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US FTC drops defense of noncompete rule; Slaughter dissents September 06, 2025 | Alex Wilts

The US Federal Trade Commission today moved to dismiss its appeals of two lower court rulings that prevented it from enforcing a rule issued during the Biden administration that would have banned noncompetes nationwide.

US Fed nominee Miran says he would take leave from White House job if confirmed September 04, 2025 | Neil Roland

President Trump’s US Federal Reserve-nominee Stephen Miran said he would take an unpaid leave of absence from his White House job as the president’s top economic adviser while working at the central bank. Mira... (more story)

Pseudonymized data isn't always regarded as personal data in transfers, EU judges say September 04, 2025 | Matthew Newman

Pseudonymized data — personal data that has been processed so that it can no longer be linked to a specific person without additional information — isn’t always personal data ”in all cases and for every person... (more story)

600 economists outline 'strong support’ for fired US Fed Governor Cook September 03, 2025 | Neil Roland

Nearly 600 economists signed a letter expressing “strong support” for fired US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in her suit against President Trump and warning of the economic consequences if Trump succeeds ... (more story)

Post-2008 crisis regulation holds back SME lending, UK lawmakers told September 03, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

The UK regulatory framework implemented after the 2008 global financial crisis is still holding back lending to small and medium-sized businesses enterprises to scale up, Louis Taylor, the chief executive of t... (more story)

EU guidance on savings and investment accounts expected on Sept. 30 September 03, 2025 | Fanny Roux

An EU financial literacy strategy and recommendations on savings and investment accounts will be presented on Sept. 30, according to the European Commission's agenda. The initiatives are part of a plan publish... (more story)

Exemptions from EU financial data access rules suggested by Denmark September 03, 2025 | Fanny Roux

Talks on FiDA, the EU financial data access framework, are set to resume this month with new proposals designed to simplify the legal text. These proposals have been prepared by Denmark, the EU countries' lead... (more story)

Lawmakers increase pressure on EU Commission over stablecoins September 02, 2025 | Fanny Roux

European lawmakers are urging the European Commission to explain its interpretation of EU rules on stablecoins, before issuing a guidance document that’s due soon. The European Parliament’s president, Roberta ... (more story)

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Hedge funds want regulator to make progress on UK short selling reforms September 02, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

UK hedge funds want the UK's financial sector regulator to make progress on a consultation to pave the way for the biggest shakeup of short selling rules since the 2008 financial crisis. The planned reforms, w... (more story)

Crypto sector sees foreign multi-issuance stablecoins in EU facing backlash August 27, 2025 | Fanny Roux

The European Commission’s intention to allow EU and non-EU multi-issuance stablecoins is facing criticism from the ECB, as well as from EU lawmakers and some member states. They argue that it could undermine E... (more story)

UK banks go lukewarm on climate action despite government push August 26, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

The UK government insists climate change must remain at the heart of finance and a key growth area for the sector. But in the City, London's financial district, bankers are juggling sluggish growth, trade tens... (more story)

How UK payments regulation is likely to look after regulator is disbanded August 22, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

While the UK government has delayed a plan to fold the dedicated payments regulator back into its parent agency, the Financial Conduct Authority, and ministers have said little publicly about how responsibilit... (more story)

State interference in EU banking mergers might trigger rise in litigation August 21, 2025 | Jean Comte

Governments across the EU have shown themselves to be increasingly inclined to block — or put additional conditions on — banking mergers even after they've been approved by regulators, despite the bloc's free ... (more story)

In-built flexibility makes UK’s DLT sandbox more appealing than EU’s pilot August 14, 2025 | Phoebe Seers and Fanny Roux

The EU's Distributed Ledger Technology pilot and the UK's Digital Securities Sandbox sound like very different beasts, but they have a broadly similar offering: a framework for trading and settling tokenized a... (more story)

KC Fed paper raises red flag on stablecoin law's impact on US credit markets August 13, 2025 | Neil Roland

A US Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City paper raised a red flag for the first time about the possibly harmful impact of the GENIUS Act on US credit markets, as other questions about the stablecoin regulatory ... (more story)

The road to Damascus of Australian regulators on banking competition August 08, 2025 | James Panichi

A low-profile report on banking published this week marked a turning point for Australia’s financial regulators, as they called for a raft of changes to stimulate competition in the normally sluggish banking s... (more story)