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The Overseas Prudential Requirements Regime (Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) Regulations 2026

On 21 October 2026, The Overseas Prudential Requirements Regime (Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) Regulations 2026 were made. Background The UK Capital Requirements Regula...

Letter from David Bailey ‘Thematic feedback on accounting for IFRS 9 expected credit losses (ECL)’

On 30 September 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a letter that it had sent to chief financial officers of selected PRA-regulated deposit-takers providing t...

PRA CP13/26 – Updating regulatory thresholds: An autopilot approach

On 7 October 2026, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published Consultation Paper 13/26 – Updating regulatory thresholds: An autopilot approach (CP13/26). Background In CP1...

No more stealth tightening: PRA proposes autopilot for 128 regulatory thresholds

Fixed thresholds have been quietly tightening for years. The PRA has a plan to stop it

UK Insurers Urge Bank of England to Rethink ‘Dynamic’ Stress Test

Britain’s insurance industry is urging the Bank of England’s regulatory arm to rethink its live crisis simulation, citing heavy reporting demands and unrealistic scenarios in a str...

FCA FG26/9: Non-Handbook Guidance on COREPRU 7: Overall risk assessment

On 30 September 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Finalised Guidance 26/9: Non-Handbook guidance on COREPRU 7: Overall risk assessment (FG26/9). Background In J...

FCA Finalises Guidance on the Prudential Overall Risk Assessment for Cryptoasset Firms

New Notice in a Nutshell briefing: PRA fines HDI Global SE £4,165,000 for inaccurate PRA and FCA reporting

On 16 July 2026, the PRA published a Final Notice imposing a £4,165,000 penalty on HDI Global SE (HDI Global or the Firm) for materially inaccurate reporting of regulatory data on...

FCA and PRA issue consultations on Phase 2 of SM&CR reforms

On 22 October 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) issued consultation papers setting out proposed reforms to the Senior Managers a...

PRA stress test too demanding, insurers tell Bank of England

That was just too stressful say carriers

The Central Counterparties (Transitional Provision) (Extension and Amendment) Regulations 2025

On 15 September 2026, there were published the Central Counterparties (Transitional Provision) (Extension and Amendment) Regulations 2025, with an explanatory memorandum. Backgroun...

Bank of England said to be reviewing Barclays’ handling of private credit loans

Concerns financial contracts known as derivatives were incorrectly logged, potentially boosting Barclays’ profitsThe Bank of England is reportedly looking into Barclays’ handling o...

FCA PS26/18: Cryptoasset perimeter guidance

On 16 September 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement 26/18: Cryptoasset Perimeter Guidance (PS26/18). Background From 25 October 2027, the Financi...

FCA FG26/10: Non-Handbook Guidance on CRYPTPRU 7: Overall risk assessment for CRYPTOPRU firms

On 30 September 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Finalised Guidance 26/10: Non-Handbook guidance on CRYPTPRU 7: Overall risk assessment for CRYPTOPRU firms (FG...

Financial Policy Committee Record – September 2026

On 30 September 2026, the Bank of England (BoE) published a Record of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) meeting on 25 September 2026. Headline judgements and policy actions from...

Is your multi-bureau strategy commercially resilient? (Cliff Bunting)

In July 2026, the FCA, PRA and Bank of England began overseeing the UK’s first Critical Third Partie...

CPMI and IOSCO final report on FMIs’ management of general business risks and losses

On 14 October 2026, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a final report that prov...

HMT announces proposal for a new objective for the BoE

On 27 August 2026, HM Treasury (HMT) announced that it intends to give the Bank of England (BoE) a new responsibility to support innovation in payment systems and emerging forms of...

FCA grants Pliant EMI authorisation

Pliant, a global fintech specialising in modular B2B payment solutions, today announced that its UK subsidiary, Pliant Payments Limited, has received full authorisation from the Fi...

PRA's funded reinsurance deadline arrives with final rules still pending

Deals not fully transferred by today lose the old capital treatment, but insurers are pricing against proposals the PRA has yet to finalise

PSR publishes consultation on the regulatory framework for access to payment systems

On 15 October 2026, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published a consultation paper (CP) on the regulatory framework for access to payment systems. Background HM Treasury (HMT)...

Japan watchdog prepares sales suspension for Prudential Life

Bankers set for a £2bn boost as regulators reveal plans to relax rules brought in after the financial crisis

A certification regime - under which 139,000 staff are currently subject to annual checks and appear on a financial services register - is set to be abolished.

Japan orders Prudential’s life units to stop soliciting new business until January 31

The FSA froze new business at Prudential of Japan and across Gibraltar Life’s employed sales force but spared its independent agencies