8/14/2026 4:23:37 PM Solo-regulated firms – FCA consults on Remuneration Code reform By Kathleen Healy Holly Insley David Mendel Chantelle Nicholas James Smethurst +2 more... Show less On 14 July 2026, the FCA published a consultation paper (CP 26/27) on simplifying the remuneration code structure applicable to...
7/28/2026 3:09:37 PM Modernising payment services regulation: the FCA in the ascendancy By Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard Greg King Vivien Kukoyi +1 more... Show less On 14 July 2026, HM Treasury (HMT) published its consultation Modernising Payment Services Regulation, setting out the Government's...
7/24/2026 9:45:07 AM Consumer Duty: FCA consults on scope and proportionality By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Christopher Chan On 29 June 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its consultation paper CP26/23 (CP), proposing a package of targeted...
7/22/2026 1:39:07 PM Financial Services AI Adoption Plan: HM Treasury accepts independent AI Champions’ recommendations By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Lauren Moorin Sophia Doan +1 more... Show less On 14 July 2026, HM Treasury (HMT) published the Financial Services AI Adoption Plan, prepared by its independent AI Champions. HMT has...
7/21/2026 7:15:07 PM A step toward an ancillary services exception? The ECJ’s ruling in Betaal Garant By Alicia Hildner Alexander Glos Following our earlier analysis of Advocate General (AG) Campos Sánchez-Bordona's Opinion in Betaal Garant Nederland CV v De Nederlandsche...
7/20/2026 12:12:07 PM EU Banking Competitiveness Communication: Key takeaways By Alexander Glos Janina Heinz Sharon Sloof Carlijn Wortelboer +1 more... Show less On 17 July 2026, the European Commission published its Communication on the Competitiveness of the Banking Sector and the Single Market...
7/16/2026 3:21:08 PM The Mills Review: reshaping the FCA’s approach to AI in retail financial services By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Elisabeth Overland Lucy Clark Sophia Doan +2 more... Show less On 6 July 2026, the FCA published the final report of the Mills Review, setting out seven priority recommendations for how the FCA should...
7/7/2026 9:45:38 AM Tracing cryptoassets in the English High Court: what Wilden means for recovery claims By Emma Probyn Lydia Backhaus Sharon Tong Bernice Cheung +1 more... Show less The decision in Stephen Wilden v Person Unknown and Huobi Global S.A. [2026] EWHC 1355 (KB) confirms that the English courts will...
7/6/2026 10:57:40 AM AI in financial services: emerging regulatory expectations for governance and operational resilience By Cyrus Pocha Claire Harrop Lauren Moorin Sophia Doan +1 more... Show less Financial services firms have been using AI for several years to improve efficiency across their operations and to offer new products and...
7/1/2026 12:12:10 PM FCA flags gaps in insurers’ financial crime frameworks By Christopher Robinson Anthea Bowater Harry White Kalam Miah +1 more... Show less The FCA has published the findings of its multi-firm review into the design and effectiveness of financial crime systems and controls...
6/17/2026 3:54:37 PM Credit management after a loan sale: the General Court seems to close the door, but leaves a few questions ajar By Daan van Schaik On 17 June 2026, the General Court of the European Union (the GC) rendered its judgment in case T-184/25 (Veronsaajien...
6/16/2026 1:39:08 PM Fifty years on: HM Treasury’s vision for a reformed consumer credit regime By Michael Raffan Elisabeth Overland Chris Ranson On 13 May 2025, HM Treasury published its policy statement on the reform of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), setting out the...
6/15/2026 8:33:37 AM From SWIFT to Stablecoins: Litigating the new payments ecosystem By Thomas Clark Emma Probyn Laura Feldman As part of London International Disputes Week, Freshfields were delighted to host an event assessing the increasingly complex world of...
6/10/2026 9:33:37 AM Unlocking Growth Through a Stronger UK-EU Financial Services Partnership By Emma Rachmaninov Elisabeth Overland Christopher Bernard On 8 June 2026, UK Finance in collaboration with Freshfields published a landmark new report exploring how the financial services sectors...
5/29/2026 6:54:07 PM Europe's Largest Economies Push to Shape the Future of Capital Markets: The E6 Joint Position on MISP By Janina Heinz Alexander Glos Falko Glasow Léa Bareil Alex Schmidtke Jimena Gonzalez +3 more... Show less The Finance Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain — informally known as the "E6" — have issued a joint...
5/20/2026 11:39:08 AM Funded reinsurance: The PRA closes the capital gap By Priti Lancaster George Swan Lauren Honeyben The use of funded reinsurance has expanded rapidly in recent years as UK life insurers have sought capital-efficient ways to support...