11/12/2026 11:50:53 AM European Parliament rejects major Retail Investment Strategy reforms By Karen Cooper In a major development, the European Parliament has this morning rejected the politically agreed Omnibus Directive which incorporated the...
11/11/2026 10:33:19 AM EU: EBA finalises methodology and templates for 2027 stress test, including new climate risk module By Stephen Clipsham The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued its final methodology, draft templates and template guidance for the 2027 EU-wide stress...
11/10/2026 3:12:55 PM EU: Commission finalises its rules integrating ESG factors into credit ratings By Premlata Fagan Back in 2024, ESMA consulted on proposals aiming to ensure a better incorporation of ESG factors in the credit rating methodologies and...
11/4/2026 1:11:34 PM UK: FCA publishes PS26/22, finalising its regime for the regulation of ESG rating providers By Premlata Fagan In the next step in its work to improve transparency, reliability and comparability in the ESG ratings market (thereby helping investors...
11/3/2026 12:32:36 PM UK MiFID: FCA consult on income sharing by equity CTP and incident reporting for all CTPs By Karen Cooper Stephen Clipsham The FCA has published a consultation paper (CP26/39) on how equity consolidated tape providers (CTP) could share income with data...
10/30/2026 5:53:41 PM AI in financial services: UK regulators reflect on industry use and best practice amid growing operational resilience concerns By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority have published two significant updates on AI in UK financial services. A survey...
10/30/2026 3:03:22 PM EU: ESMA and EBA finalise proposals to simplify Taxonomy reporting By Stephen Clipsham The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Banking Authority (EBA) have both submitted their final reports of...
10/27/2026 4:56:53 PM FCA seeks to expand consumer access to investments By Karen Cooper Stephen Clipsham In December 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a Discussion Paper (DP25/3) seeking views on how its rules and regulatory...