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Financial Services UK - August, 2025

175 articles

• UK Bank Shares Sink After Report Calls For Windfall Tax
• New Fraud Law Crackdown Will Take Years, Lawyers Warn
• Ocean Wilsons Rebukes Shareholder Concern On £900M Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For £8M Conveyancing Fraud
• Women's State Pension Redress Decision Gets Court Date
• Ex-Barclays Traders Push For Review After SFO Admits Errors
• US Tariffs Spur Asset Allocation Review By UK Pension Funds
• FCA Urged To Shield Firms Offering Targeted Support
• Fraud Law Puts Fund Managers Under Compliance Spotlight
• Finance Sector 'Risks Losing Talent' Over Class Ceiling
• White & Case-Led JTC Rejects Fund Manager Permira's Offer
• UniCredit To Boost Stake In Greek Lender Alpha To 26%
• Prosecutors Seek Prison For Man In £8M Conveyancing Scam
• 5 Rate-Rigging Convictions Are On Shaky Ground, SFO Says
• Payroll Co. Loses Bid To Block £1.1M HMRC Debt Petition
• FCA Cuts Data-Reporting Burden For 36,000 Companies
• Pension Sector Told Not To Ignore Growing Bitcoin Cos.
• Glencore Must Hand Over Bribery Probe Docs In Investor Case
• CMA Pricing Guide Signals Shift In UK Consumer Protection
• Pension Trustees Warned To Better Vet Cyber Resilience
• Barclays To Sell Nordic JV Stake To Swedbank For $273M
• Pensions Body Urges Rethink On Pension Investment Powers
• FCA Names Pensions Exec As New Chair For Small Biz Panel
• FCA Probes Drax Over Biomass Sourcing Allegations
• UK Broker Says Sanctions Barred Completion Of VTB's Trades
• 8 Compliance Team Strategies To Support Business Agility
• FCA Clarifies Its Rules For Workplace Savings Accounts
• The Top Corporate Crime Cases To Watch In The Rest Of 2025
• Nigeria Halts $15M Judgment Enforcement Over Fraud Claims
• UK Gov't Warned Against Insurance Tax Hikes In Fall Budget
• What To Note From FCA, Gov't Financial Growth Proposals
• Call For More Clarity In Pensions To Aid Neurodiverse Adults
• Finance Biz Gets More Time For £490M Bid For UK Lender
• FCA Warns Of Scammers Posing As Watchdog Staff
• Exchanges Body Warns EU Of Risk Of US Share Digitalization
• UK Regulator Saves Pension Scheme From Insolvency
• Google Beats Gazprom's 'GPAY' TM In EU
• Pension Funds Join £3B Funding For Infrastructure Project
• UK Savers Mull Crypto-Investment For Retirement, Aviva Says
• LSE Wins Green Light To Be Private Stock Market Operator
• Squire Patton Guides Textiles Co. On £11M Pension Deal
• HMRC Tightens Pension Tax Relief Claims By Higher Earners
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pension Body Opposes UK Gov't Plan For Mandated Investing
• UK State Pension Could Rise 4.6% Under Triple Lock Pledge
• FCA Revises Controls After Poor Oversight Of Payments Firm
• Insurers Face Rising Tide Of Claims From AI-Driven Fraud
• UK Hits Crypto Exchanges That Help Russia Evade Sanctions
• BoE Says No Urgent Need To Raise £85K APP Fraud Limit
• Mediobanca Shareholders Reject €6.3B Banca Generali Deal
• FCA Warns Firms Of Failings In Algorithmic Trading Controls
• Aegon Boosts Buyback To €400M, Weighs Moving Base To US
• Casino Biz Handed £1M Fine For Money Laundering Failures
• Appointed Reps Reform Gives FCA Bigger Enforcement Hook
• Ex-Chelsea Soccer Player Ordered To Pay £466K To HMRC
• E-Commerce Platform Accuses Nuvei Of Withholding $1.6M
• What Gov't Report Tells Lawyers About Continuing AML Risks
• Fewer Pension Plans Granting Inflation-Driven Increases
• EU Finance Watchdog, EEA Sign Sustainability Agreement
• Eversheds, LCP Guide £700M Pension Deal For Engineer ABB
• Fund Sues Trader For £10M Over Sold Shipping Investments
• Athora, Brookfield Deals May Spur UK Pension Risk Appetite
• Aviva Backs AI Broker's Bid To Tackle Underinsurance
• Bridgehaven Pens Deal To Support Solicitor Indemnity Market
• Pensions Watchdog Says £80M Returned To Scam Victims
• Georgian Biz Kicks Off $50M Buyback To Reward Investors
• Deutsche Bank, NCUA Net Partial Wins In Crisis-Era RMBS Suit
• Gov't Group Drafts Rules For Funding Transition To Net-Zero
• 3 Debt Collectors Shut Down For Keeping Client Funds
• Companies Told To Prepare For New Fraud Prevention Law
• Investor Sells 7 Assets To Dutch Pension Biz APG For £225M
• Petrofac Ruling Shifts Focus To Fairness In Restructurings
• JB Drax Sues Exec Over Resignation In £400K Loan Dispute
• UK Launches State Pension Review Amid Aging Population
• L&G, Federated Hermes Create £4.7B Property Fund
• FCA Warns Of Consumer Risk In Pension Transfer Incentives
• Plus500 Begins Program To Return $165 Million To Investors
• Insolvency Service Official Explains Economic Crime Shift
• FCA Warns Banks Of Sustainability-Linked Loan Risks
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Slowest First Half Of Year Since 2021 For Insurance M&A
• Ombudsman Proposes Lower Fees For Faster Resolutions
• Proskauer Hires Leveraged Finance Pro From White & Case
• L&G Sees Near £1T Pension Deals Globally Over Next Decade
• Europe's New Defense Push Creates Investment Prospects
• PIB Group Adds Benefits Consultancy Atwood To Acquisitions
• Scale Of Fraud A 'National Security Threat,' Think Tank Warns
• HMRC Tests Tax Evasion Law With 1st Corporate Charge
• Trustees Warned To Follow Rules Or Face Jail, Fines
• UK Faces Pensions Crisis As Savings Fall Short, Says Official
• WTW Trust Invests £450M In Schroders Renewables Fund
• Retail Assets Under Management Overtake Pension Assets
• Key Considerations For Issuers In FCA Prospectus Reform
• Aviva Reports Dip In Pension Deals Amid Market Slowdown
• UK Gains Interpol Notice Against Fugitive Behind £64M Fraud
• Fund Manager Sued Over Unpaid Fee In $300M Financing Deal
• EU Trade Body Urges Change To DORA Financial Reporting
• Football Club Owner's $93.6M Buyout Dispute Gets Trial Date
• Shipping Magnate's Heirs Seek £1M Debt Owed To Father
• HSF Kramer, CMS Guide £36M Pension Deal For German Bank
• Charity Director Avoids Prison In Terrorism Sanctions Case
• UK Watchdog Proposes More Targeted Audit Supervision
• How Top Court Ruling Limits Scope Of Motor Finance Claims
• Gov't Urged To Tackle UK Self-Employed Pensions 'Crisis'
• Fund Manager Sued For €6M Over Terminated Advisory Deal
• Squire Patton Steers £23M Pension Deal For UK Steelmaker
• The Biggest UK White Collar Cases Of 2025: Midyear Report
• EBA Report Says Latest Tech Needed To Fight Financial Crime
• Exchanges Federation Seeks Tax Incentives Across Markets
• Geopolitical Volatility The 'New Normal' For Marine Insurance
• Insurer Utmost Group's Assets Grow To £107B After Rival Buy
• Gov't Bodies Urged To Assess Insurance Accounting Changes
• FCA Misconduct Guide Will Expand Firms' Duty To Investigate
• EU Blocks Venture Fund's 'BSV' TM Over Bitcoin Confusion
• Tweaks To AML Regs Offer Flexibility But Only Modest Change
• Freeths-Led Accounting Biz Buys Baker Tilly Unit For €24M
• Nathaniel Rothschild Drops Claim Against Lars Windhorst
• Royal London Secures £1B In Pension Deals Since Launch
• 7 Local Gov't Pension Funds To Join Border To Coast
• Gov't To Tighten Appointed Reps Regime To Stop Misconduct
• Most Pension Savers Under 65 Tap Funds Early, Data Shows
• Law Firm Sues NatWest Over Suspended Bank Accounts
• Fintech Biz Plus500 To Return $165M To Investors
• Addleshaw Helps PIC On £4.3B Rolls-Royce Pension Deal
• Lessons From Landmark UK Supreme Court Libor Ruling
• FCA Finds Directors Breaching Policies On Unrecorded Calls
• Private Sector Pension Savings Hit Record £25.5B In 2024
• Chelsea Group Claims Bribery Tainted $20M Greensill Deal
• UK Insurers Face Pressure To Offer Green Products
• FCA Woodford Ban Signals Risks Of Star Fund Managers
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• JPMorgan Denies Witholding €18M In VTB Sanctions Fight
• Mansion House Speech Heralds New Financial Regulatory Era
• Former Soldier Convicted Of Running £1.3M Ponzi Scheme
• Motor Finance Ruling Shifts Focus To Wider Broker-Fee Cases
• Accounting Co. Faces Trial In 1st FTP Tax Evasion Case
• IFX Ends £3M Bid For Argentex After Administration
• FCA Boosts Payment Safeguards To Protect Consumers' Cash
• Insurer Warns Of Pause In Pension Deals Over Gov't Reforms
• ABN AMRO Launches €250M Buyback After ECB Clearance
• Banca Generali To Weigh €6.3B Takeover Bid By Rival Lender
• Greenwashing Scrutiny Grows Amid Rising ESG Demands
• SEC Pursues UK Man's Assets Over $10M Stock Fraud
• FCA Targets Greenwashing With Simpler Climate Rules
• Commerzbank Plans €1B Share Buyback After Record Results
• Insurer L&G Expects £42B Of Pensions Deals In 12 Months
• HSF Kramer Guides Marsh On £1.9B Pensions Mega-Deal
• Challenges For Managers In Navigating Continuation Funds
• Barclays Defends Firing Banker Over Alleged Fee Cover-Up
• City Body Urges FCA To Clarify AML Rules For Digital Assets
• Companies House To Roll Out Compulsory ID Verification
• AML Reforms Are Missed Opportunity, Law Society Says
• Football Club Owner Accused Of Dodging $93M Share Deal
• FCA Warns Claims Cos. Against Misleading Car Finance Ads
• FCA Issues £46M In Fines For Woodford Fund Failures
• StanChart Can't Withhold Docs In £1.5B Iran Sanctions Case
• Court Freezes Couple's £5M Over Alleged Misuse Of Co. Cash
• Sellers To Pay £5M For Hiding Breaches In Education Biz Sale
• VC Firm Beats Ex-Rosenblatt Firm's Legal Bill Appeal
• Pensions Dashboards Could Ease UK Inheritance Tax 'Chaos'
• Accountancy Boss Denies Siphoning Funds During Exit Talks
• UBS To Pay DOJ $300M To Settle Inherited Credit Suisse Case
• Motor Finance Redress Scheme Could Reach £18B, FCA Says
• Supreme Court Car Finance Verdict Slashes Lender Exposure
• Taxation With Representation: Skadden, Wachtell, Latham
• Ex-AllSaints Chair In Contempt Over Share Sale Fraud Claims
• Gov't Fines UK Biz For Russia Sanctions Breach
• Barclays Adviser Wrongly Fired Over Sexual Remarks
• Top Court Hands Banks Partial Win Over Motor Finance Fees
• FCA Widens Crypto ETN Access To Boost Competitiveness
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ogilvy & Wachtel-Led Investors Oppose Hedge Fund Merger
• FCA Hits Brokerage With £1M Fine For Deal Report Failures
• Key Points From EU Proposals To Ease Securitization Rules