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ESMA confirmed on 2 July it has published its final report on simplifying EU transaction reporting, recommending a "report once" model that would consolidate obligations across the MiFIR, EMIR and SFTR frameworks into a…
ESMA has fined Moody's Deutschland GmbH EUR 2,145,000 after finding four breaches of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation, alongside a public notice, over incomplete and inaccurate data supplied to the regulator's…
ESMA, alongside Belgium's FSMA, has welcomed the addition of KBC Bank to the panel of institutions that contribute submissions used to calculate Euribor, the euro-area benchmark administered by EMMI. ESMA confirmed that…
The European Securities and Markets Authority used its 2025 Annual Report, published in mid-June, to set out a year focused on tougher supervision, regulatory simplification and support for market innovation, alongside…
ESMA confirmed it took part in a coordinated global "fire drill" testing how the world's clearing houses would cope with the failure of a major shared participant, publishing a joint report alongside fellow lead…
ESMA confirmed on 22 June 2026 that it has opened its formal register of firms authorised to act as external reviewers of European Green Bonds, while closing the transitional regime under which earlier reviewers had…
On 11 June 2026, ESMA and Belgium's FSMA welcomed the addition of KBC Bank to the Euribor panel, the group of contributing banks whose submissions feed the euro area's principal interest-rate benchmark, administered by…
ESMA has published its 2025 Annual Report, setting out a year of work focused on tighter supervision, regulatory simplification, and support for innovation across EU capital markets. The report frames much of that…
ESMA confirmed it has contributed to a global "fire drill" testing how the world's clearing houses would cope if a major shared member defaulted, publishing its findings from the November 2025 simulation alongside…
ESMA has published its register of firms authorised to act as external reviewers of European Green Bonds, and confirmed that, from 22 June 2026, the transitional regime under the EuGB Regulation has closed. Firms that…
ESMA has released the 43rd edition of its Spotlight on Markets newsletter, summarising the authority's key regulatory output from April and May 2026. The edition covers a broad agenda, but several items carry direct…
The FCA has opened a consultation on simplifying how investment platforms, advisers and wealth managers disclose the costs of investing, aiming to align all cost disclosures with earlier reforms and push firms towards…
The FCA confirmed that its Payments Vision Delivery Committee — a coordinating body drawing together HM Treasury, the Bank of England, the FCA and the Payment Systems Regulator — has published supporting material to…
The FCA has reported that customers holding older, closed pension and unit-linked savings products may be receiving poorer value than those in newer equivalents, and has urged providers to adopt the better practices its…
The FCA has confirmed that Amplifi Capital (U.K.) Limited entered administration on 9 June 2026, with joint administrators from Interpath Advisory now overseeing the firm. Amplifi, which operates under the Reevo Money…
The FCA has secured a confiscation order of roughly £452,000 against a convicted fraudster who ran a Ponzi scheme out of his home, having earlier been jailed for defrauding investors of around £1.3m. The scheme was…
The FCA has signalled the next phase of its overhaul of Money Market Fund rules, confirming it will issue fresh guidance once the Government replaces the existing UK regime — legislation it flagged in mid-May. The…
The FCA has launched civil proceedings against the former fund manager Neil Woodford and his firm W4.0, alleging that the pair offered regulated investment advice and financial promotions through a paid subscription…
The FCA has set out proposed changes to its mortgage rules, aiming to widen access for first-time buyers, older borrowers and the self-employed by giving lenders more scope to weigh individual circumstances while…
The FCA has decided to fine Carlos Ricardo Fuenmayor £99,600 over disclosure failures, the latest in a steady run of individual enforcement actions from the UK regulator. Decisions of this kind concern transparency…
The FCA has signalled its intention to nurture the later life lending market, with a senior director arguing that housing wealth should be treated as a fourth pillar of retirement funding alongside the state, workplace…
In a speech to the International Bar Association's Anti-Corruption Conference, the FCA's joint executive director of enforcement, Therese Chambers, set out how the regulator pairs high-profile enforcement with…
The FCA has opened a consultation (CP26/20) proposing clearer, more consistent due-diligence standards for self-invested personal pension operators, alongside tighter rules on how firms safeguard scheme money and…
The FCA has censured CACEIS UK and secured a £31.7m voluntary payment to clients of WealthTek, the collapsed wealth manager, after the asset-servicing bank failed to act on clear signs that WealthTek lacked permission…
The FCA has opened a consultation on targeted amendments to its UK Listing Rules for closed-ended investment funds, aimed chiefly at tightening how conflicts of interest are managed where boards, shareholders and…
BaFin has issued a consumer warning flagging the websites Swisscape.com and fxplus.ai as operating without the required authorisation to provide banking or financial services in Germany. The regulator confirmed that the…
BaFin has issued a consumer warning against DEX Capital, an entity operating through the website dexcpt(.)com, for offering financial and investment services in Germany without the necessary regulatory authorisation.…
BaFin has issued a consumer warning against the entity operating the website sogoinvest(.)com, which is offering financial and investment services in Germany without the required regulatory authorisation. The operator…
CySEC has confirmed that the operating authorisation of Epamina Corporate Ltd, a firm licensed to provide administrative and corporate services in Cyprus rather than to deal in financial instruments, has lapsed. The…
CySEC has issued a tender to bring in external expert services to help assess the applications it receives for authorising regulated entities — among them Cyprus Investment Firms (CIFs), fund managers, crypto-asset…
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