Understanding FCA and PRA Fee Blocks

What Are Fee Blocks? Fee blocks are the regulatory mechanism by which the FCA and PRA allocate their annual funding…

What Are Fee Blocks? Fee blocks are the regulatory mechanism by which the FCA and PRA allocate their annual funding…
As the new year approaches, compliance officers yet again face a year ahead of regulatory change. The convergence of technological…

ESMA has published its 2026 Annual Work Programme, setting out its regulatory priorities for the year ahead. Here’s what matters…

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What is Pre-Hedging? We will assume a bit of knowledge here. Broadly speaking pre-hedging is when a dealer, who is…

Here we re-examine the risks of opting up retail clients after Linear Investments v FOS. Clients have differing levels of…