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The FCA motor finance redress scheme final rules are live, covering high commissions, discretionary commission arrangements and tied relationships.

David Morrey and Ben Farmer unpack the FCA’s new sector priority reports and what they really signal for financial services firms in 2026.

Regulatory update on FCA AI live testing, Consumer Duty, stablecoins and mortgages. Experts unpack regulatory change shaping UK financial services.

Discover how leaders can break free from crisis thinking, embrace smart risk‑taking, and drive growth with insights from business psychology and financial services experts.

Securitisation and synthetic risk transfers face increased PRA, FCA and BCBS scrutiny as regulators push to improve transparency and reduce systemic risk.

The special administration regime for payment and e-money institutions must adapt to remain fit for purpose. We look at proposed changes.

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.”

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

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

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

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.

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

The PRA’s final Basel 3.1 and SDDT rules take effect from 1 January 2027. We outline the key changes and what firms should do now.

The impact of First Brands’ collapse on some of its lenders illustrates the importance of strong credit processes. Chris Laverty and Russell Simpson look at why regulators and industry leaders are increasingly worried about lending practises in the private credit and non-bank market.

Significant Risk Transfers, or SRTs, have quietly grown from a specialist solution into a mainstream feature of European banking, and a compelling opportunity for credit investors. They sit at the crossroads of two significant trends: banks looking to manage risk and optimise capital, and investors searching for yield and diversification in a market where spreads remain tight.

Explore regulatory change, market shifts, and operational transformation facing investment managers in 2026, and how to prepare.