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US district judge quashes subpoenas to Fed over renovation of headquarters March 13, 2026 | Neil Roland

A federal judge has quashed criminal subpoenas issued to the US Federal Reserve and its Chair Jerome Powell over the central bank’s headquarters renovation, saying a federal prosecutor had presented “no eviden... (more story)

Former Odey fund exec calls misconduct probe ‘low point,’ board dismissal a ‘relief’ March 13, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

A former executive at Odey Asset Management told a UK court on Friday that an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against the hedge fund's founder, Crispin Odey, took a toll on his health, citing ... (more story)

Mastercard, Visa face UK lawsuits from builders’ merchant EH Smith March 13, 2026 | Simon Zekaria

Mastercard and Visa face UK lawsuits from builders’ merchant EH Smith. The actions — the latest in a series of suits targeting the payment-card giants — was filed at the High Court in London. Mastercard, and r... (more story)

US Senator Tillis to continue block of Fed nominee Warsh for now March 12, 2026 | Neil Roland

US Senator Thom Tillis said he remains determined to block President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh for Federal Reserve chair as long as a Trump administration's criminal investigation of Fed chair Jerome P... (more story)

US Fed’s Bowman says Basel III, G-SIB proposals will decrease bank capital requirements March 12, 2026 | Neil Roland

Michelle Bowman, the US Federal Reserve’s vice chair for supervision, outlined upcoming Basel III and Global Systemically Important Bank surcharge proposals, saying that combined they would decrease capital re... (more story)

US FDIC to issue mid-size bank proposal aimed at improving risk sensitivity in lending March 11, 2026 | Neil Roland

Along with the Basel III capital proposal for large banks, the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plans to issue this month a proposal for mid-size banks aimed at improving risk sensitivity in lending for serv... (more story)

UK financial watchdog told to reapply for warrant in lawyer fraud probe March 11, 2026 | Martin Coyle

The UK financial regulator made “significant errors in law” as part of a fraud probe into a lawyer, judges have said, ordering it to reapply for a search warrant against the man. The High Court said that Finan... (more story)

UK finance firms face AI standards gap but need governance plans, FCA official says March 11, 2026 | Frank Hersey and Sofia Gerace

Sensible standards are needed for governing AI in financial services firms, said an official from the financial watchdog, noting that companies are turning to voluntary standards in the meantime. Sheldon Mills... (more story)

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EU-UK financial forum to test how earlier dialogue can ease bilateral frictions March 11, 2026 | Sofia Gerace and Fanny Roux

A host of familiar financial-sector topics will be up for discussion as officials meet at the EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum on Wednesday. The UK industry is pushing for earlier dialogue to improve predictab... (more story)

Is rushing ahead with EU capital market reform really a good idea? March 10, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Growing political pressure for EU capital markets reform has put the issue at the top of EU leaders' agendas, but the approach — including setting tight deadlines — is facing criticism from member states oppos... (more story)

Trump administration reveals bank liquidity plan mirroring Biden’s March 06, 2026 | Neil Roland

Trump administration officials this week unveiled their upcoming approach to the liquidity squeeze that starved three US banks in the Spring of 2023 — and it’s largely the same policy floated by the Biden admi... (more story)

UK car finance lenders get concession to prep for £11bn compensation payments March 04, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

UK car finance lenders have secured an early concession after the financial sector regulator signalled they could have between three and five months to prepare before reaching out to customers that are due com... (more story)

First share sale to set regulatory precedent on UK’s new Pisces private market February 26, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

The inaugural share sale on the UK’s new Pisces private market has been months in the making, but it could help establish a template for interpreting overseas participation and stamp-duty rules. The Financial ... (more story)

US order on chatbot privilege underscores lack of privacy for AI conversations February 17, 2026 | Emma Whitford

Criminal defendants can't assume their litigation-related conversations with chatbots will remain confidential, a Tuesday order out of the Southern District of New York shows. It’s the second reminder this yea... (more story)

UK watchdog’s £10m investor threshold puts growth ambitions under the spotlight February 17, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

The UK's financial regulator is considering a new £10 million wealth threshold to allow high-net-worth individuals to forgo retail investor protections — a move that sparked industry and consumer debate. The f... (more story)

Differences in UK's military and civilian AI regimes can inform good regulation February 13, 2026 | Frank Hersey

UK financial services’ adoption of AI is already benefitting from stress-testing techniques developed for assessing military uses of AI that can help the financial regulator understand what’s going on under th... (more story)