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The FCA has published a multi-firm review identifying significant shortcomings in how principal trading firms manage their algorithmic trading controls. Issues span governance, testing, deployment, and market abuse surveillance. Kantilal Pithia, Rebecca Deane and Paul Young explore the findings, what firms should do next, and how they can strengthen their frameworks to meet regulatory expectations.

The Bank of England is consulting on a major overhaul of the UK’s regulatory framework for central counterparties (CCPs), aiming to strengthen resilience and foster innovation. Paul Young explains what’s changing, why it matters and how market participants can prepare.

Our guide to current priorities for the sector covers trade controls, ESG, and AI among other challenges – we also explain how firms can manage them.

The FCA recently published a Dear CEO letter, outlining its new supervisory strategy for wholesale brokers. Our experts look at the key messages and what investment firms need to do to stay compliant.

This year, the PRA is focusing on strengthening the financial sector, identifying risks, and supporting markets.

Regulators have issued policy statements on the Small Domestic Deposit Takers regime and remuneration for small firms.

The FRC's revised UK Corporate Governance Code includes a new minimum standard for audit committees - what's covered?

The Financial Reporting Council has published its revised draft UK Corporate Governance Code – what are the key changes?

The strong and simple regime is a proportionate approach for smaller firms. How does it sit alongside Basel 3.1?

Strong governance and robust methodologies will be critical for showing that agencies are meeting requirements.

What can firms do to develop and maintain trading activity wind-down plans ready for rising PRA scrutiny?

The Bank of England has announced topics for the second Resolvability Assessment Framework review, which firms must complete by October.

The PRA recently published its long-awaited implementation plans for Basel 3.1, we look at the implications for you.

The TNFD gives financial services firms a framework to account for nature-related risk and opportunity in investments.

The PRA announces key themes for international and UK banks in 2022: from LIBOR transition to inclusion and diversity

Regulators respond to Archegos collapse by telling banks to review their business models by end of Q1 2022.