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UK moves to cap ministers' powers over pension funds investments after pushback April 10, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

The UK government has proposed amendments to the upcoming pensions bill to cap a reserve power that would allow ministers to force pension funds to invest in specific assets. The Labour administration introduc... (more story)

US Treasury advances cyber plan for crypto industry to ward off threats April 09, 2026 | Neil Roland

The US Treasury said it launched a plan to provide “timely, actionable cybersecurity information” to the digital assets industry as cyber threats targeting cryptocurrency platforms grow “in frequency and sophi... (more story)

US proposes money laundering, sanctions rules for stablecoins April 09, 2026 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Treasury Department proposed rules that would implement a statutory mandate to apply anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance requirements to stablecoin issuers. Commenters have 60 days to respond.

New EU securitization revamp compromise to be discussed by lawmakers April 09, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Talks on a revamped EU securitization framework have progressed among EU lawmakers, with a new draft compromise put forward and due to be discussed on April 14 that softens his initial ambitions to loosen capi... (more story)

KakaoPay returns to court as judges probe legal basis of South Korea privacy sanction April 09, 2026 | Jenny Lee

KakaoPay returned to court on Thursday after judges in South Korea reopened arguments to probe lingering questions over the legal framework behind the privacy watchdog’s sanctions, with the payment giant and t... (more story)

UK financial sector wants rethink of ‘loss-focused’ financial promotion rules April 08, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

The UK financial sector has called for a review of financial promotion rules, arguing that the current “loss-focused” warnings are discouraging retail investors. In the Risk Warnings Review, a group of 17 fina... (more story)

White House wades into bank, crypto clash over digital asset market-structure bill April 08, 2026 | Neil Roland

As banking and cryptocurrency firms clash over a key part of a digital assets regulatory bill in the US Senate, the White House has waded in with a study showing that, in essence, banks are making much ado abo... (more story)

Trump administration unveils draft plan to combat money laundering April 07, 2026 | Neil Roland

The Trump administration unveiled a draft, mostly industry-friendly plan to combat money laundering and terrorism financing by ceding decision-making responsibilities to banks to assess their illicit financial... (more story)

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What can UK banks expect as Barclays executive Braddick takes regulatory reins? April 10, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

Former Barclays executive Katharine Braddick takes the helm of the UK’s prudential regulator this July, ushering in a new five-year chapter after a decade under the leadership of Sam Woods. With a wealth of ex... (more story)

UK car finance saga has a way to run with legal challenges looming March 31, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

UK banks and other lenders digesting the repercussions of the £9.1 billion car finance compensation plan unveiled in final form by the financial watchdog this week will have an eye on the likelihood of a flurr... (more story)

EU countries dive into details of contentious market supervision reform March 30, 2026 | Fanny Roux

EU countries' finance experts started two days of key talks on Monday on the EU market watchdog's new powers and distribution of roles with national authorities in a contentious package proposal for better int... (more story)

EU banks' case for looser rules fueled by US plans to cut capital requirements March 25, 2026 | Fanny Roux

US plans to cut bank capital requirements are putting wind in the sails of European lenders pushing for looser EU rules. European banks are looking beyond amendments to Basel III market risk standards that are... (more story)

UK's trimming of financial rules needs speed, City of London's mayor says March 23, 2026 | Sofia Gerace

UK efforts to streamline financial rules and boost economic growth need speeding up to bring international investment in, the chief ambassador for London's financial district told MLex in an interview. Susan L... (more story)

EU leaders clear-eyed that competitiveness is key to ride out global turmoil March 19, 2026 | Fanny Roux

EU leaders have agreed to aim to get centralized capital markets supervision and other key competitiveness-focused financial reforms passed this year, setting strict deadlines to apply political pressure on re... (more story)

UniCredit-Commerzbank saga sets up clash as EU leaders call for scale-up March 18, 2026 | Jean Comte

EU heads of state and government will this week make a push to incentivize the scale-up of European companies, with one eye on strategic areas such as finance. But the same leaders who are ready to endorse thi... (more story)

EU-level oversight better than convergence for key market players, Ross says March 18, 2026 | Fanny Roux

Central supervision of financial markets appears more efficient than supervisory convergence among the 27 EU countries when it comes to significant cross-border players, the European Securities and Markets Aut... (more story)