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Finance ministry complacent on private market risks, UK lawmakers say (update*) January 09, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

UK lawmakers have accused the finance ministry of complacency over the rapid expansion of private markets, warning in a report that the ministry has failed to fully appreciate the risks to financial stability ... (more story)

HSBC pays €300m to settle French tax fraud case January 08, 2026 | Martin Coyle

HSBC Bank will pay more than €300 million to French authorities to settle allegations of tax fraud, following a Paris court agreement reached on Thursday.

Banks take on crypto groups over US Clarity Act January 07, 2026 | Neil Roland

Banking and cryptocurrency groups are clashing over digital market structure legislation that has passed the US House and is due to be taken up in the Senate. The main issue: how to plug what banks see as a ha... (more story)

US Fed to urge change to regulatory frameworks based on single-metrics, Bowman says January 07, 2026 | Neil Roland

Michelle Bowman, the US Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator, said she would urge Congress to update regulatory frameworks currently based on single-metric banking thresholds such as asset size to ones that... (more story)

Ex-Jefferies International employee denies UK insider trading charge January 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

A former Jefferies International employee has denied a single count of insider trading as he appeared in a London court on Wednesday alongside a close friend. The pair will stand trial in January 2028.

Ex-Carillion finance chiefs acted 'recklessly,' UK regulator says January 07, 2026 | Martin Coyle

Two former finance directors at Carillion have been fined hundreds of thousands of pounds on Wednesday after failing to alert that the construction company faced “serious financial difficulties.” The construct... (more story)

Delay EU implementation of Basel III trading rules until 2028, finance lobby says January 07, 2026 | Fanny Roux

The European Commission should further delay the implementation of the Basel III bank capital requirement rules — known as the FRTB framework — until 2028, according to ISDA, AFME and the IIF. However, the thr... (more story)

UK insurers asked by financial regulator to use AI to speed up death payments January 06, 2026 | Frank Hersey and Sofia Gerace

Zurich UK is among insurance firms asked by the Financial Conduct Authority to experiment with artificial intelligence to speed up the processing time for awarding bereavement payments, a senior compliance sta... (more story)

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These are the top EU finance questions to watch in 2026 January 07, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Negotiation of multiple proposals to foster EU capital markets, new decisions on improving the banking sector’s competitiveness, debates over multi-issued stablecoins, as well as appointments to EU finance top... (more story)

UK’s 2026 financial-regulation agenda promises another busy year for lawyers January 06, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

The UK government has set out an ambition to make financial regulation simpler, more proportionate and more supportive of growth. But for financial-services lawyers, 2026 is shaping up to be another demanding ... (more story)

France to mull legal privilege for in-house lawyers despite regulators' concerns January 05, 2026 | Jean Comte

France's Senate is due to consider a bill in the coming days which would give stronger legal protections to in-house lawyers. The country's regulators have warned that the legislation could make it harder for ... (more story)

UK financial firms look to new year for signs that reforms can deliver growth December 30, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Law firms and their advisers are wondering whether the UK financial regulator's slimmer work plan will translate into the growth-boosting cut in red tape that ministers have been demanding. While it suggests a... (more story)

What would EU finance rules simplification look like? December 26, 2025 | Fanny Roux

While dismissing EU countries’ request for finance-simplification packages, the bloc’s executive arm wants to show that all its legal proposals are aimed at streamlining the rules. The European Commission is, ... (more story)

EU countries seek method to bridge differences on capital markets proposal December 12, 2025 | Fanny Roux

EU finance ministers on Friday highlighted expected differences between those favoring more centralized markets supervision and those opposed. They had their first discussion on revamped EU market infrastructu... (more story)

Uncertainty lingers in UK non-financial misconduct rules as experts flag gaps December 12, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

UK non-financial misconduct rules still have gray areas, legal experts have warned, despite the release of the Financial Conduct Authority’s latest guidance to clarify its expectations. The FCA will extend its... (more story)

UK financial watchdog’s planning piles on new work while pushing out deadlines December 11, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

The UK financial watchdog's latest two-year plan shows it opening new fronts in financial-services policy even as the timeline for other current initiatives slips. The FCA's "Regulatory Initiatives Grid" inclu... (more story)