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UK 'critical third parties' regime to mark one year with no firms designated December 31, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

The UK's regime for overseeing technology suppliers deemed critical to the financial system is set to reach its first anniversary without a single company being formally designated, despite warnings from lawma... (more story)

US CFPB must continue to be funded, judge rules December 31, 2025 | Neil Roland

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration must continue to seek funding for the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from the Federal Reserve even though the Fed has been operating at a loss. US D... (more story)

US SEC's Atkins should address House oversight panel, Representative Waters says December 29, 2025 | Neil Roland

US Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins should appear at a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing for the first time since he assumed office in April, said Representative Maxine W... (more story)

All but largest US banks would enjoy eased oversight under OCC proposal December 24, 2025 | Neil Roland

The vast majority of US banks would enjoy loosened regulatory oversight under a US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency proposal amending 2008 financial crisis rules. The proposal would raise the threshol... (more story)

UK, Swiss firms gear up for first financial services agreement December 23, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

UK and Swiss financial firms are gearing up for the entry into force on Jan. 1, 2026 of the Berne Financial Services Agreement. The deal, signed in late 2023, is set to make open access in financial services l... (more story)

UK businesses see trade challenges increase five years after Brexit December 23, 2025 | Cynthia Kroet

The British Chamber of Commerce has listed 25 recommendations to the UK government in order to improve ties between the EU and UK, five years after the trade agreement between the two regions was concluded. Th... (more story)

Digital euro advances as EU governments finalize stance for talks with lawmakers December 19, 2025 | Fanny Roux

EU governments on Friday formally adopted their stance on the single currency package proposed back in 2023. It includes a framework enabling the introduction of a digital euro and provisions on the legal stat... (more story)

Talks on EU market infrastructure proposal to be led by three lawmakers December 18, 2025 | Fanny Roux

The European People's Party, the Socialists & Democrats and the European Conservatives & Reformists will jointly lead the talks on the jumbo package proposal aimed at better integrating the EU capital markets,... (more story)

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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)

EU markets proposal welcomed overall, but concerns suggest battles to come December 10, 2025 | Fanny Roux

The European Commission's proposal to enhance integrated market infrastructure has been broadly welcomed by the financial sector. But concerns over certain provisions — ranging from supervisory convergence pow... (more story)

US OCC's Gould puts thumb on scale of crypto firms over banks in firms' charter applications December 08, 2025 | Neil Roland

US Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould put his thumb on the scale for digital and financial technology firms over banks in firms’ applications for new bank charters. He also hailed the influx of new app... (more story)

EU Commission bets on consolidation to power up capital markets December 04, 2025 | Fanny Roux

Scaling up EU market infrastructures and the asset-management sector is seen by the bloc's executive arm as essential for achieving more competitive capital markets. To support this vision, the European Commis... (more story)