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Report Private equity review H1 2025

Sharing our expert views and analysis on the private equity market in the first half of 2025.

15 Jul 2025

Article FCA’s section 165 request signals strategic shift

FCA’s Section 165 request marks a shift to data-led supervision. Learn what firms must do to align with Consumer Duty and stay compliant.

| 6 min read | 11 Jul 2025

Report Higher education sector development report 2025

Our latest report analyses key issues facing higher education institutions, including financial sustainability, government policy, and the draft education SORP.

| 2 min read | 15 Jul 2025

Technical Your guide to this week in regulation

Stay up to date with our latest round up of financial regulation.

Paul Staples

| 7 min read | 23 Feb 2026

Special educational needs and alternative provision - M&A insights Special educational needs and alternative provision - M&A insights

With the UK special educational needs system under immense pressure, private providers can offer innovation, specialism, and capacity. Where should investors focus to make the most impact?

19 Feb 2026

Article BNPL regulation – FCA confirms the final rules

Buy now, pay later lenders will fall under FCA regulation from July. We look at the final rules and how firms can prepare for authorisation.”

| 5 min read | 17 Feb 2026

Article Business Travel: Key considerations for employers

Explore key compliance risks for business visitors and guidance to avoid costly pitfalls.

Jo-Anne Allen

| 6 min read | 16 Feb 2026

Article Crypto firms – a guide to FCA authorisation

From Oct 2027, cryptoassets will enter a new FCA regulatory regime, signalling a major shift for UK crypto compliance, investor protection and market oversight.

Paul Staples

| 6 min read | 12 Feb 2026

Article Annual financial reporting: Charitable company illustrative accounts

Use our illustrative charity accounts to support your yearend financial reporting

Harriet Taylor-Raine

| 2 min read | 10 Feb 2026

Article Key updates to the IPEV Guidelines: What fund managers need to know for 2026

Explore the key updates to the 2026 IPEV Guidelines, which clarifies guidance on complex capital structures, debt valuation, convertible instruments and more.

Euan Hamilton

| 5 min read | 09 Feb 2026

Article FCA consults on UK Sustainability Reporting Standards

The FCA is consulting on plans to roll out new UK SRS1 and SRS2 sustainability reporting standards across UK listed companies to enhance transparency.

| 6 min read | 05 Feb 2026

Article Pension administration under sharper regulatory scrutiny

TPR has sharpened expectations for pension scheme administration, highlighting key risks around governance, data integrity and oversight that trustees must act on.

Zoe O’Donnell

| 7 min read | 05 Feb 2026

Insights Digital asset romance scam: burn-and-remint recovery

In this complex digitalasset fraud case, forensic specialists, civil litigators and US law enforcement partnered to trace, freeze and recover stablecoins by burn-and-remint mechanism. This was the first UK-instructed case of its kind and demonstrated how coordinated public‑private action can outpace increasingly sophisticated scam techniques.

05 Feb 2026

Article Premium finance: a greater focus on fair value assessments

The FCA’s premium finance final report confirms no sector-wide interventions but highlights the need for stronger, more robust fair value assessments.

| 7 min read | 05 Feb 2026

Article Non-financial misconduct – embedding the new rules

The FCA is extending the existing non-financial misconduct framework, already in place for banks, to all senior manager and certification regime (SM&CR) firms.

Jon Sperrin

| 6 min read | 05 Feb 2026

Article Building a financial model that lasts beyond listing

IPO preparation is about meeting requirements. But it’s also a chance to develop a financial model that helps tell your equity story, secure investor trust and serve the business well beyond the IPO. [AUTHOR] explains how to build your model early and right.

David Mountjoy

| 6 min read | 05 Feb 2026

Article A welcome spotlight shines on apprenticeships

National Apprenticeship Week serves as a valuable reminder of the role apprenticeships play in helping organisations prepare for the future. Every year, I see more evidence of how vital they have become – not just for developing new talent, but for equipping people at all stages of their careers with the skills they need to thrive.