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UK capital-raising reforms aim to cut red tape and grow trading activity July 14, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

UK rules for companies wishing to raise capital have been stripped back by the financial markets watchdog to make them less onerous and less costly. The Financial Conduct Authority today unveiled its final rul... (more story)

Divided FSB punts on medium-term approach to climate-related financial risks July 14, 2025 | Neil Roland

A divided Financial Stability Board punted on a medium-term approach to climate-related financial risks, opting to leave that to its annual work program instead. In an annual report to the Group of 20 economic... (more story)

EU judges to rule soon on notions of personal-data in Banco Popular Español case July 14, 2025 | Matthew Newman

EU judges will rule soon on a landmark case involving the definition of personal data, and whether a data controller must inform users when their data is transferred to a third party. The EU Court of Justice w... (more story)

Banks warned against issuing stablecoins by FSB’s Bailey July 14, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

The chair of the Financial Stability Board, an international standard setter, has set himself on a collision course with the US administration, after warning banks against issuing their own stablecoins. Andrew... (more story)

UK FOS chief Thomas was fired after disagreement with board, lawmakers find July 14, 2025 | Sofia Gerace and Phoebe Seers

The former chief executive of the UK Financial Ombudsman Service Abby Thomas was fired after "fundamental disagreements" with the watchdog's chair and board, lawmakers have said in a report. Members of the UK ... (more story)

Financial Stability Board urges nations to prepare for nonbank leverage risks July 10, 2025 | Neil Roland

Nations should form domestic frameworks to capture nonbank leverage risks to financial stability that have inflamed a number of market crises in recent years, the Financial Stability Board said. Nonbank financ... (more story)

UK to set out plans for new service to help foreign investors with regulations July 10, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

UK finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to announce details next Tuesday of a new service to help foreign investors navigate the country's financial regulations as part of a wider drive to attract foreig... (more story)

KakaoPay tells South Korean court Alipay data transfer was lawful processing July 10, 2025 | Jenny Lee

South Korean online payment giant KakaoPay argued in court today that its transmission of user data to China’s Alipay was a lawful act of commissioned processing — not an illegal third-party transfer — pushing... (more story)

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What to look out for in UK finance minister’s Mansion House speech July 14, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

UK finance minister Rachel Reeves will tomorrow deliver her second key annual Mansion House speech, under mounting pressure to reinvigorate the country’s key financial services sector and wider economy. Agains... (more story)

Divided US Fed splits on supervisory rating framework July 14, 2025 | Neil Roland

A US Federal Reserve that has become increasingly divided on regulatory matters during the Trump administration issued a bank-friendly proposal yesterday to revise its supervisory rating framework for large ba... (more story)

First provisional agreements on EU retail investment plan mark fresh start July 11, 2025 | Fanny Roux

EU governments and lawmakers this week provisionally agreed on several provisions including “finfluencers” and financial education during a meeting on the Retail Investment Strategy legal package, sources in b... (more story)

BOE might need to move further on regulation to attract stablecoin providers July 10, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

The Bank of England may have signaled a more favorable approach to stablecoins, but it has not eased industry concerns that the UK’s regulatory regime still lacks clarity on which of the digital currencies wou... (more story)

Quarles' FSB appointment elicits criticism for hands-off regulatory approach July 09, 2025 | Neil Roland

The Financial Stability Board’s appointment of Randal Quarles to review the status of post-2008 reforms has raised the hackles of a senior US Senate Democrat who said it could be “putting the international fin... (more story)

Data processing by businesses scrutinized as US enforces cross-border rule July 09, 2025 | Xu Yuan and Maria Dinzeo

A broad swath of businesses’ data-processing activities could be subject to scrutiny under US rules targeting access to American data by foreign countries considered as adversaries, as a grace period ends and ... (more story)

Denmark steers EU securitization negotiations toward a deal by year-end July 08, 2025 | Fanny Roux

Stephanie Lose, Denmark’s Finance Minister, today elaborated on the way to reaching an agreement on a revamped securitization framework “as soon as possible this year.” Speaking at Ecofin — a meeting of EU fin... (more story)

Lack of competition clears path for EuroCTP to become EU equity tape provider July 02, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

A consortium backed by all 15 EU exchanges has emerged as the only official applicant to run the bloc’s equity consolidated tape, a repository of data on shares and exchange-traded funds backed by the European... (more story)