The FCA has published its Business Plan for 2019/20 which outlines its key priorities for the year. The statement from the FCA accompanying the Business Plan outlines four ongoing cross-sector […] [...]

The European Parliament has now passed the new regulation on prudential requirements for MiFID investment firms, the Investment Firms Regulation (IFR) and the accompanying Directive, the Investment Firms Directive (IFD). […] [...]

The EU have agreed changes to EMIR which applies to the over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivative transactions. These changes, agreed under the EU’s Refit agenda, aim to preserve all the core elements […] [...]

The FCA has provided a statement update on permanent product intervention measures to restrict the sale, marketing and distribution of contracts for differences (CFDs) and CFD-like options sold to retail […] [...]

The FCA has launched a Call for Input asking for feedback on its proposed approach to reviewing the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR). The […] [...]