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UK Regulators Transfer MiFID Organisational Regulation Into Domestic Rulebooks

On 9 October 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published policy statements PS25/13 and PS16/25 respectively...

United Kingdom Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

In Practice: NAV Facilities To PERE Funds

This In Practice article looks at the key features of net asset value facilities (NAV facilities) for private equity real estate funds and discusses some of the points of difference when compared to NAV facilities for private equity buyout funds.

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

UK Bankers' Remuneration Reform: Significant Flexibility Unlocked

The PRA and FCA have finalised major reforms to the UK bankers' remuneration regime, unlocking significant flexibility for banks from 16 October 2025, while reinforcing individual accountability.

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Card-Only Stores And The Price Of Convenience

The increasing popularity of card-only establishments across British high streets is becoming more pronounced; it is no longer uncommon to hand over cash for a simple purchase only to hear "sorry, but we're card only".

United Kingdom Consumer

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Foot Anstey Solicitors

In Practice: Supreme Court Motor Finance Commission Ruling: What Next For Lenders?

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

AIFMD 2.0: What's To Come With Six Months To Go

United Kingdom Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Sustainability: Insights For In-House Counsel - Autumn 2025

Worldwide Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Sustainability And Security: Investing In Defence

United Kingdom Strategy

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Travers Smith LLP

UK-EEA Cross-border Interchange Fees: PSR Ditches One Price Cap And Consults On Another

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FCA Measures To Support Direct 2 Fund Dealing And Fund Tokenisation

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 10 October 2025

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FSR Brief EP9: Motor Finance Redress Proposal – Beginning Of The End? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Financial Regulation - In The Know: Payments – October 2025

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

Time To Switch: UK Moves To A Single Sanctions List By January 2026

United Kingdom Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

How Is AI Transforming International Construction Projects And What Legal Disputes Could Follow?

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Gowling WLG

The Age Of AI Advisers? – The Pitfalls Of Relying On AI For Legal Advice

United Kingdom Technology

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Addleshaw Goddard

Fentanyl Tariffs

Worldwide International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Artificial Intelligence And Sustainability: Irrevocably Opposed?

United Kingdom Technology

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Boult Wade Tennant

The Tokenised Future: Unlocking Real-World Assets On The Blockchain

United Kingdom Technology

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Barnes Law

UK Government's Ambitions To Enhance The Payments Sector To Support Economic Growth

The UK Government is committed to supporting economic growth through a modern payment services sector, as set out in its National Payments Vision (NPV).

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

UK Government Consultation On Abolishing The Payment Systems Regulator

In March this year, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Government's intention to abolish the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and move its functions primarily to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Latest Trends In GP Stake Financing

The landscape of General Partner (GP) stake financing has evolved significantly in recent years, shaped by market consolidation, fundraising challenges, and heightened expectations for GP commitment.

United Kingdom Finance

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Investment Management Update - October 2025

Treasury response to House of Lords report on the FCA's and PRA's secondary international competitiveness and growth objectives (the SICGO Report)

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Corporate Reporting – FRC Publishes Annual Review Of Corporate Reporting

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Episode 19: Leeds, Leeds, Leeds: Marching On Together In Financial Services (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

European AI Companies Seek Investment Beyond Traditional Borders

United Kingdom Technology

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IR Global

FCA Consults On Motor Finance Compensation Scheme

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FinReg Monthly Update

United Kingdom Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Travers Smith's Venture Insights: Emerging Managers And The UK AR Regime

United Kingdom Finance

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Travers Smith LLP

Episode 12: 'I Put Everything On The Line For MBO' (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

FCA Consultation On Motor Finance Redress Scheme

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Redressing The Balance: The FCA's Motor Finance Compensation Scheme Explained

United Kingdom Finance

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Arthur Cox

Approaching The Maturity Wall – Debt Refinancing Pressures In DACH

United Kingdom Finance

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AlixPartners

Episode 12: 'I Put Everything On The Line For MBO' (Video)

Join Jonathan Boyers, Head of Alvarez & Marsal Corporate Finance, and Chris Maguire, Executive Editor of BusinessCloud, as they sit down to interview Matt Hirst, CEO of ESG.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

FCA Consultation On Motor Finance Redress Scheme

Shortly after the London markets closed on October 7, the Financial Conduct Authority published a consultation (CP25/27) incorporating its proposed market‑wide consumer redress...

United Kingdom Finance

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A&O Shearman

Redressing The Balance: The FCA's Motor Finance Compensation Scheme Explained

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on an industry-wide redress scheme to compensate motor finance customers...

United Kingdom Finance

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Arthur Cox

Approaching The Maturity Wall – Debt Refinancing Pressures In DACH

Debt refinancing in the DACH region is settling into a new equilibrium, where short-term funding has become slightly cheaper, while long-dated interest benchmarks remain elevated...

United Kingdom Finance

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AlixPartners

Modernising The Redress System: Fair And Reasonable Changes?

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FCA Starts Consultation On UK Motor Finance Consumer Redress Scheme

On 7 October 2025, the FCA published a consultation paper (the "Consultation") on an industry-wide scheme to compensate motor finance customers who were treated unfairly between 2007...

United Kingdom Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

County Court Considers Bank's Possession Rights In Context Of A Mortgage That Is Securitised Or Subject To Covered Bond

The decision considers who has legal standing to enforce a debt where the lender retains legal title but has assigned the beneficial interest...

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

AIM: The Future Need Not Be So Bleak

The Alternative Investment Market (AIM), operated by the London Stock Exchange (LSE), is designed to act as a launchpad for growth-oriented companies...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Hunters

Navigating FX Hedging In 2025: Strategies For A Turbulent Market

Over the last several months, clients from various geographies have turned to AlixPartners for assistance as they started noticing reduced investment returns and revenues showing a significant negative impact due to slippage in US dollar value.

United Kingdom Finance

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AlixPartners

Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation: CSSF Turns The ESMA SFDR "Reality Check" Into Concrete Expectations With Illustrative Good‑Practice Samples

United Kingdom Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

FCA Publishes Updates On Clarifying And Streamlining The UK Consumer Duty

United Kingdom Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Biannual Banking Litigation Update (Autumn 2025) (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Proposed UK Regulatory Framework For Regulating Stablecoin Issuance

United Kingdom Technology

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Arnold & Porter

The European Central Bank Consults On Guidelines For Managing Legacy Non-Performing Exposures

European Union Finance

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

European Fund Finance Symposium 2025: State Of The Market

European Union Finance

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Episode 18: Tell Sid.. (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

EIOPA Raises Concerns Over Proposed European Union Climate-Reporting Scope Reduction

European Union Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

FCA Review On 'Off-Channel Communications' – Key Takeaways

United Kingdom Finance

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Ropes & Gray LLP

FinTech Global FS Regulatory Round-up - W/e 26 September 2025

Worldwide Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Sets Aside Default Judgments Entered Against Guarantors Under A Facility Agreement On The Basis That Service Of The Claim Was Not Valid

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Consultation On Proposed Reforms To SM&CR Regime For Regulated Firms

United Kingdom Finance

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Littler Mendelson

Episode 11: 'I Don't Regret Doing An IPO' (Despite The Public Scrutiny) (Video)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Listing Regime – FCA Turnaround Times Over Christmas And New Year

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FCA Consults On How FCA Handbook Will Apply To Cryptoasset Activities

United Kingdom Technology

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Lewis Silkin

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Guernsey Updates The Private Investment Fund (PIF) Regime

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Walkers

Guernsey Partnerships: A Brief Guide

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Verfides

Guernsey Trusts: A Brief Guide

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Episode 10: Unlock The Secret To A Successful Exit (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

The Business Impacts Of The U.K. Motor Finance Ruling (Video)

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AlixPartners

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Addleshaw Goddard

Business Reporter – Best Of British Business: Keeping The Engine Behind Your Market Data Running (Video)

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CJC Ltd

Credit Insurance Meets Trade Finance: A Smarter Way To Risk (Video)

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