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UK watchdogs take control of EU-inherited investment rules, pave way for reforms October 10, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

The UK’s financial regulators have completed the transfer of EU investment firm conduct rules into their domestic rulebooks, paving the way for them to be able to tailor and streamline them for UK markets. The... (more story)

Streamlining cross-border payments hasn’t yielded desired benefit, FSB says October 09, 2025 | Neil Roland

A 2020 Financial Stability Board effort to streamline cross-border payments hasn’t yet translated into “tangible improvements” for end users at the global level, a report by the regulatory coordinator for the ... (more story)

US Fed to propose Community Bank Leverage Ratio drop soon, Bessent says October 09, 2025 | Neil Roland

The US Federal Reserve soon will likely propose a reduction in the Community Bank Leverage Ratio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. He told a conference of community bankers today that Fed Vice Chair of S... (more story)

UK govt hasn't responded to request for guidance on greater risk, FCA chief says October 09, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

The UK government has yet to respond to requests for guidance on what would constitute an acceptable level of failure as a result of additional risk in the banking sector, the head of the country's financial s... (more story)

Star fund manager Woodford faces year wait to appeal UK fine October 09, 2025 | Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace

Former star fund manager Neil Woodford faces a likely wait of more than a year to defend himself against a multi-million pound fine over his collapsed fund, as senior regulators defended their conduct over the... (more story)

US Fed's Barr warns of risks to community banks from big bank deregulation October 08, 2025 | Neil Roland

US Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr, the top banking regulator under former President Biden, said community bankers face exposure to systemic risk from deregulation of large banks under President Trump. T... (more story)

Finance 'omnibus' legal package needed, EU lawmaker Markus Ferber says October 08, 2025 | Fanny Roux

German conservative EU lawmaker Markus Ferber wants the scheduled cleanup of expected implementing legislations on financial services to go further. He said at a conference on Tuesday that a legal package shou... (more story)

BOE paying closer attention to AI company stock prices and UK lenders' exposure October 08, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

The Bank of England is paying closer scrutiny to the stock prices of artificial intelligence companies and the exposure of UK banks to them, after saying valuations driven by large US technology companies were... (more story)

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FinCEN continues US deregulatory push, telling banks to file fewer reports October 09, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

The US Treasury Department’s financial intelligence unit, which has been on a deregulatory tear in recent months, told banks Thursday they should file fewer reports about suspicious transactions. Financial ins... (more story)

EU ‘energy bank’ idea finds a champion in quest to curb market volatility October 09, 2025 | Eleonora Rinaldi

The EU's gas and power markets should benefit from a new European energy bank to reduce market volatility, Benjamin Lakatos, the CEO of energy company MET Group, told MLex in an interview. Such a central bank-... (more story)

UK Financial Ombudsman faces leadership questions at time of key reforms October 03, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

The UK's Financial Ombudsman Service — the main body for settling complaints between financial services firms and consumers — is facing turmoil in its leadership, just as it's preoccupied with carrying out cri... (more story)

EU plan for capital markets citizen engagement relies on member states’ support October 02, 2025 | Fanny Roux

New EU plans to encourage the creation of national savings accounts and to develop consumers' financial literacy are designed as non-legislative initiatives because this is the "faster road" and "more flexible... (more story)

TikTok divestiture addresses US security concerns, leaves privacy questions September 26, 2025 | Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes

A deal announced by the White House this week to divest TikTok's US operations from Chinese control squarely addresses national security concerns about the manipulation of the platform's content algorithm to f... (more story)

Will the EU Single Market 2028 roadmap lead anywhere? Signposts maybe by year-end September 26, 2025 | Fanny Roux

An EU Single Market Roadmap to 2028 will provide clear targets and deadlines for tackling barriers in finance, services, energy, telecoms and innovation, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen anno... (more story)

Legal fight over UK bond consolidated tape sets back a widely welcomed project September 26, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

A legal dispute over the provision of a consolidated tape for UK bonds risks pushing the long-awaited project back. Tech firm Etrading Software was chosen last month, but disappointed rival bidder Ediphy has s... (more story)

Crédit Mutuel-OLB deal suggests there's still some hope for EU banking union September 25, 2025 | Jean Comte

French bank Crédit Mutuel is on track to complete its acquisition of German lender Oldenburgische Landesbank, representing a rare example of cross-border banking consolidation, something that EU institutions a... (more story)