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Platforms must tackle illegal 'finfluencers' more proactively, UK regulator says April 30, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

Social media platforms must do more to take down illegal content online, a UK financial watchdog official said today. Lucy Castledine singled out Meta as particularly slow to respond to requests to remove acco... (more story)

EU countries agree to maintain securities-financing liquidity rules April 30, 2025 | Fanny Roux

EU member states decided today that they would not amend a recent proposal from the European Commission to maintain the current rules on liquidity requirements for short-term securities financing transactions.... (more story)

Visa, Mastercard face UK lawsuit from Essendi, other companies April 30, 2025 | Simon Zekaria

Visa and Mastercard face a UK lawsuit from a large number of companies, including Essendi, formerly known as AccorInvest. The action — the latest in a series of suits targeting the payment-card giants — was fi... (more story)

ECB to recommend ways to simplify banking supervision by the end of the year April 30, 2025 | Fanny Roux

The European Central Bank's supervision arm has set up a task force to recommend ways to simplify the European banking oversight framework while maintaining the current level of bank resilience, the ECB told M... (more story)

In step forward, 31 funders announced for UK variable recurring payments April 30, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

The chances of variable recurring payments becoming a reality this year has inched forward with the announcement that 31 companies have committed to funding the endeavor. VRPs are a new type of account-to-acco... (more story)

UK regulators told to review effectiveness of access to cash regime April 29, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

The UK Parliament's influential Treasury committee issued a report following an inquiry into cash acceptance and said that the most vulnerable people in society will bear the costs if the country were to becom... (more story)

US Supreme Court grapples with class certification rules April 29, 2025 | Claude Marx

US Supreme Court justices asked tough questions of both parties today in a case aimed at determining if uninjured parties can be part of a certified class in class-action litigation. And for the most part, the... (more story)

US Fed study of economic uncertainty indices finds spikes in trade policy this month April 29, 2025 | Neil Roland

A US Federal Reserve study of six key drivers of uncertainty and their impact on economic activity and financial conditions since 1990 finds that trade policy protrudes far beyond the others. The mid-April tim... (more story)

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If UK banks don't meet climate-risk expectations, could binding rules follow? April 30, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

UK banks and insurers received updated climate-risk guidance from the Bank of England's supervisory arm today, just as the UK government itself was being dressed down for being unprepared to face climate chang... (more story)

Relief for UK crypto industry as legislation lands and US collaboration promised April 30, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

The UK cryptoasset industry breathed a collective sigh of relief yesterday afternoon with sight of long-promised legislation laying the path toward a regulated sector. It broadly met industry expectations and ... (more story)

Mediobanca bid for Banca Generali adds twist to Italian banking consolidation April 29, 2025 | Jean Comte

Mediobanca yesterday revealed a bid for rival Banca Generali, adding complexity to dealmaking in the Italian baking sector, in which Mediobanca is itself a target of Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, or MPS. It... (more story)

UK banks want an end to ring-fencing rules, but will the government budge? April 28, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

Major UK lenders are jumping on a pro-growth bandwagon, with HSBC, Santander UK, Lloyds and NatWest urging that burdensome ring-fencing rules be ditched to let them cut costs and offer more attractive services... (more story)

Biggest check on Trump's urge to fire Fed's Powell likely to be US markets April 17, 2025 | Neil Roland

As US President Donald Trump tries to expand control of the government by ousting Democrats at independent agencies, he now may be considering termination of the most influential financial regulator of all: US... (more story)

EY probe highlights risk when UK watchdog wields power to ‘reclaim’ audits April 16, 2025 | Phoebe Seers

News of a probe into EY’s audits of the UK postal operator highlights a little-used but significant power that the audit watchdog has to “reclaim” jurisdiction over audits of businesses over which it typically... (more story)

BOE governor Bailey to lead global watchdog as risks rise for non-banks April 15, 2025 | Sofia Gerace

As the Bank of England's governor Andrew Bailey is set to lead the Financial Stability Board, he faces the critical task of addressing risks from non-bank financial intermediaries. The global watchdog has been... (more story)

Cryptocurrency enforcement memo starts winding its way through US criminal cases April 15, 2025 | Samuel Rubenfeld

As the US Justice Department steps back from criminal enforcement of regulatory violations by the cryptocurrency industry, judges are starting to weigh whether the change could affect ongoing cases.