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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 | 16 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

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 Pure protection interim report – a positive outlook

The FCA’s interim report on the pure protection market study finds the market broadly effective and proposes no major interventions.

| 7 min read | 02 Feb 2026

Report Governance is growing, but is it growing in the right places?

Our analysis reveals how companies are excelling in the here and now, but need to start thinking longer term. It benchmarks how the updated Code and Provision 29 are being approached in the market, and where action is needed.

08 Jan 2026

Article Top themes for the financial services sector in 2026

Discover the key regulatory, economic, and technology trends shaping financial services in 2026 and what they mean for the sector.

Alex Ellerton

| 15 min read | 07 Jan 2026

Article Top themes for the insurance sector in 2026

Explore the key priorities shaping the UK insurance sector in 2026, and discover how firms can enhance value, resilience and governance.

Rob Benson

| 8 min read | 06 Jan 2026

Article CRD VI: EU banking rules tighten for third-country firms

The European Banking Authority has published a report on cross-border banking services and the regulatory boundaries for third-country firms operating in the EU. Rashim Arora explores the findings and how firms can prepare for the end of remote access to EU clients alongside an evolving compliance landscape.

Rashim Arora

| 5 min read | 14 Oct 2025

Article Solvent exit planning for insurers – top tips for staying on track

Insurers are currently preparing solvent exit plans, with less than a year left to meet PRA requirements. Klaas de Vries, Russell Simpson and Leonard Mapfumo take stock of firms’ progress and how to overcome the remaining hurdles.

Russell Simpson

| 5 min read | 07 Oct 2025

Article FCA’s pure protection market study – what to expect

The FCA’s pure protection market study aims to assess whether associated products provide fair value and promote good consumer outcomes.

| 6 min read | 22 May 2025

Article Insurance outlook: Top themes and priorities for 2025

The insurance sector stands at the crossroads between wholesale transformation and uncertainty around the direction of tide for regulatory redress. Successfully leveraging data in the road to greater digitalisation will be a key differentiator.

Rob Benson

| 17 min read | 31 Mar 2025