Sanctions enforcement is rising up the agenda in the UK, most recently with the country’s largest penalty to date for a breach of financial sanctions on Russia over its Ukraine war. In this context, a recent m... (more story)

EU lawmakers are pushing for more EU-level oversight of capital markets than national governments in a jumbo legislative package which aims to foster a more efficient, integrated, and competitive financial sys... (more story)

Asset managers are pushing back against a key EU lawmaker's proposal to bring them under direct supervision by the European Securities and Markets Authority, calling it unwarranted and contrary to EU competiti... (more story)

UK financial regulators are sharpening warnings over AI risks, including whether existing frameworks can manage increasingly autonomous systems and cyber threats. The shift, flagged in recent speeches by top B... (more story)

President Trump’s unsuccessful attempt to oust US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook hinged on one conservative justice’s ballot in the 5-4 vote Monday. That leaves either of the two conservatives who sided wi... (more story)

Litigation funders will see judges at the EU's highest court get their first taste of the burgeoning industry in a case over whether antitrust class actions backed by investment funds infringe the bloc's rules... (more story)

The chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson, has ordered the agency's antitrust and consumer protection staff to scrutinize whether a 1995 FTC policy that settlement orders sunset only aft... (more story)

If the man suspected of being the so-called Putney Pusher turns out to be a banker, he will face a ban from the UK’s financial service industry if convicted — even though the alleged offense occurred long befo... (more story)