore ways to encourage more companies to go public.The meeting will be openโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a concept release soliciting public comment in support of a comprehensive review of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) and other audit trails and related data sources currently used in the regulation ofโฆ
Under the Consumer Duty, firms must report annually on what their monitoring found about customer outcomes, and what actions theyโll take as a result.Good Consumer Duty Board reports provide clear evidence about outcomes โ helping to turn governance into real change. Boards can ask better questions, hold people to account, and act quickly to make sure they arenโt causing harm or offering poor value. Weโve seen this lead firms to design better products, communicate more clearly and support the...
The FCA has finalised a simpler UK short selling regime that reduces reporting burdens for firms, while maintaining regulatory oversight. Short selling plays an important role in financial markets by supporting price formation, providing liquidity, and facilitating risk management.The new rules follow legislative changes under the Governmentโs repeal and replace programme, which imply that the FCA will publish aggregated data showing the overall size of net short positions in each company rat...
The Artificial Intelligence Consortium (AIC) aims to provide a platform for public-private engagement to further dialogue on the capabilities, development, deployment, use, and potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in UK financial services.
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Liste der sanktionierten natรผrlichen Personen, Unternehmen und Organisationen der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Taliban in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.07), publiziert.
Crypto will be regulated in the UK from October 2027. The FCA is finalising the wider cryptoasset regime, with rules to be published this summer. Parliament has now confirmed which cryptoasset activities will fall within the scope of regulation. Building on that, the FCA is consulting on new guidance to help firms understand how they might be affected by the regulatory regime for cryptoassets.The FCA is seeking feedback on its interpretation of the following regulated cryptoasset activities:i...
The FCA has set out plans to take action against Hartley Pensions Limited and an individual involved at the firm. Hartley was a Self-Invested Personal Pension operator, which went into administration in July 2022. The FCA alleges that Hartley provided it with false and misleading information and improperly withdrew and invested substantial amounts of customersโ pension funds, without their consent, to benefit an individual at the firm.The FCA alleges that the individual dishonestly used the p...
Adverts which used edited, unauthorised clips of Martin Lewis to make misleading claims about average motor finance compensation and used the FCA logo without permission, have been banned by the FCA. Conclusive Financial Ltd (Conclusive), a claims management company (CMC), which also trades as PCP Refunds, was required to remove its advertising and update or take down its website until it complied with the FCA's rules. Conclusive has since removed the banned adverts.The FCA was also concerned...
Consumers and businesses could be given greater control over their financial data to help secure better deals, under a vision for open finance published by the FCA. Open finance will unlock the potential for people and businesses to share their financial data securely with a range of financial services providers, helping them access mortgages, investments, savings and pensions. This will give financial services firms a more complete picture of consumersโ and businessesโ finances, enabling mor...
ESMA releases reporting templates and instructions for the Active Account Requirement 13 April 2026 CCP Market data The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published the reporting templates and instructions for the Active Account Requirement (AAR) reporting under European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR 3). The new templates set out in detail how entities subject to the AAR should report the required information to ...
The Bank of England chairs the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC), which is a forum for discussion of the wholesale foreign exchange market. The FXJSC is made up of market participants, infrastructure providers and the UK financial regulators.
The Bank of England chairs the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC) Operations and Legal Sub-Committees. The FXJSC is made up of market participants, infrastructure providers and the UK financial regulators.
regarding the โLMT activationโ module in relation to additional liquidity management requirements for Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS, or where applicable their management company, and Luxembourg-authorised AIFMs that manage open-ended AIFs, introduced by the Law of 3 March 2026, transposing Directive (EU) 2024/927 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2024
The 13th AFMGM was convened under the co-chairmanship of H.E. Frederick D. Go, Secretary of the Department of Finance of the Philippines, and H.E. Eli M. Remolona, Jr., Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
A survey of banks conducted by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA shows that there is a need for action in addressing digital fraud risks, particularly in the areas of operational risk management and preventing money laundering. FINMA published its findings today in a new guidance.
9 April 2026โฆ On 18 March 2026, the Court of Appeal (CA) upheld the sentences of 36 and 20 yearsโ imprisonment meted out to Mr Soh Chee Wen (also known as John Soh) and Ms Quah Su-Ling respectively for orchestrating an elaborate scheme to manipulate the shares of Blumont Group Ltd, Asiasons Capital Ltd and LionGold Corp Ltd, the largest market manipulation case in Singaporeโs history. In October 2025, the CA had dismissed of their appeals against their convictions.
On 21 November 2025, we imposed restrictions on Bazar Money Transfer Limited (BMTL), preventing it from providing regulated payment services. BMTL is registered with the FCA to provide money remittance services to retail and corporate customers.As BMTL was no longer meeting the conditions for registration as a small payment institution, we acted to impose restrictions to protect consumers, preventing BMTL from carrying out any regulated payment services.Following representations made by BMTL,...
Central Bank of Ireland today published the annual Financial Conditions of Credit Unions Report, which provides an update on the financial performance and position of the sector for the financial year ended 30 September 2025.
BaFin warns against offers on the website bahnemanninvest(.)net. There is suspicion that the unknown operators are offering financial services, without the necessary permission. Contrary to the information provided on the website, there is no connection with Dieter Bahnemann Fondsinvest GmbH. This constitutes identity fraud.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) again warns consumers about โInvesting Inโ and the services it is offering. The unknown operators are now using the additional website investing-in(.)pro. BaFin suspects the operators of this website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda and panelists for its April 16, 2026, roundtable on options market structure.The roundtable will be held at the SECโs headquarters at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., from 9:00 a.m.โฆ
The FCA and Bank of England (Bank) invite expressions of interest from market participants to join a new taskforce. The purpose of this taskforce is to inform the design of our long-term approach to harmonising transaction and post-trade reporting requirements.The taskforce will be comprised of three separate working groups: a main Policy group, supported by a Strategy group and an Architecture group. The working groups will have the following individual objectives: Policy group:Identifying a...
The Money Markets Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK unsecured deposits and funding market and securities lending and repo markets.
In his latest blog, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf argues that central banks must modernise their digital infrastructure and regulatory frameworks to ensure that central bank money remains the stable foundation of Europe's financial system whilst enabling private sector innovation in a digitally transformed ecosystem.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website brokereins(.)com. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.
We are changing the publication dates of the Decision Maker Panel and Agentsโ summary of business conditions so that they no longer fall on the same day as publication of the Monetary Policy Report
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website crss(.)finance. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are offering financial and cryptoasset services on the website without the required authorisation. The unknown operators of the website claim to be a British company called โCeres Finance Limitedโ. It is not supervised by BaFin. This is a case of identity fraud. BaFin has no information regarding the British co...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website uk-trd(.)investments. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are offering financial and cryptoasset services on the website without the required authorisation. The unknown operators are not supervised by BaFin. They claim to be a company called โUK Trade & Investโ. In communications with customers, the website operators claim to be authorised by the European Financ...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Spectrum Equity Pulse GmbH and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website spectrumequitypulse(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation. The operators claim to be supervised by BaFin and the Deutsche Bundesbank. This is not the case. The certificate provided in this context (โBusiness Licenseโ) is fake.
BaFin warns against offers on the website calculusinv(.)com and on social media channels such as the โCalculus Investment Academy VIP Yโ group. According to information available to BaFin, Calculus Investments Ltd, which claims to be domiciled in New York and Frankfurt/Main, is providing financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Liste der sanktionierten natรผrlichen Personen, Unternehmen und Organisationen der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08), publiziert.
Our Financial Policy Committee (FPC) meets to identify risks to financial stability and agree policy actions aimed at safeguarding the resilience of the UK financial system.
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Office of Investor Education and Assistance (OIEA) today announced that as part of Aprilโs National Financial Literacy Month it will highlight financial planning tools and resources on Investor.gov toโฆ
Supervision Asset management Compliance Journalists Investment management companies The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers publishes the findings of its SPOT inspections on asset management companiesโ compliance and internal control systems
Millions of motor finance customers will receive compensation this year under an FCA scheme for those treated unfairly by firms who broke the law by failing to disclose important information. Consumers were denied the chance to seek a better deal and, in some instances, paid more for their loan.The FCA has made several changes to the free to use scheme in response to conflicting feedback from consumers, their representatives, firms, manufacturers and industry bodies.This ensures it is fair fo...
Shojin Financial Services Limited (Shojin) is a crowdfunding platform authorised and regulated by the FCA. Shojin allowed customers to make investments that were used to fund loans toward property developments. On 23 March 2026, Shojin went into administration. Simon Carvill-Biggs and Ian Corfield of FRP Trading Advisory Limited were appointed as Joint Administrators.The Joint Administrators are responsible for acting in the best interests of the people who are owed money by Shojin, and they ...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has evidence indicating that Walnut Planet GmbH, which has its registered office in Pfรคffikon (Schwyz), Switzerland, is offering a capital investment that falls within the definition of โother investmentsโ under section 1 (2) no. 7 of the German Capital Investment Act (Vermรถgensanlagengesetz - VermAnlG) to the public in Germany. The investment on offer consists of combined lease and service agreements relating to the cultivation of walnuts i...
Central Bank of Ireland today launched a commemorative coin celebrating the life and work of renowned Irish playwright Seรกn O'Casey, on what would have been his 146 th birthday. It marks the 100th anniversary of the inaugural performance of his masterpiece The Plough and the Stars at the Abbey Theatre. The silver proof coin will go on sale today (Monday 30 March 2026) at 1pm on www.collectorcoins.ie . Designed by PJ Lynch, there are just 3,000 coins available, and they will retail at โฌ90. Gov...
A new taskforce will tackle poor handling of motor finance claims by some claims management companies (CMCs) and law firms, after the FCA, Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Information Commissionerโs Office (ICO) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) agreed to join up their efforts. The announcement comes as the FCA prepares to set out its final compensation scheme for motor finance customers.The regulators will step up efforts to share intelligence and continue to take co-ordinated ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today approved an amendment to the National Market System Plan governing the Consolidated Audit Trail (โCATโ) and provided exemptive relief from certain requirements of Rule 17a-1 under the Securities Exchange Actโฆ
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Liste der sanktionierten natรผrlichen Personen, Unternehmen und Organisationen der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08), publiziert.
Postponement of the rollout for Commodity Derivatives Weekly Position Reporting 27 March 2026 Trading The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, is postponing the rollout of the new solution for Commodity Derivatives Weekly Position Reporting, originally scheduled for 1 April 2026. The decision follows the identification of issues during the final testing phase, which require further corrective actions to ensure system stability ...
The Central Bank Commission has appointed Elizabeth Mahon as Secretary of the Central Bank, effective 30 March. Elizabeth has also been appointed to the role of Head of Governance in the Central Bank. Elizabeth has more than 20 years' experience in financial services, principally in the banking sector, where her career has focused on strategy and implementation, management consulting, organisational change, and stakeholder management. Since 2022 she has worked at the Central Bank as Head of S...
The FCA has fined Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited (DMBL) ยฃ338,000 for failing to put in place effective systems and controls to detect and report suspicious trading in its contracts for difference (CFD) business. CFDs are sophisticated financial products that are used to speculate on various assets going up or down in value. Given their high-risk nature, firms must have strong and reliable surveillance arrangements to prevent insider dealing and market manipulation.In June 2024, DMBL introduce...
As part of ongoing improvements to My FCA, and following the successful removal of RegData sign in at the end of last year, we have now removed direct access to Connect and the Online Invoicing System. Firms do not need to take any action. All existing RegData, Connect and Online Invoicing links and bookmarked pages will now automatically redirect to My FCA, where you can access all systems from a single homepage without signing in again. This makes managing your regulatory tasks quicker and ...
Governor Gabriel Makhlouf of the Central Bank of Ireland today emphasised the critical need to strengthen Europeโs Single Market as the foundation for mobilising the continentโs substantial savings in an increasingly fragmented global environment.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the websites renvio(.)icu and renvio(.)pro. BaFin has information that these websites are being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Bank is today announcing a simplification and reduction in the Discount Window Facility (DWF) pricing, as part of its previously announced review of the DWF.
MAS and the Singapore Bullion Market Association (SBMA) set out key focus areas to strengthen Singaporeโs position as a trusted gold trading centre serving the Asia-Pacific region. This will meet the growing interest among investors to vault and trade gold in Singapore. The key focus areas were developed by a Gold Market Development Working Group that MAS and SBMA established in January 2026, building on detailed discussions and studies with industry participants in 2025.
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On 25 March 2026, following a petition filed by the FCA, the High Court ordered that Equity for Growth (Securities) Limited (EFG) be wound up. EFG is a corporate finance firm. EFG was also a principal for a number of appointed representatives between 2015 and 2020, including Amyma Ltd and Osborne Baldwin Ltd, which traded as Hunter Jones.An appointed representative carries on regulated activity under the responsibility of an authorised firm, known as 'the principal'. Find more information on ...
We have set out plans for using AI to speed up authorisations, testing new tools to identify key risks earlier, with our people remaining at the heart of decision-making. The new authorisation tool is being developed internally and will be integrated into existing FCA systems.It forms part of our annual work programme 2026/27, which lays out how weโre accelerating our ambition to be a smarter, more data-driven regulator.We will also use generative AI to support our efforts to modernise regula...
The Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority have finalised a package of changes to firmsโ resolution reporting and disclosure requirements which reduces the burden of regulation while maintaining a robust and credible regime that supports growth and competition.
Renewed surge in international energy prices tests domestic economic resilience Higher oil and gas prices are expected to lead to lower growth and higher inflation than previously expected. The extent is dependent on the duration of the conflict and the scale of damage to critical infrastructure in the Middle East. MDD is forecast to grow by 2.8 per cent per annum on average from 2026 to 2028 in the baseline forecast, with inflation averaging 2.5 per cent per annum over that period. More seve...
More people could access financial advice, under proposals set out by FCA. The FCA is consulting on how to make it easier for firms to give more simplified forms of individualised financial advice to consumers.Simplified forms of advice can help consumers with more straightforward needs and do not require a full assessment of all their financial circumstances, making it more accessible and affordable.Sarah Pritchard, deputy chief executive of the FCA, said:'For too long the support people nee...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website panda-financial.com. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services as well as cryptoasset services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators of the website are not supervised by BaFin and have no connection to the licensed institution Bitpanda Financial Services GmbH.
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers from the website festgeldplan(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering financial services without the required authorisation. They give the impression that their offers originate from WPV Advisory & Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG, which is supervised by BaFin. It is a case of identity fraud. WPV Advisory & Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG has no connection with the ...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the websites wertede(.)com and wertede(.)cc. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial and investment services on this website without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about WhatsApp groups directing consumers to the MORRISONBOOST platform. In these WhatsApp groups, consumers are encouraged to use the MORRISONBOOST platform to trade in financial instruments. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of conducting banking business and/or offering consumers financial services without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.
This February 2026 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
In his latest blog Governor Gabriel Makhlouf explains that the Governing Council held rates steady at 2 per cent due to new geopolitical uncertainty from Middle East tensions, which risk pushing energy prices and headline inflation above the 2 per cent target whilst dampening growth. The Bank will monitor inflation expectations and wage dynamics closely to prevent the energy shock from becoming embedded in persistent above-target inflation, as occurred after the Ukraine crisis.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website tradealles(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website panthera-gmbh(.)com. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
We have restricted Beauforce Corporation Limited from carrying out any regulated activities. This means it cannot provide regulated debt advice or debt management services to consumers. We have also ordered the firm to return money held in its bank accounts to its clients.Weโve taken this action following concerns about the suitability of the firmโs senior management and its conduct in dealing with us. Read the full Notice (PDF)
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website gfi-hold(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
MAS announced the successful conclusion of phase two of Project MindForge, which culminates in the publication of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risk Management Toolkit for the financial services sector.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has sufficient grounds to suspect that High Performance Battery Holding AG, Switzerland, is offering securities in the form of company shares to the public in Germany without the required prospectus. There are no indications that the conditions for exemption from the prospectus requirement are met.
SEC confirms exemption for directors and officers of EEA Foreign Private Issuers 18 March 2026 Market Abuse Post Trading The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to exempt directors and officers of European Economic Area (EEA) foreign private issuers (FPIs) from the reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The SECโs decision means that directors and officers of EEA FPIs will not be required to comply with these specifi...
in relation to additional liquidity management requirements for Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS, or where applicable their management company, and Luxembourg-authorised AIFMs that manage open-ended AIFs, introduced by the Law of 3 March 2026, transposing Directive (EU) 2024/927 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2024
Weโve confirmed new rules to make existing incident and third party reporting clearer, more consistent, and easier for firms to follow. These new rules will help us respond quickly to disruption such as a cyber attack or power outage, give firms greater certainty on what to report and when and strengthen firm resilience to better protect consumers and markets.Cyber attacks are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated, and firms are increasingly reliant on third party providers. In 2025, ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today issued an interpretation clarifying how the federal securities laws apply to certain crypto assets and transactions involving crypto assets. This is a major step in the Commissionโs efforts to provideโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) published a new report on security based swap dealers (SBSDs) and updated statistics and data visualizations on initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on registeredโฆ
implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), โFides Venturesโ is using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact German investors. The company, which claims to be based in the US, also operates under the name โFides Ventures Business Schoolโ. The unknown provider advertises by promoting a so-called โFIVS tokenโ, claiming that the token can be obtained on the cooperating crypto exchange โNexquantโ. The crypto exchange, also operating under the name โNex...
implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about a series of almost identical websites. According to information available to BaFin, the operators use these websites to conduct banking business and/or provide financial services without the required authorisation. The operators of the websites are not supervised by BaFin.
KasimGaripoglu has been banned from working in UK financial services. The FCA found he is not fit and proper because of his lack of honesty and integrity. Mr Garipoglu is the owner of a firm that provided online trading of foreign exchange and contracts.Between April 2012 and December 2022, including when Mr Garipoglu was the chief executive and director at the firm and an approved person, he repeatedly demonstrated a disregard for regulatory requirements, undermined compliance and antiโmoney...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about MBS Point and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website mbspoint(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the website alijz(.)com and WhatsApp groups operated under the company name AL Konzept GmbH & Co. KG. In these WhatsApp groups, consumers are encouraged to use an app called alijzspro to invest in financial instruments. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers financial services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the Bรถrsenblick A-001 WhatsApp group. In the WhatsApp group, consumers are encouraged to use the Gainorex Investment app to trade in financial instruments. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers banking business and/or financial services without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has evidence indicating that Equity Research Ventures PTE. LTD., purportedly domiciled in Singapore, is offering capital investments under the name โCo-Investment AlleAktien Wealth x SpaceXโ to the public in Germany without the required prospectus. These capital investments are being offered in the form of โother capital investmentsโ within the meaning of section 1 (2) no. 7 of the German Capital Investment Act (Vermรถgensanlagengesetz - Verm...
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against offers made by Prometheus Investment Alliance (PIA), which claims to be based in the United States of America and Frankfurt am Main, on the website prometheus-alliance(.)de and in various WhatsApp groups. In the WhatsApp groups run by the alleged Achim Falkenberg and his assistant Bertha, consumers are tricked into trading financial products via the QVTcoinese-Pro app using the โGenialer Intelligenter Roboter 5.0โ trading system.
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Liste der sanktionierten natรผrlichen Personen, Unternehmen und Organisationen der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Gruppen, die mit den Taliban in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.07), publiziert.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are operated by alleged company VYNEX Trade. According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies are offered in various WhatsApp groups, which can allegedly be traded via Lirunex Trading app and the following platforms:
On 9 March 2026, the High Court placed Concept Capital Group (CCG) into administration. BTG are the administrators of the company. In July 2025, the FCA announced High Court proceedings against CCG and others over an alleged unauthorised investment scheme. CCG has been under a court order that temporarily froze its assets since then.CCG had promoted investments in static homes. CCG claimed these would be let to social housing tenants placed by local councils. Investors were promised fixed ret...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website mjolnex-ltd(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the company Mjolnex, allegedly based in Frankfurt, is offering financial or investment services and crypto asset services without the required authorisation.
Lenders and brokers in thesecond charge mortgagemarket need toconsiderhow theyadvise customers, assess affordability and charge fees. An FCA review has found that weaknesses in some firmsโ practices could put borrowers, particularly those consolidating debt, at increased risk of financial harm.Second charge mortgages are often used by customers with high existing levels of debt and low financial resilience. The FCAโs review found examples of good practice across the sector but also issues tha...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website europecapitalmarkets(.)com. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has evidence indicating that TGI AG, domiciled in Vaduz, Principality of Liechtenstein, is offering capital investments to the public in Germany called โdiscounted gold purchasesโ (Goldkauf mit Rabatt). In return for the temporary provision of money, these investments grant interest and the physical delivery of gold. In contravention of section 6 of the German Capital Investment Act (Vermรถgensanlagengesetz - VermAnlG), no prospectus has been...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about a series of almost identical websites. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation. The operators of the website are not supervised by BaFin.
The two agencies have entered into a MOU to guide coordination and collaboration to support lawful innovation, uphold market integrity, and ensure investor and customer protection.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website mexassetexchange(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the operator MEX Eychange, allegedly based in Eschborn, Germany, is providing financial, investment and crypto asset services without the required authorisation. The operator falsely claims to be regulated by BaFin. There is no link to an authorised investment firm from Eschborn, Germany.
EU financial markets enter 2026 amid high-risk environment 11 March 2026 Press Releases Risk monitoring The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, published today its first risk monitoring report of 2026 , outlining the key risks and vulnerabilities in EU financial markets. ESMA finds that risks of market and systemic stress remain high despite resilient market performance in the second half of 2025. Our risk assessment for the s...
On 23 January 2026, the FCA imposed requirements on Sendsii Ltd which prevent them from carrying out any regulated activity. The FCA has issued a First Supervisory Notice to Sendsii Ltd after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) suspended the firmโs registration on 9 October 2025. The suspension means that Sendsii Ltd no longer met the conditions required for its FCA authorisation under the Payment Services Regulations 2017.These requirements prevent Sendsii Ltd from carrying out any regulated activ...
Rajinder Gill and accomplices have been sentenced for their involvement in a sale-and-rent-back scheme. Mr Gill has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for running a sale-and-rent-back scheme without being authorised and illegally providing credit agreements and mortgages. As accomplices in the scheme, Amandeep Heer received a community order for 2 years with a condition of 250 hours of unpaid work, and Jetinder Sandhu has completed 100 hours' unpaid work over 12 months (as a con...
Shares Asset management Post-trading infrastructures The AMF analyses the typology of participants on the French equity market over the past five years.
Singapore, 9 March 2026โฆThe Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Economic Society of Singapore (ESS) today launched the MAS-ESS Essay Competition 2026. The theme for this yearโs competition is โSingaporeโs AI-Driven Economic Future: How can artificial intelligence reshape our industries, workforce, and competitive advantage while ensuring inclusive growth and managing disruption?โ.
At the opening of Nasdaqโs new office in Singapore, Mr Alvin Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of National Development & Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Board Member of MAS, highlighted the Global Listing Board as a "digital bridge" connecting Asian and US markets, and emphasised Singapore's broader efforts to strengthen its startup ecosystem through various initiatives.
The Police and MAS jointly conducted enforcement operations against Capital Asia Investments Pte Ltd and its directors for suspected money laundering offences under Section 54 of the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act 1992, and suspected failure to comply with various obligations as a licensed capital markets services licence holder under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website exomarkets(.)pro. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about a series of almost identical websites. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are offering cryptoasset services on these websites without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting at the SEC Headquarters in Washington D.C. on March 12 at 10 a.m. ET to discuss public company disclosure reform, fund proxy voting, and a potentialโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable on April 16, 2026, to discuss listed options market structure, including facilitating competition in a quote driven market, evaluating the customer experience, andโฆ
We have appointed 2 new senior leaders, further strengthening our capability across key areas of our remit. Chris Knight will join us in July 2026 as director of insurance within our Supervision, Policy and Competition (SPC) division. He joins the FCA from Legal & General, where he has been the group chief risk officer for the last 5 years and member of the Group management committee. Prior to this, he was CEO of Legal & General Retail Retirement for 3 years.David Lymburn joined the Payment S...
We're concerned that HDH Investment Services Limited may have given unsuitable financial advice to some of its customers, potentially leading to financial loss. We recently placed restrictions on HDH Investment Services Limited (HDH). From 20 January 2026, HDH agreed to stop carrying out all regulated activities. This now means the firm can't give investment advice.HDH also agreed to write to all customers to explain what these restrictions mean for them. What customers should do nowIf you th...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the website aurenbridge(.)com and WhatsApp groups operated under the company name Aurenbridge Alliance (e.g. โAurenbridge Alliance (ABA)โ). In these WhatsApp groups, consumers are encouraged to use an app called Cryplus to trade in financial instruments and cryptoassets. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company FinrocketPro and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website finrocketpro(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website unzerfinanzpro(.)de. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of conducting banking business without the required authorisation. Specifically, the website advertises loans.
John Wood Group PLC (Wood Group) has been fined ยฃ12,993,700 for publishing inaccurate information in its financial results. Following the poor performance of certain projects, Wood Groupโs accounting judgements were inappropriately influenced by its desire to maintain previously stated financial results. Wood Group did not have adequate systems, controls or procedures to prevent this from happening.This resulted in Wood Group publishing inaccurate information in its full-year 2022 and 2023 fi...
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
New investment funds drive reduction in costs to investors 03 March 2026 Fund Management Press Releases Risk monitoring The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU financial markets regulator and supervisor, today publishes its 2025 market report on the costs and performance of EU retail investment products . This eighth Costs and Performance report shows that ongoing costs in the EU continued to decline in 2024. This is however mostly due to new investment funds entering the...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website imc-point(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are offering cryptoasset services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website optinomic(.)co. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial, investment and crypto asset services without the required authorisation.
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers from the websites watchvestvermittlung(.)com and wv-vermittlung(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering banking services, in particular fixed-term deposits, and financial services without the required authorisation. They give the impression that their offers originate from Watchvest GmbH. It is a case of identity fraud. Watchvest GmbH has no connection with the w...
The latest report from the Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) finds there is still room for improvement. The anti-money laundering supervisors of professional services firms are more effective than at any time since 2018. However, OPBAS remains concerned that their enforcement lacks the teeth to deter firms from falling short of minimum standards.OPBASโs latest report found Professional Body Supervisors (PBSs) generally continue to demonstrate good levels o...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website capitalfm(.)io. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
implementing Article 8a of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
ESMA publishes the results of the annual transparency calculations for equity and equity-like instruments 27 February 2026 Market data Trading The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published today the results of the annual transparency calculations for equity and equity-like instruments, which will apply from 6 April 2026. The calculations made available include: the liquidity assessment as per Articles 1 to 5 of CDR 201...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website goldingfx(.)com. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation. Contrary to the claims on the website, the services offered do not originate from Golding Capital Partners GmbH, which has its registered office in Munich. This is a case of identity fraud.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website viforex(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Capitalis and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators, who purportedly have their registered office in France, of using the website capitalisgroup(.)site to offer loans to consumers and thus conduct banking business without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Financiamas and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators, who purportedly have their registered office in Madrid, Spain, of using the website financiamas-cs(.)com to offer loans to consumers and thus conduct banking business without the required authorisation.
Firms can now apply for permission to provide targeted support. Targeted support is a once in a generation change that will help millions navigate their financial lives. From 6 April 2026, peopleโs banks, pension providers, or other financial firms that are authorised for targeted support can provide suggestions designed for groups of consumers with common characteristics. This will help them make important decisions across their pensions and investments.We want authorised firms to be ready t...
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website axoria(.)ai. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns customers about online trading platforms that use the name โSofortiger Aimex/ Sofortiger Saimexโ. According to information available to BaFin, operators are providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
In response to media queries, MAS said that it is closely monitoring developments arising from the ongoing situation in the Middle East, and is assessing the impact on the domestic economy and financial system.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) convened the Spring SEC-FSA Financial Regulatory Dialogue in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2026.The SECโFSA Dialogue builds upon longstanding efforts between the twoโฆ
In enforcement proceedings against MBaer Merchant Bank AG that FINMA concluded three weeks ago and which were recently pending before the Swiss Federal Administrative Court, FINMA had withdrawn the bank's licence. As part of the proceedings, FINMA ascertained that the bank does not have an adequate structure in place for combating money laundering, thus enabling clients to circumvent official asset freezes. The bank has now withdrawn its appeal against the FINMA proceedings, meaning that FINM...
Katharine Braddick CB appointed as the next Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation at the Bank of England and Chief Executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority, succeeding Sam Woods when his term ends in June 2026.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website midv-lim(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the operator Midvest Limited from Manchester, UK, is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
In his latest blog, the Governor Gabriel Makhlouf reflects on the publication of the Regulatory and Supervisory Outlook 2026 and the recent Access to Cash report.
This statement provides an early indication to industry of the Prudential Regulation Authorityโs (PRA) intent to launch the next Life Insurance Stress Test (LIST) exercise in January 2028.
Supervision Sustainable Finance Marketing Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF publishes the findings of its inspections on the consideration of client sustainability preferences
ESMA issues a supervisory briefing on algorithmic trading 26 February 2026 Trading The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, today published a supervisory briefing to support consistent supervision of algorithmic trading across the EU. The briefing provides National Competent Authorities (NCAs) with practical tools and clarified expectations for supervising firms engaged in algorithmic trading under MiFID II. It focuses on key a...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it will hold a roundtable on March 4 to discuss private market valuations and responsible retailization.The roundtable will be hosted by the Division of Investment Management from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ETโฆ
The US Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today that it considers MBaer Merchant Bank AG to be a financial institution of primary money laundering concern. FINMA is in contact with the bank and FinCEN in connection with the case. The enforcement proceedings previously concluded by FINMA against the bank are currently pending before the Federal Administrative Court. FINMA has appointed an audit agent at the bank.
The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.
The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.
amending Directives 2006/43/EC, 2013/34/EU, (EU) 2022/2464 and (EU) 2024/1760 as regards certain corporate sustainability reporting requirements and certain corporate sustainability due diligence requirements
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has evidence indicating that Smart IT Global Limited, Hong Kong, is offering several capital investments to the public in Germany. This includes two forms of profit participation loans, which are being offered under the names โsmart it Worldโ and โsmart it Sprintโ. Furthermore, another investment is currently being marketed that offers the prospect of assets in the form of a cash settlement in return for the temporary provision of money (โsm...
According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons purporting to work for Adams Street Partners LLC or its Munich-based subsidiary Adams Street (Europe) GmbH are using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact investors. The groups are purportedly run by a partner of the firm who is described as the โProject Manager of ASP Investment Management Companyโ. There is no connection whatsoever between these groups and Adams Street Partners LLC, Ada...
Reply at Committee of Supply 2026 on Adequate Provision of ATMs and VTMs, Mandating the Acceptance of Cash, Sustainability of EQDP and Insurance for Persons with Disabilities
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website ultramarin-capital(.)com. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
The FCA has chosen 4 companies to test how their stablecoin services work with proposed regulation in a safe environment. The stablecoins cohort is part of our commitment to supporting growth and innovation in UK financial services. 20 applications were received and the FCA has chosen the following firms:Monee Financial TechnologiesReStabiliseRevolutVVTXThe Regulatory Sandbox programme allows firms to trial stablecoin products in real world conditions with appropriate safeguards. It will help...
Lenders could have access to more comprehensive information to support lending decisions, under new proposals by the FCA. The FCA is consulting on designating certain credit reference agencies (CRAs). If a lender shares credit information with one designated consumer CRA, it would be required to share it with them all.The changes aim to close gaps in consumersโ credit files and ensure these more accurately reflect peopleโs financial circumstances.Alison Walters, director of consumer finance a...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website trade.amlin-limited(.)info. According to information available to BaFin, financial or investment services and crypto asset services are being offered on this platform without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there is no connection to MS Amlin Investment Management Ltd., based in London, UK. This is likely to be a case of identity fraud.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website personalcontrol-room(.)com and against fake investment contracts sent by alleged financial experts from Clearstream Holding AG. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators are providing financial or investment services and crypto asset services without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate from Clearstream Holding AG or any other legal entities of Clearstream. This is...
We've launched our new Regulatory Priorities reports, starting with the insurance sector. This marks a new approach that will help to transform our supervision and streamline regulation.We expect regulated firms to follow the rules and stay informed about any changes. This is important for maintaining a safe and resilient market. Our mission to be a smarter regulator means reducing burden where we can, so that firms can get the information they need as efficiently as possible.Our Regulatory P...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the websites weisbergadvisors(.)inc and weisbergadvisors(.)ai. According to information available to BaFin, these websites are being used to offer financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
This January 2026 report contains an update of the latest consumer price developments in Singapore, prepared by MAS and the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Seven social media influencers have been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for their role in the promotion of an unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme. Biggs Chris, Jamie Clayton, Lauren Goodger, Rebecca Gormley, Yazmin Oukhellou, Scott Timlin and Eva Zapico all pleaded guilty to one count of issuing unauthorised financial promotions.The outcomes were:Lauren Goodger was fined ยฃ3,750 and ordered to pay costs of ยฃ5,778.18.Biggs Chris was fined ยฃ600 and ordered to pay costs of ยฃ1,000.Jam...
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against the WhatsApp groups โTethys Investment Alliance 771โ and โTethys Investment Alliance-S62โ, the websites โtethys-alliance.deโ and โtethys-uberblick.comโ as well as the apps โQVTCoineseโ und โQVTCoinese Proโ, which are allegedly operated by the Baku/Boston/Dubai-based company Tethys Investment Management LLC. In the WhatsApp groups consumers are enticed to trade financial products via the respective apps. It is suspected that the ...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the websites boamglobal.com and boamglobal-mf.com and against WhatsApp groups lead by โDr Feldmannโ and his assistant โLina Weissโ. According to information available to BaFin, the operator BlueOcean Asset Management Ltd. is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
MAR Executive & other private individuals Journalists Listed companies and issuers The Casino case: the Paris Tribunal Correctionnel ruling marks the end of a market abuse case in which the AMF has been heavily involved
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Dukas-Global and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website dukas-global(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website referral.mnlo(.)app. BaFin has information that Next Level Church Global Hub, Inc., New Orleans, USA, is using this website to offer banking business and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website blue-invest(.)org. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.
Das Eidgenรถssische Departement fรผr Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung (WBF) hat den Anhang der Verordnung vom 10. April 2024 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, welche die Hamas oder den Palรคstinensischen Islamischen Dschihad unterstรผtzen (SR 946.231.09), geรคndert.
Upcoming changes to the Euribor Panel 18 February 2026 Benchmarks The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, is issuing a statement on the upcoming changes to the Euribor panel, in its capacity as supervisor of the European Money Market Institute (EMMI), administrator of Euribor. This statement concerns the announcement by EMMI that Barclays Bank PLC (BBPLC), based in the United Kingdom, will withdraw from the Euribor panel. The ...
The Upper Tribunal has upheld the FCA's decisions to ban Stephen Joseph Burdett and James Paul Goodchild from working in financial services. Mr Burdett and Mr Goodchild previously held senior roles at Synergy Wealth Limited (Synergy) and Westbury Private Clients LLP (Westbury), respectively.The FCA banned the pair from working in regulated financial services for recklessly exposing pension holders to unsuitable investments.The Tribunal also found that it was appropriate for the FCA to impose ...
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against the website omenyxgroup(.)com, which entices consumers to trade crypto assets. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering crypto asset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website pnl-holding(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, P&L Invest Holding AG is providing financial or investment services and crypto asset services without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there is no connection to the P&L Invest Holding GmbH. This is likely to be a case of identity fraud.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are allegedly operated by Intermediate Capital Group (ICG). According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies, which can allegedly be traded via ICG GEF app, are offered in various WhatsApp groups. The offers do not originate from ICG Europe S.ร .r.l. - Frankfurt Branch or any other company belonging to Intermediate Capital G...
The Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has appointed Alain Girard as the new Head of its Banks division. The current Head of the Recovery and Resolution division will take up his new role on 1 April 2026. He succeeds Thomas Hirschi, who left FINMA at the end of August 2025. Simon Brรถnnimann, who oversaw the Banks division on an interim basis, will now assume leadership of the Recovery and Resolution division on an interim basis.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about a series of similarly designed websites. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are providing banking business and/or financial services on these websites without the required authorisation. The operators of the website are not supervised by BaFin.
For which the CSSF is the relevant competent authority under Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps
The FCA has fined Richard Howson ยฃ237,700 for his part in misleading statements being issued by Carillion plc. As group chief executive, Mr Howson was aware of serious financial troubles in Carillionโs UK construction business. He failed to reflect this in company announcements or alert its board and audit committee, leading to poor oversight.The fine was imposed after Mr Howson withdrew his challenge to the FCAโs decision.Mr Howson was one of two executive directors on Carillionโs Board. His...
The Bank of England held roundtable meetings with representatives from regulated firms on the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI and ML), to better understand the constraints that firms may be facing.
NUS and MAS have jointly appointed Professor Arvind Krishnamurthy as the MAS Distinguished Term Professor in Economics and Finance from 18 to 28 February 2026.
ESMA publishes latest edition of its newsletter 13 February 2026 ESMA newsletter The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, has published today its latest edition of the Spotlight on Markets Newsletter. This edition opens with ESMAโs Digital and Data Strategies , outlining how enhanced data use and improved digital tools will strengthen effective and risk-based supervision. Top news highlights include the launch of the selection ...
The Securities and Exchange Commission will host the agencyโs 45th Annual Government Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation at SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C., on March 9 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. ET. The event will be webcast live. โฆ
The Market Participants Group (MPG) is a senior-level forum for financial market participants to share their views on relevant themes and narratives in financial markets with members of the Bank of Englandโs Monetary Policy Committee.
Singapore, 13 February 2026โฆ The Prime Minister and Minister for Finance announced at his 2026 Budget Statement the establishment of a workgroup to develop strategies to strengthen Singapore as a leading centre for growth capital. The Growth Capital Workgroup will be chaired by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Minister for National...
Reply to Adjournment Motion on โAn Industrial Policy in Financeโ by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Minister for National Development, and Deputy Chairman of MAS, on behalf of Mr Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, and Chairman of MAS, on 12 February 2026
The expansion of the EQDP will enable more high-quality asset managers with strategies that invest significantly in Singapore equities to be funded, and also catalyse more third-party investments into the equities market.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about Nex (Limited) and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website thenexcap(.)pro of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) borrowers will benefit from stronger protections from 15 July 2026, following the Government's decision to bring the sector under the FCA's regulation. BNPL will be subject to the Consumer Duty and consumers will benefit from:Clear information: Consumers will get clear, upfront details about their agreement, including when payments will be due, amounts, and what happens if they miss a payment.Affordability checks: Lenders must carry out proportionate checks to make su...
finanzpluss, allegedly based in Frankfurt am Main, offers loans on its website for high fees, without the necessary authorisation, which are not paid out.
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The FCA has begun legal proceedings against global crypto exchange HTX (formerly Huobi) for illegally promoting cryptoasset services to UK consumers. Access documents on this claim on the FCA websiteFirms providing crypto products to UK consumers need to comply with rules which protect consumers from unfair and misleading marketing. Advertising cryptoassets on social media or websites without complying with these rules is a criminal offence.Since the rules came into force in October 2023, the...
The FCA has fined Dipesh Kerai and Bhavesh Hirani for insider dealing in shares of Bidstack Group Plc. Mr Kerai has been fined ยฃ52,731, and Mr Hirani has been fined ยฃ56,000.In December 2021, Mr Hirani was the interim Chief Financial Officer at Bidstack, a company that placed advertising inside video games. This meant he had access to inside information about a major upcoming deal between Bidstack and a large video game publisher.Before it was announced to the public, Mr Hirani passed this con...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Volfor and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website volfor(.)co of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
Not for distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan or any other jurisdiction where it is unlawful to distribute this announcement
Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers publishes the findings of its inspections of asset management companies' operational risk management
According to the information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons are using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact German investors. The initiators of such WhatsApp groups claim to be Bank of America or its branch in Frankfurt am Main. This is a case of identity fraud misusing names of former employees of the institution.
In his latest blog, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf explains why the Governing Council kept its main policy interest rate (the deposit facility rate) unchanged at 2% for the fifth consecutive time since June 2025.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Tradeshark24 and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website tradeshark24(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and crypto-asset services without the required authorisation. These offers are not provided by Frankfurt Financial Solutions GmbH & Co. KG, Frankfurt, which has no connection to the website tradeshark24(.)com. This is a case of identity fraud.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website hashxcapital(.)com. BaFin has information that the websiteโs operators are using it to offer banking business and/or financial services without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.
More attractive working conditions and lower operating costs per workstation: FINMA will relocate its Zurich office from the city centre to Zurich-Oerlikon in autumn 2026.
From 6 April 2026, Gemini is closing all customer accounts in the UK. Gemini Payments UK, Ltd (GPUK) is authorised by the FCA to issue electronic money (e-money) and provide payment services.Gemini Intergalactic UK, Ltd (GIUK) offers cryptoasset products. These activities are not regulated by the FCA, although we oversee compliance in accordance with UK anti-money laundering regulations. On 5 February 2026, GPUK and GIUK confirmed they plan to exit the UK market. Effective 6 April 2026, Gemin...
This article provides an update regarding implementing changes for country grouping conventions used in statistics covering the international business of monetary financial institutions operating in the UK and the consolidated claims of UK headquartered monetary financial institutions.
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) has published two new reports on exchange traded funds and fund mergers, and updated statistics and data visualizations on municipal advisors, transfer agents, andโฆ
MiCA Investment services The AMF reminds Digital Asset Service Providers that the transitional period allowing them to continue providing crypto-asset services in France without MiCA authorisation ends on 1 July 2026
The FCA has imposed restrictions on independent financial adviser Advantage Wealth Management Ltd (AWM), which means it must not dispose of any assets or conduct any regulated activities without the written consent of the FCA. The action follows concerns that AWM is not being managed in a way that ensures that its affairs are conducted in a sound and prudent manner. We issued a First Supervisory Notice (PDF)on 22 December 2025, outlining further details about our concerns and the basis for im...
In October 2025, 25 financial institutions active in the UK foreign exchange (FX) market participated in the semi-annual turnover survey for the Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC).
The FCA and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) have today issued a joint warning to claims management companies (CMCs) and law firms involved in motor finance commission claims to make sure consumers donโt have multiple representatives for the same claim and are not charged excessive termination fees. The regulators are reminding CMCs and law firms that they are expected to have robust checks in place to confirm consumers have not already instructed another representative. The FCA has also...
Institutional Regulatory developments Financing the economy Other professionals Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF awards its Marie-Josรจphe-Vanel thesis prize in law to Vincent Ramonรฉda
The Upper Tribunal has upheld the FCAโs decision that Rangecourt SA (formerly Banque Havilland), Edmund Rowland, the former London CEO and Vladimir Bolelyy, a former Bank employee, acted without integrity. The Tribunal agreed with the FCA that significant fines should be imposed, deciding that fines of ยฃ4m, ยฃ352,000 and ยฃ14,200 were appropriate for Rangecourt SA, Mr Rowland and Mr Bolelyy respectively. The Tribunal also upheld the FCAโs decision to ban Mr Rowland and Mr Bolelyy from working i...
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have announced the first cohort of banks and building societies to benefit from their joint Scale-up Unit. The Scale-up Unit announced last year is designed to build stronger ties and provide tailored support for fast-growing and innovative financial firms, helping them to grow sustainably at pace.The 6 firms that expressed interest and have been accepted to the first cohort are:Allica BankClearBankMonument BankNo...
The Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have announced the first cohort of banks and building societies to benefit from their joint Scale-up Unit.
People who pay monthly for their insurance are saving around ยฃ157m a year, with over half the firms the FCA reviewed as part of a market study lowering the cost of premium finance. Interest rates for premium finance have fallen by an average 4.1 percentage points since 2022, saving consumers ยฃ8 on a typical motor policy and ยฃ3 on a typical home policy per year. The changes result from regulatory attention, fair value assessments and base rate reductions. The FCA has seen even more significant...
Reply to Adjournment Motion on โMake (Singapore) Equities Great Againโ by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Minister for National Development, and Deputy Chairman of MAS, on behalf of Mr Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, and Chairman of MAS, on 3 February 2026.
Written reply to Parliamentary Questions on the Shared Responsibility Framework and real-time fraud detection standards expected of financial institutions in Singapore.
Artificial intelligence Innovation Fintech Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers A study by the AMF finds widespread levels of adoption in artificial intelligence by French...
Buy now, pay later: a common practice in online shopping. A survey by BaFin shows that deferring payments can be risky - especially for young consumers.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation. Verto is currently offering its services via the website ajadetrpe(.)life.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website wefi(.)co. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer banking business and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
In the WhatsApp groups, investors are recommended by โHarrison T Blakeโ and โFrancesca Mรผllerโ to invest in financial instruments that can then be traded via the aforementioned app or the platform pc-asset-management[.]com.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Demetrios (Jim) Logothetis, as Chairman, and Mark Calabria, Kyle Hauptman, and Steven Laughton, as Board members, of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Georgeโฆ
ESMA publishes report on cross-border marketing of funds including statistics on notifications 06 January 2026 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its third report on marketing requirements and marketing communications under the Regulation on cross-border distribution of funds . For the first time, the report includes statistics on notifications of cross-border marketing of funds. Drawing on input from ...
ESMA signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Reserve Bank of India 27 January 2026 CCP International cooperation The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to facilitate cooperation and exchange of information for the recognition of central counterparties (CCPs) established in India and supervised by RBI. This agreement marks a significant step...
FCA stunt launches new Firm Checker tool as around 700,000 people lose money to investment scams. Morning commuters at London Waterloo got more than their usual caffeine hit today when a mysterious 'ATM' promising to 'give away a fortune' stopped them in their tracks โ and revealed an unexpected surprise.As curious passers-by approached the machine, the screen slid open to unveil Emil the Seal, the FCA's finance-friendly mascot, delivering a blunt message about the dangers of investment scams...
The FCA has called on the insurance industry to help more consumers access products that support them and their families if they become critically ill or die. The interim findings of its competition review of pure protection products found that, for those consumers that have taken out protection insurance, the market mostly works well. There are a wide range of products, most consumers can claim when they need to, and the costs of cover have remained stable in the last few years.But 58% of ad...
Central Bank of Ireland has successfully completed the sale of its Spencer Dock (East Wing) building to the Office of Public Works for โฌ23.7m. The sale of Spencer Dock was a key element of the Central Bankโs longer term property strategy aligned to our decision to develop a single Dockland Campus through the purchase of our North Wall Quay building and subsequent purchase of our Mayor Street building. This sale of the East Wing, to Office of Public Works on 22 January 2026, follows the earlie...
MAS announced that Singapore intends to join international efforts to enhance the capacity of the International Monetary Fund to help vulnerable member countries deal with economic shocks.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled charges against Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) and its former executives, Vince Macciocchi and Ray Young, and a litigated action against its former executive Vikram Luthar, for โฆ
The FCA has launched a review into the implications of advanced AI on consumers, retail financial markets and regulators. The Review will be led by Sheldon Mills and builds on the FCAโs existing work on AI. This includes its AI Discussion Paper, AI Sprint, and AI Lab including AI Live Testing and its groundbreaking Supercharged Sandbox supported by NVIDIA.AI is already embedded across financial services. Rapid advances in generative, agentic and emerging forms of AI mean the next phase of cha...
On 21 January 2026, Guavapay Limited entered compulsory liquidation. The Official Receiver, an officer of the Insolvency Service, is its liquidator. Guavapay is authorised by the FCA to issue E-money and provide payment services to its customers.On 17 September 2025, Guavapay agreed to a voluntary requirement with the FCA, restricting the activities it can undertake. See details on the Financial Services Register.As liquidator, The Official Receiver is responsible for:Managing customer claims...
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig will hold a joint event, previously scheduled for Jan. 27, now rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 29, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at CFTCโฆ
ASIC successfully defends special leave application to the High Court by Cigno Australia director Mark Swanepoel and BSF Solutions director Brenton Harrison
ASIC takes action against MWL Financial Services, former director Nicholas Maikousis, and Imperial Capital Group Australia over alleged Shield advice failures
We urge consumers thinking of investing in high-risk securities, such as mini-bonds and loan notes, to continue to be cautious. On 19 January 2026, the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading regime came into force. The regime sets new rules and standards about when an offer of securities to the public can be made.A security is a financial instrument that represents some type of financial value (for example, shares, bonds and stock) that can be traded on a financial exchange.The types of secu...
We are seeking views on further rules for cryptoasset firms as the final step in our consultations on our crypto rules. We have made significant progress in delivering our crypto roadmap and are helping firms to meet our standards and get ready for when the gateway opens in September 2026.We have set out our proposals on how the Consumer Duty, conduct standards, redress and safeguarding will apply to cryptoasset firms. We are also seeking feedback on our proposed approach to international cry...
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig will hold a joint event on Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at CFTC headquarters to discuss harmonization between theโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a public meeting at the SEC Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, at 10 a.m. ET. The meeting will also beโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission today approved the 2026 budget for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and the related accounting support fee.The 2026 PCAOB budget totals $362.1 million. The 2026 budget reflects a 9.4% ($37.6โฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking candidates for appointment as members of the SECโs Investor Advisory Committee, established pursuant to Section 39 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to help protect investors and improve securitiesโฆ
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered in WhatsApp groups operated by Leading Asset Management, Denver, USA. BaFin suspects the operators of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services in these groups without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website skyvault(.)ltd. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered by Aureus Trade. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website aureus-trade(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website bxforex(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Rostock24 Limited and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website rostock24(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation. Rostock24 Limited, which purportedly has its head office in Nuremberg, claims to be registered with the British Companies House. This is not the case.
Financial disclosures & corporate financing Periodic & ongoing disclosures Reporting ESEF Closing of the 2025 accounts: the AMF flags up points for vigilance and issues recommendations
The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking candidates to fill a limited number of vacancies on the agencyโs Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, which provides advice and recommendations to the Commission on rules, regulations, andโฆ
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website bb-consults(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the senior team from the Division of Corporation Finance responsible for advising division Director James Moloney on all matters the division has before the Commission. These include rulemakingโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Christina M. Thomas will rejoin the Division of Corporation Finance in February as deputy director and chief advisor on disclosure, policy, and rulemaking.โChristina brings her deep technicalโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Keith E. Cassidy has been appointed Director of the Division of Examinations. Mr. Cassidy has served as Acting Director since May 2024 and previously was the divisionโs Deputy Director, Actingโฆ
Supervision Compliance Journalists Investment services providers The AMF publishes the findings of its inspections on the role and involvement of the compliance function at investment services providers
We have opened applications for the second cohort of our AI Live Testing service. AI Live Testing is the first of its kind in the financial sector to help firms who are ready to use AI in UK financial markets. Participating firms receive tailored support from our regulatory team and our technical partner Advai to develop, assess and deploy safe and responsible AI.The service helps firms to consider key questions around evaluating AI including governance, risk management and monitoring to help...
The FCA's decision to ban Darren Antony Reynolds from working in financial services and fine him ยฃ2,037,892 has been upheld by the Upper Tribunal. The FCA's decision to ban Darren Antony Reynolds from working in financial services and fine him ยฃ2,037,892 has been upheld by the Upper Tribunal.Mr Reynolds was dishonest when he gave pension transfer advice and investment recommendations to his customers, causing them significant harm.Mr Reynolds showed a clear disregard for his customersโ intere...
On 16 January 2026, Logic Investments Ltd (Logic Investments) entered special administration. Alex Watkins and Ed Boyle of Interpath Ltd were appointed as joint special administrators. Logic Investments is FCA authorised and regulated to provide wealth management services. On 16 December 2025, Logic Investments agreed to an FCA requirement preventing it from accepting new clients, client money or assets; or moving existing client money or assets without FCA consent. This was done because of c...
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers from the website two-five-management(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering banking services, in particular fixed-term deposits, and financial services without the required authorisation. They give the impression that their offers originate from TwoFive Management GmbH, which is registered with BaFin as an AIF asset management company, Section 2 (4) of the Germa...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website whiterock-financial(.)eu and against the alleged operator White Rock Financial Consultancy Limited from London, United Kingdom. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial and investment services without the required authorisation.
On 19 December 2025 the High Court approved the FCAโs proposals to distribute funds to Asset Land investors. The Court has directed the FCA to pay funds to investors in the Asset Land schemes who provide valid bank account details to the FCA on or before 20 February 2026.Investors who have not received previous communications from the FCA or who have not updated their contact information are requested to immediately contact the FCA using the details below.Please ensure this is completed no la...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about โParagonix Edgeโ and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the websites paragonixedge(.)org, hhessel(.)com, funkmp(.)com und altenweerth(.)com of offering consumers cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website coinbullvisionltd(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, the trading platform COIN Bull Vision Ltd. (also: COIN Bull Vision GmbH) is providing financial, investment and crypto asset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on website fragfinanz(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, banking transactions, especially fixed-term deposits, financial or investment services are being provided by FragFinanz without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the websites ubpmanagement(.)co, commerzglobal(.)com, longsharks(.)com and paribasgroup(.)net. According to information available to BaFin, the companies UBP Management and Commerz Global, allegedly based in Frankfurt, and Longsharks Capital and Paribas Group, allegedly based in London, are offering financial or investment services and crypto asset services without the required authorisation. The offers do not originate...
The FCA has fined Russel Gerrity ยฃ309,843 for using inside information to net himself ยฃ128,765. As a consultant, Mr Gerrity had access to information about whether oil and gas had been discovered during the drilling of wells. Between October 2018 and January 2022, he took advantage of this and used inside information to buy shares in Chariot Oil & Gas Limited and Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Plc ahead of announcements that increased their price. On another occasion, he used inside information t...
Central Bank of Ireland and Banca dโItalia are launching the Innovation Data Challenge 2026, a joint initiative designed to foster cutting-edge research and innovation in the retail payments sector. The Challenge reflects the shared commitment of the two Institutions to promoting applied research, international collaboration, and the responsible use of data and technology to shape the future of payments. The initiative brings together leading Irish and Italian universities, including Universi...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website parex-am(.)com. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that J. Russell โRustyโ McGranahan has been named SEC General Counsel. As the SECโs chief legal officer, Mr. McGranahan will oversee the provision of legal expertise and advice to the Office of theโฆ
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company Own Mood Space and the services it is offering. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of the website ownmoodspace(.)com of offering consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has today published its supervisory priorities for 2026, outlining in a letter its sector-specific priorities for the coming year to all banks, building societies, insurers and other PRA-regulated firms.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) suspects the unknown operators of the website fivepillarstoken(.)com of offering consumers cryptoasset services in Germany without the required authorisation. The offers include โcrypto debit cardsโ and staking using Five Pillars Tokens.
According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons are using Telegram groups and chats to contact German investors. The initiators of these messenger groups purport to be the US company โMacKay Shieldsโ. This is a case of identity fraud.
According to information available to the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), unknown persons are using WhatsApp groups and chats to contact German investors. The initiators of these WhatsApp groups purport to be the US company โPayden & Rygelโ. This is a case of identity theft misusing the names of real employees.
The European Supervisory Authorities and UK financial regulators sign Memorandum of Understanding on oversight of critical ICT third-party service providers under DORA 14 January 2026 Digital Finance and Innovation International cooperation The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA โ the ESAs) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bank of England (BoE), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This agreement...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website givhalbank(.)com. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer banking business and financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website blitz365finance(.)org. According to information available to BaFin, the operators are offering financial and cryptoasset services on the website without the required authorisation. The unknown operators of the website are not supervised by BaFin. This is a case of identity fraud against a Swiss company.
The Financial Conduct Authority, Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority (UK regulators) have together signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Supervisory Authorities to enhance cooperation and oversight of critical third parties (CTPs) that fall under the UKโs CTP regime.
ESMAโs Digital and Data strategies support supervision of EU financial markets 13 January 2026 About ESMA Market data Press Releases The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, has adopted a new Digital Strategy and updated its Data Strategy . They reflect ESMAโs commitment to smarter regulatory reporting and technology-driven supervision, promote synergies and innovation while reducing unnecessary complexity. The digital strategy...
We reviewed how firms sell complex exchange traded products (ETPs) to retail consumers. Complex ETPs are a subset of the wider ETP market and include high-risk investment strategies that can be difficult for retail consumers to understand.We assessed how firms of different sizes and business models evaluate these products, communicate key risks and monitor outcomes under the Consumer Duty.Given the complexity and risk profile of ETPs, it is essential firms make sure investors have the knowled...
In new guidance, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA explains how it assesses the risks associated with the custody of cryptobased assets. The guidance sets out the rules that institutions must abide by in order to keep cryptobased assets safe.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it will hold its third and final outreach event to help firms comply with amendments to Regulation S-P. The event, which is focused on small firms, is open to in-person or virtual attendance, and isโฆ
The FCA has secured a confiscation order of ยฃ265,523.96 against Andrew Currie. Mr Currie was convicted in 2023 and sentenced to 2 years 6 months imprisonment for defrauding investors through the collapsed peer-to-peer lending platform Collateral (UK) Ltd.He diverted funds from Collateral investors and used them for personal gain, including the purchase of a property in Spain.At a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on 9 January 2026, Mr Currie was ordered to pay ยฃ265,523.96. This amount represen...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website ellis-ag(.)net. According to information available to BaFin, financial or investment services and crypto asset services are being offered on this platform without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there is no connection to the Swiss company Ellis AG, Zurich. This is likely to be a case of identity fraud.
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation today published and delivered to Congress its 2025 staff report that serves as a comprehensive and data-rich resource on capital-raising dynamicsโฆ
This Market Notice sets out amendment to the schedule for sales in Q1 2026 of gilts held in the Asset Purchase Facility (APF) for monetary policy purposes.
Pension schemes must now publish transparent data on their performance, costs, and service quality, according to new proposals from the FCA, DWP, and TPR. Pension schemes will need to publish clear data on their performance, costs and quality of service, under proposals announced today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR). If a pension offers poor value, firms and trustees must then fix it by moving savers to bet...
This page contains information about fines published during 2026. The total amount of fines so far is ยฃ371,700. Firm or individual finedDateAmountReasonRichard Adam07/01/2026ยฃ232,800The Final Notice refers to knowing concern in breaches of Article 15 of the Market Abuse Regulations, Listing Rule 1.3.3R, Listing Principle 1 and Premium Listing Principle 2.Zafar Khan07/01/2026ยฃ138,900The Final Notice refers to knowing concern in breaches of Article 15 of the Market Abuse Regulations, Listing Ru...
In the WhatsApp groups, investors are recommended to invest in financial instruments that can then be traded via the platform h5.bluealphasystem(.)net or the aforementioned app.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are allegedly operated by Cantor Fitzgerald and led by Leopold Schneider. BaFin is not aware of the existence of this person. According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies, which can allegedly be traded via CDAfin app, are offered in various WhatsApp groups. According to the current state of knowledge, there is no connec...
On 12 November the PRA hosted a roundtable meeting with Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) of systemically important firms operating in the UK, to discuss Future Banking Data (FBD).
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about offers on the website capitalholdings(.)icu. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the websites are offering banking transactions and financial services without the required authorisation.
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns about fixed-term deposit offers from the website sicherangelegt(.)de. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operators of the website are offering banking services, in particular fixed-term deposits, without the required authorisation.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups, which are allegedly operated by Baird Capital and led by a Thomas Becker. BaFin is not aware of the existence of this person. According to information available to BaFin, recommendations for the purchase of financial instruments and cryptocurrencies are offered in WhatsApp groups and the so-called Baird Capital Investment Program III is being promoted. According to the current state of knowledge, there ...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website blauline(.)ai. BaFin has information that this website is being used to offer financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
The FCA has fined 2 former finance directors for their part in misleading statements being issued by Carillion plc. Richard Adam and Zafar Khan were both aware of serious financial troubles in Carillionโs UK construction business but failed to reflect this in company announcements or alert the Board and audit committee, leading to poor oversight.Mr Adam and Mr Khan have been fined ยฃ232,800 and ยฃ138,900, respectively. The fines were imposed after Mr Adam and Mr Khan withdrew their challenges t...
The Money Markets Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK unsecured deposits and funding market and securities lending and repo markets.
ESMA publishes report on cross-border marking of funds including statistics on notifications 06 January 2026 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its third report on marketing requirements and marketing communications under the Regulation on cross-border distribution of funds . For the first time, the report includes statistics on notifications of cross-border marketing of funds. Drawing on input from Na...
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website bit500(.)eu. BaFin has information that the operators are offering banking business and/or financial services on this website without the required authorisation. The operators are not supervised by BaFin.
ESAsโ Joint Board of Appeal rules on reimbursement of costs in an appeal brought by NOVIS Insurance Company against the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) 05 January 2026 Board of Appeal Joint Committee The Joint Board of Appeal (โThe Boardโ) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) โ the EBA, ESMA, EIOPA โ has issued its decision on costs arising in the appeal brought by NOVIS Insurance Company, NOVIS Versicherungsgesellschaft, NOVIS Compagnia di Assicurazio...
The FCA has opened an enforcement investigation into The Claims Protection Agency Limited (TCPA) following concerns about its advertising and sales tactics in relation to potential motor finance claims. The FCA is investigating what customers were told about the amount of redress they might obtain, whether they were told they could make a claim for free, and whether they were pressurised to sign up.Announcing the investigation allows TCPA customers to consider their options.The FCA has not re...
The Berne Financial Services Agreement (BFSA) is a mutual recognition agreement between the UK and Switzerland, effective from 1 January 2026. This agreement enhances cross-border market access for financial services between the two countries.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has sufficient grounds to suspect that TPK Vermรถgensverwaltungs KG is offering securities to the public in Germany in the form of shares in AuA 24 AG without the required prospectus. There are no indications that the conditions for exemption from the prospectus requirement are met.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Cicely LaMothe, Deputy Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, has retired from the agency.โCicely has gone above and beyond the call of duty over the past twenty-four years to serveโฆ
On 21 November 2025, Michael Pettifer Insurance Brokers Limited, trading as MPI Brokers, entered creditorsโ voluntary liquidation. Robert Cooksey of Bridgestones Limited has been appointed as liquidator. MPI Brokers was authorised and regulated by the FCA to sell and arrange insurance policies. The firm specialised in travel insurance.If you need to contact the liquidator, please contact Bridgestones using the details below:Email: mail@bridgestones.co.ukIn writing: MPI Brokers (In Liquidation...
The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against WhatsApp groups such as โS373 Robeco Kernmitgliedergruppeโ, โM2 Robeco Value Investing Kreisโ and โ999 Robeco Investment Strategiezentrum - Blockhandelโ, which are allegedly operated by the Frankfurt a.M.-based company Robeco Deutschland, Zweigniederlassung der Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (โRobecoโ). In the WhatsApp groups consumers are enticed to trade financial products via the app โRBC NLโ. It is suspected that...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against purported crypto asset trading platforms Morocoin Tech Corp., Berge Blockchain Technology Co. Ltd., and Cirkor Inc. and investment clubs AI Wealth Inc., Lane Wealth Inc., AI Investmentโฆ
ESMA publishes 2024 data on cross-border investment activity of firms 22 December 2025 Investor protection The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, in cooperation with National Competent Authorities (NCAs), completed an analysis of the cross-border provision of investment services in 2024 . Data was gathered from investment firms across 30 jurisdictions in the EU/EEA. The main findings include: Around 370 financial firms provid...
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The FCA has removed all regulatory permissions from Verus Financial Services Limited requiring it to stop conducting all regulated activities and imposed a more stringent assets restriction. The action follows concerns that the firm has repeatedly breached an existing asset restriction, which prevented it from selling, transferring or diminishing its assets without our approval. It also failed to comply with a Financial Ombudsman Service decision. We issued a First Supervisory Notice (PDF) on...
The Money Markets Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK unsecured deposits and funding market and securities lending and repo markets.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the website paragonixedge(.)app. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
ESMA selects EuroCTP to become the first Consolidated Tape Provider for shares and ETFs 19 December 2025 Press Releases Trading The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial markets regulator and supervisor, has selected EuroCTP as the first Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) for shares and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the EU, in a step forward for the transparency of equity markets in the EU. Natasha Cazenave, ESMAโs Executive Director, said: โTodayโs announcement...
In this, his final blog for 2025, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf reflects on Ireland and the euro areaโs economic performance and looks ahead to 2026, drawing on the Quarterly Bulletin and latest eurosystem staff projections published this week.
People could find it easier to pay using contactless, thanks to greater flexibility and the removal of red tape by the FCA. Banks and payment providers with strong fraud controls will be able to set their own limit for contactless payments, allowing them to better respond to changing consumer demands, inflation and new technology. They are also being encouraged to let customers set their own limit, or turn contactless off altogether, as many high street banks already do. People are using cont...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns customers about online trading platforms that use the slogan โ[...] invest your money in the world of cryptocurrencies with [...]โ. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of offering consumers cryptoasset services without the required authorisation. The websites have the same text design and layout.
MDD is projected to grow by just below 4 per cent in 2025. From 2026 to 2028, MDD is forecast to grow at an annual average rate of 2.9 per cent per annum. More positive momentum in MNE investment amid lower uncertainty contrasts with slower pace of growth in domestic sectors and cooling of the labour market as drag from capacity constraints becomes evident. Outlook for slightly higher overall inflation, as underlying services price growth more persistent at a higher rate than pre-pandemic. Th...
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers, in particular offers to purchase shares and alleged pre-IPO shares, which are purportedly brokered by Ambassador. According to information available to BaFin, Ambassador Management GmbH, supposedly based in Frankfurt am Main, Ambassador Financial Group Ltd. and Ambassador Global Systems LLC are providing financial or investment services without the required authorisation. According to the current state of knowledge, there...
The Artificial Intelligence Consortium (AIC) aims to provide a platform for public-private engagement to further dialogue on the capabilities, development, deployment, use, and potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in UK financial services.
Provisional dates for Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announcements on Bank Rate and publication of MPC meeting minutes and the quarterly Monetary Policy Report.
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns against offers on the website senvix(.)de. According to information available to BaFin, the trading platform Senvix, allegedly based in Frankfurt, is providing financial, investment and crypto asset services without the required authorisation.
Krypto Holdings Ltd., allegedly based in Frankfurt am Main and Widnau, Switzerland, offers crypto asset services on its website krypto-holdings(.)com and via unsolicited telephone calls and emails. The necessary authorisation for this has not been granted.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that financial economist and academic scholar Dr. Joshua T. White will return to the agency beginning the week of Jan. 5, 2026, to serve as its Chief Economist and Director of the Division ofโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Office of the Investor Advocate today delivered its Report on Activities for the Fiscal Year 2025 to Congress, highlighting the initiatives and work of the office during the fiscal year.The report includes:Anโฆ
ESMA reviews impact of Guidelines on ESG or sustainability related terms in fund names 17 December 2025 Risk monitoring Sustainable finance The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EUโs financial market regulator and supervisor, released research today assessing the impact of its fund naming guidelines on ESG and sustainability-related terms. The study found that ESMAโs Guidelines have: Improved consistency in the use of ESG terms by increasing alignment of fund names and the...
Open banking in the UK is growing rapidly. Latest industry figures show there are more than 16 million users now benefiting from the service. The number of open banking payments has soared by 53% year on year, reflecting a significant shift in how consumers and businesses manage their finances.See the API performance statsA key driver of this transformation is the rise of variable recurring payments (VRPs), which now account for 16% of all open banking transactions. VRPs allow consumers and b...
Weโre seeking feedback on whether tailored market risk rules for non-bank trading firms could remove unnecessary barriers, free up capital and attract new market participants, ultimately supporting economic growth. The rules in place today were originally designed for banks to ensure they held enough capital to absorb major trading losses and protect depositors.While that approach is sensible, it means non-bank trading firms face the same standards even though the potential harm from their fa...
We are asking for views on new proposals as the next step in shaping the UKโs crypto rules. These proposals continue our progress towards an open, sustainable and competitive crypto market that people can trust. We want a market where innovation can thrive, but where people understand the risks. Regulation cannot โ and should not โ remove all risk. Instead, it should make sure anyone investing in crypto does so with their eyes open.Our proposals apply a similar approach to crypto as we do in ...
On 16 December 2025, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA launched the consultation on the partially revised Circular 2016/7 โVideo and online identificationโ. The consultation will go on until 27 February 2026.
Earlier this year, we undertook a refresh of our Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee. In line with good governance, we planned to refresh the membership on a staggered basis, allowing us to bring in new expertise whilst benefiting from some continuity. Following this process, we are pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the Committee:Elly Dowding, Director of ESG AccordFarnam Bidgoli, Independent AdviserThese appointments reflect our commitment to drawing on diverse exp...
First-time buyers and the self-employed could get a step-up onto the housing ladder, under new plans from the FCA. Its priorities for reforms to the mortgage market also include helping homeowners unlock housing wealth for a more comfortable later life.The FCA will focus on 4 areas:First-time buyers & underserved consumers: Simplifying mortgage rules to allow more flexible products that reflect different working patterns and income levels at different stages of life.Later-life lending: Review...
Governance Annual report Executive & other private individuals Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF examines the transparency of executive succession plans as part of its 2025 Corporate Governance Report
We're providing guidance to support firms to tackle bullying, harassment and violence in financial services, after they asked for additional support. In July, we changed our rules โ setting clearer standards for how financial services firms should address non-financial misconduct.This more closely aligned the rules for banks and non-banks. We wanted to give firms the confidence to act against serious misconduct, drive consistency and make it clearer when non-financial misconduct is a breach o...
MiCA Crypto-assets Financial products Marketing Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The AMF adapts its policy on complex financial products in response to the rise of crypto-assets
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Canadian citizen Nathan Gauvin and three entities he controlsโBlackridge, LLC, Gray Digital Capital Management USA, LLC, and Gray Digital Technologies, LLCโwith orchestrating two fraudulent securitiesโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the agenda and panelists for its Dec. 16, 2025, roundtable on Rule 611 of Regulation NMS and other associated rules and regulatory requirements.The roundtable will be held at the University of Austinโฆ
The Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has appointed Hedwig Ulmer Busenhart as the new Head of the Insurance division. The qualified mathematician and actuary has over 25 years of management experience in the insurance sector and will take up her position on 1 April 2026. She succeeds Birgit Rutishauser, who left FINMA in April 2025.
The Bank of England chairs the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC) Operations Sub-Committee. The FXJSC is made up of market participants, infrastructure providers and the UK financial regulators.
The Bank of England chairs the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC) Legal Sub-Committee. The FXJSC is made up of market participants, infrastructure providers and the UK financial regulators.
The Bank of England chairs the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC), which is a forum for discussion of the wholesale foreign exchange market. The FXJSC is made up of market participants, infrastructure providers and the UK financial regulators.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Lori J. Schock, who has served as the Director of the Office of Investor Education and Assistance (OIEA) since 2009, will retire from the agency at the end of December.โI have known Lori forโฆ
In line with the Bank's transition to a repo-led, demand-driven operational framework for providing reserves, the Bank is today announcing a reduction in the spread to Bank Rate of the Operational Standing Facility (OSF). This Market Notice confirms the new, recalibrated spread of the OSF at Bank Rate +15bps for the lending facility and Bank Rate -15bps for the deposit facility. As with all SMF facilities, the OSFs are 'open for business' and should be used by SMF participants for the purpose...
In this blog, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf writes about the development of the Digital Euro and how central banks foster trust and safety in the financial system and in the implementation of projects like the Digital Euro.
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Crypto Task Force has announced the agenda and panelists for its rescheduled Roundtable on Financial Surveillance and Privacy.โNew technologies give us a fresh opportunity to recalibrate financial surveillanceโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it will hold the second in its series of compliance outreach events regarding the 2024 adoption of amendments to Regulation S-P. The event, for transfer agents, is a webinar scheduled for December 17โฆ
A raft of new measures designed to support the growth of the mutuals sector have been announced today by the financial regulators. They include a review of credit union regulations and the launch of a Mutual Societies Development Unit by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
This report has been informed by the PRA and FCAโs ongoing regulation and supervision of mutuals and by direct engagement with mutuals and their trade associations in sessions around the country throughout 2025.
Financial disclosures & corporate financing Journalists Listed companies and issuers The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers takes note of the Cour de Cassation ruling in the Vivendi SE case
The Bank of England (the Bank) has today launched its second system-wide exploratory scenario (SWES) exercise. This will focus on how the private markets ecosystem operates under stress and the potential implications for UK financial stability and the UK real economy.
Our Financial Policy Committee (FPC) meets to identify risks to financial stability and agree policy actions aimed at safeguarding the resilience of the UK financial system.
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
The Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has extended Beat Fellmannโs term of office by one year until the end of 2026.
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is today publishing its ex-post evaluation report on the requirements for interest rate risk management in the banking book. The evaluation has shown that the supervisory practice has essentially been successful and that the objectives have been achieved. Specific improvements will be made as part of a partial revision of Circular 2019/2, which is planned from 2026. The interest rate shock scenarios updated by the Basel Committee on Banki...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Cristina Martin Firvida, who has served as the Director of the Office of the Investor Advocate since January 2023, will conclude her tenure with the agency at the end of January 2026. Asโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Investor Advisory Committee will hold a virtual public meeting on Dec. 4, 2025, at 10 a.m. ET. The meeting will be webcast on the SEC website.The committee will host two panels:Regulatory Changes in Corporateโฆ
The Bank of England welcomes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recognition of the 2024 versions of the FX Global Code and UK Money Markets Code under its code recognition scheme.
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Crypto Task Force has rescheduled its Financial Surveillance and Privacy Roundtable, previously scheduled for October, to Monday, Dec. 15, 2025.โI am looking forward to getting this event back on the calendarโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will hold a roundtable on Dec. 16, 2025, to discuss Rule 611 of Regulation NMS and other, associated rules and regulatory requirements. This roundtable is a follow-up to the SECโs Sept. 18,โฆ
The Federal Council has appointed Katia Villard to the Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. A professor of criminal law, Ms Villard will succeed Ursula Cassani Bossy who is stepping down from FINMA's Board of Directors at the end of the year.
From the start of December, UK bank customers will benefit from an increase to the maximum amount they would be reimbursed for if their bank were to fail
The Securities and Exchange Commissionโs Division of Examinations today released its 2026 examination priorities. The Division publishes its annual examination priorities to provide transparency to registrants and investors about the topics that theโฆ
In its new 2025 Risk Monitor, FINMA reveals where it sees the greatest risks for the Swiss financial centre. It warns of an increase in geopolitical and technological risks and calls for more robust controls over the outsourcing of critical functions. The climate risk report is also part of the Risk Monitor for the first time.
This is the first exercise conducted under the new Solvency UK regulatory regime implemented in 2024. The PRA published sector-level results on 17 November 2025 followed by individual firm disclosure for the core scenario on 24 November 2025.
Sustainable Finance MIFID Investment advice Long term investment Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The ACPR and the AMF present their joint approach helping...
The Bank of England, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and the Bank of Thailand announced a collaboration to explore the technical and policy implications of settling foreign exchange (FX) transactions using synchronised settlement mechanisms.
This was the first meeting of the Market Participants Group (MPG), a senior-level forum for financial market participants to share their views on relevant themes and narratives in financial markets with members of the Bank of Englandโs Monetary Policy Committee.
An investigation by the Insurance Industry Vocational Training Association (VBV) has revealed that VBV intermediary certificates were wrongly issued in around 100 cases as a result of manipulation. The VBV is not supervised by FINMA. The association acts on behalf of the insurance and intermediary industry and will restore compliance with the law for these certificates. It has also filed a criminal complaint. Untied intermediaries are subject to direct supervision by FINMA. If there is eviden...
The Money Markets Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK unsecured deposits and funding market and securities lending and repo markets.
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
The SONIA Stakeholder Advisory Group supports the Bankโs administration of SONIA by providing advice and technical input to the Bank and the SONIA Oversight Committee
This Market Notice confirms that the previously announced increase to the minimum spread over Bank Rate on bids against Level A collateral in the Indexed Long-Term Repo (ILTR) operation will take effect from 17 November 2025.
Long term investment Savings protection Investing wisely Retail investors Journalists The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers is running a new financial education campaign aimed at young investors
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an order granting temporary exemptive relief from certain compliance dates adopted under Regulation NMS: Minimum Pricing Increments, Access Fees and Transparency of Better Priced Orders as follows:โฆ
The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.
Crypto-assets Investment services Financial services providers The Financial Stability Board and the International Organisation of Securities Commissions publish two reports assessing the implementation of recommendations on crypto-asset and stablecoin activities
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
Financial disclosures & corporate financing Public offer Prospectus Executive & other private individuals Professional investors Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF announces new measures to facilitate access to listing
Publication from the Bank, PRA and FCA to firms and financial market infrastructures highlighting observed effective practices of cyber response and recovery capabilities.
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
Supervision Asset management Governance Journalists Investment management companies The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers publishes the findings of its thematic inspections on governance and role of senior managers at asset management companies
The PRA and FCA have today confirmed plans to increase flexibility around senior banker pay, alongside changes to create better links between bonus awards and responsible risk-taking.
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA takes note of the Federal Administrative Courtโs partial decision concerning the write-down of AT1 capital instruments. FINMA will contest the judgment of 1 October 2025 and appeal to the Federal Supreme Court.
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
The Bank of England chairs the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC), which is a forum for discussion of the wholesale foreign exchange market. The FXJSC is made up of market participants, infrastructure providers and the UK financial regulators.
The Bank of England chairs the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC) Legal Sub-Committee. The FXJSC is made up of market participants, infrastructure providers and the UK financial regulators.
The Bank of England chairs the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC) Operations Sub-Committee. The FXJSC is made up of market participants, infrastructure providers and the UK financial regulators.
Our Financial Policy Committee (FPC) meets to identify risks to financial stability and agree policy actions aimed at safeguarding the resilience of the UK financial system.
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Stress-testing Markets Asset management Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The Banque de France, the ACPR and the AMF launch a first system-wide stress test on interconnections within the financial system
The PRA Regulatory Digest is for people working in the UK financial services industry and highlights key regulatory news and publications delivered for the month.
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Stacey Bowers, who has served as the Director of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, will depart the agency effective October 17, 2025. She has served as Directorโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission today enhanced its efforts to assist broker-dealers and other market participants on the path to central clearing of U.S. Treasury securities, developing a one-stop webpage that puts the latest status updates, staffโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an order granting conditional exemptive relief related to certain requirements of the National Market System Plan governing the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT NMS Plan), Rule 613 of Regulation NMS, andโฆ
The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a concept release soliciting public comment on how to improve current SEC rules governing residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and certain aspects of asset-backed securities (ABS) generallyโฆ
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has identified further progress in UBSโs resolvability and continues to view a resolution as feasible. However, there is a need for greater optionality, which will also require legislative changes. UBSโs emergency plan largely fulfils the current statutory requirements. However, it needs to be better integrated in the resolution plan in the future and thus cannot currently be regarded as executable. As in 2024, FINMAโs review of the recov...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ken Johnson, who has been serving as Chief Operating Officer (COO) since December 2017, will retire from the agency in December. โKen has been an integral leader at the SEC for more than twoโฆ
Long term investment Sustainable Finance Retail investors Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers Sustainable finance: retail investors have higher expectations of their financial advisors
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA and the UK Financial Conduct Authority FCA and Prudential Regulation Authority PRA today signed a memorandum of understanding. The memorandum sets out details of the co-operation under the Berne Financial Services Agreement and opens up new cross-border opportunities in insurance and investment services.
Supervision Other professionals Fintech Market Infrastructures Professional investors Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers European supervision of capital markets: the AMF calls for an enhanced...
MiCA Other professionals Fintech Journalists Listed companies and issuers The French, Austrian and Italian markets authorities call for a stronger European framework for crypto-asset markets
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA is transferring the FINMA Banking Insolvency Ordinance, FINMA Insurance Bankruptcy Ordinance and FINMA Collective Investment Schemes Bankruptcy Ordinance to a new consolidated FINMA Insolvency Ordinance. The existing regulations have been revised and adapted where necessary โ based on findings from practical experience and academia. In addition, the FINMA Insolvency Ordinance implements the amendments made necessary by the revisions to th...
The 2024 insurance market report, which was published today by FINMA, offers an overview of the Swiss insurance market last year. Swiss insurance companies achieved aggregate annual profits of CHF 10.4 billion in 2024, which represents a 24% decrease over the previous year. While life and non-life insurers were able to increase their profits, reinsurers recorded a significant decline.
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has completed its annual assessment of the emergency and recovery plans for the domestic systemically important banks. The emergency plans for Zรผrcher Kantonalbank and Raiffeisen fulfil the regulatory requirements. The emergency plan for PostFinance is still not ready to implement. The recovery plans for all institutions were approved.
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
MAR Financial disclosures & corporate financing Shares The AMF and the AFA call for vigilance of the risk of private corruption by criminal networks of natural persons with access to inside information
Thomas Hirschi has decided to leave the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA effective 31 August 2025. The Head of the Banks division will pursue a new career outside FINMA. FINMAโs Board of Directors and Executive Board thank Thomas Hirschi for his valuable contribution during his time at FINMA.
Supervision Governance Sustainable Finance Journalists Investment management companies The AMF publishes a summary of its SPOT inspections on asset management companies' voting and engagement policies
Long term investment Equity Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers French retail investor stock market activity: the AMF analyses changes in behaviour between...
MiCA Crypto-assets Innovation Implementation of MiCA: The AMF applies ESMA and EBA Guidelines on the assessment of the suitability of members of the management body
Risk and Trend Mapping Markets Fixed income Asset management Other professionals Executive & other private individuals Fintech The AMF publishes its 2025 Markets and Risk Outlook
On 3 July 2025, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA launched the consultations on the new Ordinances on the Risk Diversification of Banks and Securities Firms and on the Liquidity of Banks and Securities Firms. The consultations will go on until 29 September 2025.
At its meeting on 25 June 2025, the Federal Council was informed of the resignation of Rene W. Keller from the Board of Directors of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA.
Asset management Collective investments Savings protection Crowdfunding: the AMF urges investors to exercise extreme caution due to the risks of project owner default or crowdfunding platform failure
Supervision Professional certification Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF publishes the findings of its inspections on the verification and assessment of employee knowledge within asset management companies
Das Staatssekretariat fรผr Wirtschaft (SECO) hat eine รnderung der Verordnung vom 21. Mรคrz 2025 รผber Massnahmen gegenรผber Personen und Organisationen, die mit den Organisationen ISIL (Da'esh) und Al-Kaida in Verbindung stehen (SR 946.231.08) publiziert.
Annual report Savings protection Marketing Retail investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment has published its 2024 Annual Report
MiCA Crypto-assets Crypto-assets: the AMF clarifies its policy on DASPs authorised under the PACTE Law to take account of the transitional period and facilitate the transition to MiCA
Marketing Long term investment Other professionals Retail investors Journalists The stock market investor journey: the AMF analyses the mobile applications of 14 institutions
Governance Journalists Listed companies and issuers Women on Boards Directive: the AMF is now the competent authority for analysing and monitoring gender balance among the directors of listed companies
Asset management MMF The AMF applies ESMA's guidelines on updating stress scenario parameters, in accordance with Article 28 of the Money Market Funds Regulation
Cooperation Europe & international The AMF applies the joint guidelines issued by the European Supervisory Authorities to facilitate the exchange of information between National Competent Authorities
Asset management Individual investment mandate Fees: the AMF updates its doctrine following the announcement of the abolition of transaction fees in situations of discretionary management
Marketing Investment advice The AMF reminds financial investment advisors of their professional obligations when using financial product listing platforms
Anti-money Laundering Asset management Crypto-assets Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism: the AMF applies the guidelines of the European Banking Authority on restrictive measures for crypto-asset service providers
Marketing Derivatives or structured products Executive & other private individuals Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF and ACPR Joint Unit publishes its analysis of the French structured product market
Europe & international Cooperation Financial stability, artificial intelligence, data quality and financial education at the heart of the discussions at the AMF 2025 international seminar for securities regulators
Employee savings scheme Retail investors Journalists Employee savings: employees and firms are genuinely satisfied, but there is still a great need for support and education
Artificial intelligence Markets Innovation The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) publishes a report on artificial intelligence in financial markets
Markets Europe & international Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers The AMF calls on the European Commission for an ambitious strategy on the Savings and Investments Union project
Artificial intelligence Innovation Market infrastructures Post-trading infrastructures Markets The AMF shares the lessons learned from its latest experiments with automated processing of regulatory data
Supervision Asset management Collective investments UCIT Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF publishes the findings of its thematic inspections of asset management...
Prospectus Fixed income Sustainable Finance Professional investors Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF approves its first bond prospectus for European green bonds under the โEuGBโ standard
Asset management The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers (AMF) has published an analysis of the performance of the French real estate crowdfunding market, based on data collected from the 10 largest platforms in terms of inflows.
Europe & international Innovation Financial services providers Operational resilience โ The AMF applies the Joint Guidelines on the oversight cooperation and information exchange under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
Asset management Marketing Innovation Other professionals Professional investors Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The AMF awards its 2024 prize for young researchers in economics to Maxime...
Asset management Anti-money Laundering Crypto-assets Combating money laundering and terrorist financing: the AMF applies the guidelines issued by the European Banking Authority regarding certain transfers of crypto-assets
Financial disclosures & corporate financing Periodic & ongoing disclosures Reporting ESEF Closing of the 2024 accounts: The AMF publishes recommendations and the results of its examinations of financial statements
Sustainable Finance Periodic & ongoing disclosures Journalists Listed companies and issuers Faced with dense and complex information, the AMF is encouraging financial institutions to continue their efforts to improve the transparency of their Taxonomy reporting
Financial disclosures & corporate financing Periodic & ongoing disclosures Regulatory developments The Listing Act is entering into force on December 4, 2024
ETF Equity MIFID Executive & other private individuals Professional investors Journalists Listed companies and issuers ETFs win over newcomers as they invest into the stock market
Periodic & ongoing disclosures Sustainable Finance Publication of the first CSRD sustainability statements: AMF draws issuersโ attention to ESMA's 2024 recommendations
Cooperation Markets Executive & other private individuals Professional investors Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The AMF and the AMMC are strengthening their...
Asset management Marketing The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers (AMF) has published a recommendation governing the distribution of actively managed certificates (AMCs) to retail clients
Supervision Asset management MMF AIFMD Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF publishes the findings of a new series of SPOT inspections on the quality of regulatory reporting data
Long term investment Savings protection Retail investors Journalists The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers (AMF) launches a major financial education campaign aimed at young investors
Sustainable Finance Periodic & ongoing disclosures ESMAโs communications to support the implementation and supervision of corporate sustainability reporting
Asset management The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers (AMF) announces withdrawal of the authorisation of the portfolio asset management company Wide Asset Management as of 8 July 2024
Regulatory developments Post-trading infrastructures Market infrastructures Cooperation Journalists AMF and Banque de France call for a well-anticipated move to T+1 Settlement Cycle
MIFID Fixed income The AMF proposes a methodology for calibrating the thresholds determining the transparency regime applicable to corporate bond transactions.
Asset management Notification forms for the cross-border exercise of the activities of passemanagement companies, and the marketing of UCITS and AIFs: the AMF updates its doctrine
Sustainable Finance Asset management Other professionals Journalists Investment management companies The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers (AMF) publishes the findings of three supervisory initiatives on sustainable finance
Artificial intelligence Innovation Financial products Financial services providers Artificial intelligence: the AMF encourages market stakeholders to take part in two European Commission initiatives on issues specific to the financial sector
Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF has published a summary of its SPOT inspections of financial management delegation arrangements at asset management companies
Sustainable Finance Governance Financing the economy Other professionals Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The AMF and the ACPR have published their report on the monitoring and assessment of the climate...
Annual report Savings protection Marketing Retail investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment has published its 2023 Annual Report
Sustainable Finance Investment advice Long term investment Retail investors Journalists Mystery shopping visits to bank branches: the collection of client sustainability preferences remains fragmented
Asset management The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers (AMF) withdraws the authorisation of the portfolio asset management company Wide Asset Management
Asset management MMF AMF complies with ESMA guidelines on updating the stress scenario parameters provided for in Article 28 of the Money Market Funds Regulation for 2024
Appointment AMF activity Journalists Marie Seiller appointed Resources, Operations and Transformation Director at the Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers
Appointment AMF activity Retail investors Journalists France Mayer appointed Retail Investor Relations and Protection Director at the Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers
Long term investment Equity ETF Retail investors Professional investors Journalists Dashboard of retail investors active on the stock market: sharp increase in retail ETF activity in Q1 2024
Financial disclosures & corporate financing Equity Journalists Listed companies and issuers Amendment to the AMF General Regulation makes "retail" tranche optional for initial public offerings
Asset management Europe & international Journalists Investment management companies Austrian, French, Italian and Spanish financial market authorities give their key priorities for a macro-prudential approach to asset management
Professional certification AMF activity Journalists The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers announces the new composition of the Financial Skills Certification Board
Asset management Anti-money Laundering Combatting money laundering and terrorist financing: AMF applies two sets of European Banking Authority guidelines
Innovation Savings protection AMF activity Open Data: publication on data.gouv.fr of the list of Asset Management Companies (AMCs) authorized by the AMF, of the white lists of Digital Asset Service Providers (DASPs) and offers of investments in miscellaneous assets
Supervision Marketing MIFID Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies AMF calls on investment services providers to take account of the specific nature of temporary ownership dismemberment when marketing SCPI units
Sustainable Finance Financial products Asset management Europe & international Regulatory developments The AMF publishes, in a position paper, the key principles it believes should guide the SFDR review
Europe & international Periodic & ongoing disclosures The European single access point for financial and non-financial information on European entities (ESAP) enters its implementation phase
Sustainable Finance Periodic & ongoing disclosures Journalists Listed companies and issuers AMF publishes an educational guide on companiesโ climate transition plans prepared by its Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission
Asset management Entry into force of the revised European Long-Term Investment Fund Regulation (ELTIF 2) - AMF clarifies fund authorisation requirements
Long term investment Collective investments Shares Retail investors Journalists Equity investment: intentions on the rise again, driven by young people
Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF publishes summary of third thematic inspection of asset management companies' cybersecurity systems
Asset management UCIT Collective investments The AMF updates its policy on disclosures by collective investment schemes incorporating non-financial methods
Long term investment Risk and Trend Mapping Retail investors Professional investors Journalists Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers Gamification tends to increase investment risk-taking, according to behavioural...
Sustainable Finance Periodic & ongoing disclosures Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The AMF publishes a second educational report on taxonomy reporting by listed companies
Long term investment Equity Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers An OECD study for the AMF profiles new French retail investors
Marketing Savings protection Retail investors Professional investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF encourage financial institutions to continue their efforts to take account of the vulnerability of ageing clients
Cooperation Fintech Market Infrastructures Post-trade Infrastructures Professional investors Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The AMF and the US...
Fees Savings protection Other professionals Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers The AMF ensures that retail investors are properly informed on fees of financial products
Savings protection Cooperation Crypto-assets Retail investors Fintech Journalists The AMF and the ARPP launch the Responsible Influence Certificate in Finance
MiCA Crypto-assets Regulatory developments Digital assets: the AMF amends its General Regulation and its policy on DASP in light of enhanced registration and the MiCA Regulation
Asset management The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers (AMF) announces withdrawal of the authorisation of the portfolio asset management company Quantology Capital Management as of 30 June 2023
Collective investments Asset management The AMF updates its policy on the information to be provided by collective investment schemes incorporating non-financial approaches
Crypto-assets Innovation Market infrastructures Post-trading infrastructures Market infrastuctures on blockchain technology: adaptation of the French securities laws
Anti-money Laundering Asset management Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism: the AMF applies the guidelines of the European Banking Authority
Long term investment Sustainable Finance Collective investments Retail investors Journalists Sustainable investment: growing interest among French people, especially the youngest
Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF examines the systems for valuation of the less liquid assets of UCITS and AIFs
Annual report Savings protection Marketing Financial products Retail investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2022 annual report
Financial services providers Asset management Marketing European Crowdfunding Services Providers: the AMF publishes a position on marketing communications
Supervision Asset management Sustainable Finance Journalists Investment management companies The AMF publishes a summary on the internal processes that aim to ensure compliance with non-financial contractual commitments by asset management companies of ESG/SRI funds
Regulatory developments Post-trading infrastructures Market infrastructures Central counterpartiesโ recovery plan: AMF complies with ESMA guidelines on recovery plan indicators and scenarios
Asset management Sustainable Finance Organisational rules Reporting under Article 29 of the Energy-Climate Law: the AMF updates its policy on how to prepare and submit reports
Savings protection Equity Savings Plan Shares Long term investment Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers Listed companies and issuers Equity savings plans : the AMF working group proposes avenues for...
Supervision MIFID Financial services providers Other professionals Journalists Investment services providers Provision of market data: the AMF conducts a series of SPOT inspections and identifies shortcomings in compliance with requirements
Asset management The Autoritรฉ des Marchรฉs Financiers (AMF) has withdrawn the authorisation of the portfolio asset management company Quantology Capital Management
Financial disclosures & corporate financing The AMF makes available to listed companies the English version of its recommendations and the results of its examination work of the financial statements
MMF Asset management Regulatory developments The AMF complies with the ESMA guidelines on updating stress test scenarios in accordance with Article 28 of the Money Market Fund Regulation for 2023
Appointment AMF activity Institutional Journalists Laure Tertrais is appointed Head of the AMF Chairโs Executive Office with effect from 1 April 2023
Sustainable Finance Asset management Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: the AMF publishes a study on classifications and fossil fuel exposure in the French funds universe
Employee savings scheme Long term investment Collective investments Retail investors Professional investors Journalists Employee savings: a sharp increase in awareness and ownership of employee savings schemes; support for employees and company managers...
Sustainable Finance Executive & other private individuals Journalists Listed companies and issuers Shareholder dialogue on environmental and climate issues
MIFID Supervision Retail investors Journalists Mystery shopping campaign to bank branches: progress made in the questioning to client, improvements needed in the information provided
Innovation Market infrastructures Post-trading infrastructures Market infrastructures on blockchain: Application of the EU DLT Pilot Regime from March 23rd
Asset management Anti-money Laundering Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism: the AMF applies the guidelines of the European Banking Authority
Financial disclosures & corporate financing Financial products Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF calls on listed companies to improve investor information regarding the risks incurred in the case of dilutive financing transactions
Savings protection Marketing Marketing of financial products to ageing populations: publication of an independent academic research report on customer relations and sales processes
Long term investment Equity Equity Savings Plan Retail investors Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers Over 1.5 million retail investors bought or sold shares in...
Long term investment Shares Collective investments Retail investors Journalists The AMFโs latest savings barometer finds that the French are a little less inclined to invest in the stock market
Governance Sustainable Finance Executive & other private individuals Journalists Listed companies and issuers Social and environmental responsibility, the focus of the AMF's 2022 report on corporate governance and executive compensation of listed companies
Sustainable Finance Periodic & ongoing disclosures Executive & other private individuals Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF publishes two analyses of the information provided by listed companies under Taxonomy reporting and concerning the effects of...
Markets Financial disclosures & corporate financing The Autoritรฉ des marchรฉs financiers (AMF) has requested the resumption of listing of ORPEAโs securities today
Financial disclosures & corporate financing Financial products Executive & other private individuals Professional investors Journalists Listed companies and issuers The AMF publishes a study on the share price performance of companies using dilutive...
Supervision UCIT Asset management Journalists Investment management companies The AMF calls on investment fund depositaries to strengthen their arrangements for the onboarding and monitoring of asset management companies
Crypto-assets Anti-money Laundering Supervision Journalists Investment services providers AMF and ACPR announce the withdrawal of BYKEPS SASโs registration as a DASP
Equity Savings Plan Long term investment Savings protection Retail investors Journalists The AMF creates a working group on equity savings plans (PEAs)
Supervision Journalists Investment services providers The AMF publishes a summary of its SPOT inspections on simple, transparent and standardised securitisation
MIFID Sustainable Finance Asset management Sustainability requirements in the distribution of financial instruments: update on upcoming legislation and its implementation dates
MMF Asset management The AMF complies with the ESMA guidelines on updating stress test scenarios in accordance with Article 28 of the Money Market Fund Regulation
Market infrastructures Post-trading infrastructures EMIR Common procedures and methodologies on supervisory review and evaluation process of CCPs under Article 21 of EMIR: the AMF complies with ESMA guidelines
MiCA Crypto-assets Innovation Cooperation Europe & international Crypto-asset markets: Agreement reached on the European Crypto-Assets regulation (MiCA)
Savings protection Cooperation Crypto-assets Fintech Journalists The AMF and the ARPP are stepping up their cooperation to promote clear and responsible advertising of financial products
Derivatives or structured products Journalists The AMF has published a study of the profile of participants and their positions in the Matif agricultural commodities derivatives market
Supervision MAR Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Publication of the SPOT inspection campaign summary on market abuse prevention systems in asset management companies
Supervision MIFID Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF publishes a summary of its SPOT inspections on the theme of best execution in asset management companies
Innovation AMF activity Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The AMF continues its data strategy with the release of short selling data to the public
Annual report Savings protection Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The ACPR and AMF Joint Unit for Insurance, Banking and Retail Investment publishes its 2021 annual report
Europe & international Sustainable Finance Asset management The AMF reiterates its call for a European regulation of ESG data, ratings, and related services
Supervision Asset management Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF publishes a summary of its findings regarding the costs and fees of UCITS marketed to retail investors
Marketing Investing wisely Retail investors Journalists The ACPR and AMF are urging professionals to improve their practices in online marketing of savings products and financial instruments
Supervision Fixed income Journalists Investment services providers The AMF publishes a summary of its SPOT inspections on post-trade transparency in the bond market
Appointment Journalists Investment management companies The AMF announces the appointment of Jessica Reyes as Director of the Asset Management Regulation Division
Market infrastructures Order Retail investors Market Infrastructures Journalists AMF publishes an analysis of retail investor order execution on French stocks
Gender diversity at senior levels in the regulated financial services sector is increasing but remains insufficient, according to the latest Central Bank of Ireland Demographic Analysis Report . The annual publication analyses applications to hold certain senior roles within regulated firms that require the Central Bankโs prior approval under the Fitness & Probity Regime. The Central Bank received more than 3,500 such applications for Pre-Approval Control Function (PCF) roles in 2021. This is...
Short selling Equity Financial Crisis Executive & other private individuals Market Infrastructures Post-trade Infrastructures Professional investors Journalists French and Dutch market authorities publish a joint analysis of the...
Asset management Savings protection Journalists Investment management companies The AMF announces the creation of a working group on the end-of-life of private equity funds
Financial disclosures & corporate financing Covid-19 Closing of the 2021 financial statements: the AMF publishes its recommendations and the results of its recent work examining financial statements
Asset management Prospectus Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies The AMF proposes measures to promote a wider adoption of liquidity management tools by fund managers
Financial disclosures & corporate financing Executive & other private individuals Journalists Listed companies and issuers Takeover listed companies The AMF proposes targeted measures to make financial markets more attractive for companies
Crypto-assets Innovation Market infrastructures New step forward in the adoption of the regulation on a Pilot Regime for market infrastructures based on the blockchain technology
Long term investment Retail investors Journalists More than one million new retail investors have entered equity markets in France over the last 3 years, according to the AMF's dashboard
Sustainable Finance Journalists Investment services providers Investment management companies Listed companies and issuers The ACPR and AMF publish their report on climate-related commitments of French financial institutions
Sustainable Finance Annual report Disclosure Obligations Taxonomy Article 8: The AMF informs issuers about the phased application of reporting requirements
Asset management Transposition of the directive on the cross-border distribution of collective investment undertakings: the AMF amends its General Regulation and its policy
Cooperation Derivatives or structured products Europe & international Markets Post-trading infrastructures The AMF and the ACPR sign two cooperation agreements with the SEC regarding the regime applicable to Security Based Swap Dealers (SBSD) in the U.S
Asset management MMF The AMF complies with the ESMA guidelines on updating stress test scenarios in accordance with Article 28 of the Money Market Fund Regulation
Financial products Bids Shares Financial disclosures & corporate financing Markets The AMF publishes a study on the development of the SPAC market and its challenges
The Central Bank of Ireland has today published a consolidated view of publically available data for insurance and reinsurance firms. Under new Solvency II regulations, firms must provide public disclosures. The public disclosures take the form of a Solvency and Financial Condition Report (SFCR), which firms produce on an annual basis. All Individual SFCRs from firms regulated by the Central Bank are available in a dedicated repository on the Central Bankโs website . This year the Central Ban...