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Financial Services

International Funds Focus Quarterly | October 2025

Carried interest tax reforms, Companies House identity checks, VC and future foods, and the FCA 'regulating growth'.
Financial Services

FCA launches motor finance consumer redress scheme consultation in UK

Regulator expects to publish its policy statement and final rules by early 2026
Financial Services

REGtape UK | October 2025

Developments in financial services regulation in the UK
Financial Services

Regulators propose reform to the UK senior managers and certification regime

Three consultations on phased reform for the SMCR regime, with the bigger changes reserved for the second phase
Financial Services

HM Treasury to tighten UK's appointed representatives regime

Policy statement highlights gaps in the existing regime
Financial Services

HM Treasury consults on consolidating UK Payment Systems Regulator into FCA

Firms are invited to respond by 20 October consultation deadline
Regulatory Outlook

Fintech, digital assets, payments and consumer credit | UK Regulatory Outlook September 2025

Fintech: FCA Handbook Notice 132 | FCA insights from 2024 cyber co-ordination group | FCA policy changes on safeguarding payments
Corporate

PISCES: a new UK pathway for private company liquidity

The new trading platform will facilitate secondary sales of existing shares in private companies
Dispute resolution

High Court allows lender to sue UK law firm operating a claims management business model

Bank claims that law firm took a reckless and indiscriminate approach to submitting 'irresponsible lending' claims
Tax

Mining for information: Preparing for CARF

In an article first published in Tax Journal (Issue 1720 on 29 August 2025), Jack Prytherch and Yousuf Chughtai discuss
Business crime

Money laundering in the UK undergoes first national risk assessment for five years

How have money-laundering risks for financial services and property evolved since 2020?
Financial Services

The EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act: frequently asked questions

Who and what are in scope and what are the main requirements, third-party risks and overlaps?