Financial Services UK Archive » September, 2025

Financial Services UK - September, 2025

223 articles

• Credit Suisse Aided Looting Of Tech Exec's Stock, Suit Says
• UK's Average R&D Tax Credit Claim Jumps 33%
• Data Biz Exec Denies Helping To Hide Property Mogul Assets
• Pharma Supplier Hit With Fine For Russian Sanctions Breach
• Briton Who Beat Extradition To Be Sentenced For Crypto-Theft
• FCA Staffer Axed For Harassment Loses Fair Trial Appeal
• FCA Warned On Targeted Support Signpost Proposals
• Ex-Havilland CEO Knew Of Qatar Currency Plot, FCA Says
• FRC Finds Multiple Financial Reporting Failings In Review
• Fixer Admits Money Laundering In £5B Crypto-Fraud Case
• 6 In 10 SMEs Hit By Cyberattack In 2025, Hiscox Says
• Kirkland Leads Oaktree's $420M Buy Of Ambac's Legacy Units
• Iconic Claims Textor Lacked Funds In $93M Buyout Dispute
• Real Estate Tech Co. Ex-Owners Claim $6M Payment Owed
• Woman Cops To Money Laundering In £5B Crypto-Fraud Case
• SFO Denies $7.7M Seizure From Ex-Petrobras Exec Is Political
• EuroChem Can Appeal €212M Bond Ruling Over EU Sanctions
• EU Council Reinstates Sanctions Over Iran's Nuclear Activities
• Most Investors Fear Greenwashing In ESG Investments
• Fund Managers Push EU Watchdog To End Double Reporting
• Citi Exec Fired For Racist Remark Loses Discrimination Case
• SFO Gears Up For Fight Over Ex-Petrobras Exec Cash Seizure
• FCA Proposes Rule Changes To Allow Targeted Support
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Report Urges Pension Reform To Boost UK Equity Investment
• Permira Gets More Time To Make Offer For JTC
• FCA Warns Public About Unregulated High-Risk Investments
• UK-Bermuda Target Sanctions Evasion With £300K New Funds
• UK Banks Test Digital Sterling In Live Transaction Pilot
• SFO Fights To Secure £1M From Solicitor Convicted Of Fraud
• FCA's Woodford Fine Sends Warning To Fund Managers
• Lender Seeks £5M From Businessmen Over Loan Guarantee
• Big Banks Beat Yearslong Libor-Rigging Claims In NY
• Ruhan Fights Allegations Of Fraud In Hotel Liquidation Case
• BNP Denies It Overvalued Adele's 'Creepy' Former Home
• Gov't Warns Of Tax Hit From Pre-Budget Pension Withdrawals
• Oakley Capital Launches Euro Insurance Services Platform
• EU Leans On 11 Countries To Implement New AML Rules
• Swiss Watchdog Says UBS Has Unworkable Emergency Plan
• Nuvei Cites FTC Probe Cost In Defense To Withheld Payments
• Linklaters Guides BP Scheme On £1.6B Pension Mega Deal
• Co-Op Reveals Cyberattack Wiped Out £206M In Revenue
• Fladgate Says Founders Of Claims Biz Pocketed Tax Refunds
• SEC Gets $7M Default Insider Trading Win Against UK Trader
• Dentons Hires Dublin Disputes Partner From Maples Group
• DWF Hires Senior Finance Pro From Eversheds In Belfast
• Bank Trade Body Urges EU To Simplify Digital And AI Rules
• Commerzbank To Kick Off €1B Buyback After Winning Approval
• FCA Faces Legal Challenge Over Bond Data Contract Award
• Gowling Guides Trustees On £160M Portakabin Pension Deal
• White & Case Hires Energy And Infra Pro From Kirkland
• Tokio Marine Updates Cyber-Products Amid Evolving Threat
• HSBC Using AI To Fight Fraud Under 'Failure To Prevent' Law
• Privy Council Backs Undoing Fund's $230M Madoff Claim Sale
• UK Pension Deal Market Set To Top £40B For Third Year
• Mayer Brown Steers £61M Royal London Pension Deal
• UBS Settles Long Tax Dispute With France For An €835M Fine
• UK Lifeboat Fund Halts Levy On Pension Schemes
• UK Lender Settles £5M Claim Over Alleged Asset Shielding
• UK Pension System Faces Overhaul Call To Prevent Poverty
• Fintech's Pledge Brings Finance Sector Investment To £110B
• Shareholder Objection Delays Ocean Wilsons' Buy Of Rival
• Swiss, UK Regulators Team Up To Boost Investor Protection
• UK Supreme Court Dissent May Spark Sanctions Debate
• EU Enforcers Arrest 5 Over €100M Cryptocurrency Scam
• Sullivan & Cromwell Helps Fnality Raise $136M From Investors
• UK, US To Collaborate On Capital Markets, Crypto Policy
• Havilland Ex-Staffer Denies Wiping Phone Amid Qatar Scandal
• Barings Private Finance Boss Can't Strike Out Poaching Claim
• Axis Bank Denies Misleading Marine Co. In Loan Scheme
• BoE Proposes Removal Of Legacy EU Bank Reporting Rules
• What EBA Report Means For Non-EU Financial Firms
• Oberon Investment To Buy WH Ireland Wealth Biz For £1M
• Motorists Cutting Cover As Economy 'Squeezing' Budgets
• Man Cleared Of Fraud Conspiracy After Data Breach Fine
• BBVA Sweetens Hostile Bid For Sabadell To €19.5B
• EU Fund Managers Push For Overhaul Of Crypto-Asset Rules
• Deutsche Bank Vows To Fight Ex-Staff Over Milan Convictions
• Ex-Havilland CEO Denies Involvement In Qatari Bond Plan
• Lords To Probe Inheritance Tax Reforms For Pensions
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• DLA Piper Leads £113M Aviva Department Store Pension Deals
• IG Group To Buy Aussie Cryptocurrency Exchange For $117M
• Mishcon Names Ex-NatWest CEO Alison Rose As Non-Exec Chair
• AmTrust, Novitas Settle £56M Litigation Funding Dispute
• HMRC's Automation Shift Likely To Alter Tax Adviser Role
• Gov't Pensions Unit Puts Dashboards At Heart Of 3-Year Plan
• SRA Eyes Stricter Rules On Litigation-Funding Practices
• HSBC Analyst Launches Libel Case Over Online Posts
• Ex-AllSaints Chair Spared Prison For Contempt Of Court
• HMRC Names 5 Accountancy Firms With Tax Avoidance Links
• Ex-Havilland CEO To Testify In Qatar Dispute With FCA
• FCA Highlights Success Of Cash Access Rules For Big Banks
• Baker Botts Hires Dubai Aviation Team From White & Case
• Watchdog Weighing Rules Change On Offshore Reinsurance
• Former JP Morgan Employee Revives Unfair Firing Claim
• Gov't Told To Remove Barriers To UK Pension Investment
• UK Faces Pensions Crisis As Millions Risk Retirement Penury
• Carter-Ruck Hired By CryptoQueen 'In Furtherance Of Fraud'
• UK Gov't Urged To Clarify Climate Plans For Pension Schemes
• Allied World Denies Liability In £3M 'Ponzi Scheme' Dispute
• FCA Drops Property Group Probe Despite £55M Client Losses
• US Payments Biz Has 'Makecents' TM Revoked For Non-Use
• Former SFO Case Controller Joins Boutique Law As Partner
• Lender Amigo To Become A Cash Shell, Seeks Takeover
• William Fry Adds Eversheds Ireland Corporate Team Of 12
• Funder Says Businessman Colluded To Overturn Asset Case
• FCA Unveils Tough Proposed Rules For Crypto Firms
• Watchdog Floats New Enforcement Plan Amid Oversight Shift
• Ex-Consultancy Execs Liable For £2.4M Over Misleading Sale
• Banks Call On BoE To Ease Capital Rules That Harm Lending
• Pensions Watchdog Sharpens Focus On Professional Trustees
• Spanish Online Bank Can't Void Insurance Brokerage's EU TM
• Fox Williams Sues Fintech Biz For £130K Unpaid Legal Fees
• Merrill Lynch Proves Tribunal Claim Barred By Settlement
• Insurer Can't Duck $6M Bond Payout Over Ghana Power Plant
• Pension Pot Withdrawals Surged Nearly 36%, FCA Says
• Let Banks Skip Basel Capital Rules, Trade Body Urges BoE
• Conister Bank To Work With Fintech Biz On Overdraft Product
• State Pension Could Breach Tax Threshold In 2027
• Only 41% Of Boomers Say They're Ready For Retirement
• Former Estate Agent Can't Stop Bank Getting Dickens Mansion
• Aegon To Extend Pensions App To More Than A Million Savers
• Kingsley Napley Bags Private Client Pro To Head Tax Desk
• Employers Expect Budget Reform On Pension Salary Sacrifice
• Watchdog Launches Program To Improve Audit Sector
• Banker Sues Saudi Magnate Over £14M Shares Transfer
• Another Investor Settles In $2.1B Danish Tax Fraud Case
• Businessman Can Sue Fund In UK To Stop Luxembourg Claim
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-AIG IT Pro's Claim Struck Out Over Courtroom Misconduct
• Third Point Completes Deal To List Reinsurance Biz On LSE
• How AI May Have Made A Difference In Monzo Bank Breaches
• Squire Patton Leads £23M Welcome Break Pension Deal
• Sabadell Tells Shareholders To Reject €17.4B BBVA Takeover
• Metro Bank Settles £24M Claim Over Coin-Counting Software
• FCA Official Outlines Risk-Based Approach To Financial Crime
• Pensions Managers Urged To Boost Standards For Savers
• BlackRock, Pictet Back Swiss Marketplace's $1.3B IPO
• Social Mobility Data Needed To Tackle Pensions Skill Shortage
• Watchdog Launches Program To Help Small Audit Firms Grow
• Liquidators Can't Contractually Limit Liability To VC Funds
• Prudential Must Pay VAT On Investment Firm's Success Fees
• HCR-Led Tavistock Buys Financial Adviser For Up To £10M
• Latham, Cederquist Guide NOBA Bank's $3.7B Swedish IPO
• UK Gov't Rebuffs Lawmaker Calls To Reform Lifetime ISAs
• FCA Weighs Changing Rules To Boost Contactless Payments
• FCA Hauls 3 'Finfluencers' To Court For Illicit Forex Promotion
• Pinsent Masons Guides £105M Materials Co. Pension Deal
• Lawmakers Float Plan To End Lifeboat Fund Admin Levy
• Abramovich Loses Appeal To EU Sanctions Over Evraz Ties
• FCA To Slash Data Reporting For Retail Broker Firms
• Addleshaw Goddard Hires Innovation Lead From Macfarlanes
• Tether Accuses Crypto Trader Of Unlawful Suit Over Bitcoin JV
• FCA Puts Brakes On 400 Misleading Auto Finance Payout Ads
• Insurers Told To Invest In Data To Meet Cyber-Market Demand
• Dutch Pension Reform Could Mean Shakeup For Markets
• Charting A Course For The UK's Transition From Paper Shares
• Accountant Spied On By Boss Wins £14K Over Unfair Firing
• Chancellor Warned Against Cutting Pension Tax Relief
• Squire Patton Hires Dentons' PE Head In Germany
• BHP Settles Class Action Over Brazil Dam Collapse For $72M
• Return-To-Office Policy Considerations For UK Employers
• Investors Say E-Commerce Co. Misrepresented $69M Bond Deal
• FCA Unit Tells Legal, Accountancy Bodies To Improve SARs
• Insurers Say EU Solvency Reforms Will Not Boost Competition
• Crédit Agricole Pays €88M Fine To Settle Cum-Cum Probe
• Vanquis Bank Let Sanctioned Client Access Funds, OFSI Says
• Gov't Consults On Merging Payments Watchdog With FCA
• Lender Denies Blame For Investor's $18M Miner Shares Loss
• SEC Sues Briton Over Funds From Microcap Stock Fraud
• Swedbank Cleared As SEC Ends Disclosure Probe
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sabadell Can't Nix Swiss Investment Firm's TM 
• Ex-NASA Scientist Gets 2 Years For £1M Investment Fraud
• Ex-Insurance CEO To Pay £5M For Pocketing Business Loan
• Retirement Confidence Rises, But Isn't Shared Equally
• Top Commercial Dispute Cases To Watch In The Rest Of 2025
• Ex-AllSaints Chair Faces Sentence For Contempt
• EU Watchdog Urged To Clarify Derivatives Clearing Rules
• SPB Steering Multiemployer Collective Pension Plan Launch
• Brits Prioritize Fitness Over Pension Savings, ABI Says
• CMS Taps Middle East Banking Pro From Norton Rose
• FCA Pushes LSE To Open Access To High-Speed Data Facility
• Investment Manager Oberon Raises £1.6M, Eyes Team Boost
• FCA's New Redress Powers Spark Some Legal Concerns
• Fintech Exec Proves Redundancy Was Unfair
• HMRC Adds Barrister To Tax Avoidance List For First Time
• Crane Co. Can Deduct VAT On Intragroup Payments, ECJ Says
• Ex-FCA Supervisor Says Tribunal Denied Him Fair Trial
• Top EU Court Says Pseudonymized Data Is Still Personal
• UK's AI Sector Hits Record £2.9B Investment In 2024
• UK Set To Close Loopholes In Money Laundering Rules
• Shareholders Back Apax Partners' €916M Apax Global Deal
• Eversheds Adds New Partners From Latham And A&O
• 4 Firms Steer $2.7B Sale Of Aon's NFP Wealth Biz
• Charity Regulator Probes Alleged Funds Misuse At Food Bank
• UK Autumn Budget Set For November, Reeves Confirms
• Investors Lose Bid For Pension Orders In AI Bike Fraud Case
• EU Trade Body Wants Relaxed Bank Rules For Consolidation
• Council Loses Bid To Recover £20M Pension Investment Loss
• Insurer Aviva Halts £60M Of Fraudulent Insurance Claims
• Catching Up On Simplified EU Sustainability Disclosure Rules
• Aegon Nets €700M From Dutch Insurer Share Sale
• Revolut Fined In Australia For Late AML Reports
• Davis Polk-Led Klarna Seeks $1.3B In Revived IPO Plans
• Hotel Liquidators Claim Debtor Hid Shares To Evade Creditors
• Goldman Seeks To Limit Ex-Manager's Sex Bias Award Payout
• FCA Calls For Legal Clarity If Trustees Refuse Gov't Mandate
• UK Gov't To Fix Fallout From Virgin Media Pensions Ruling
• Clifford Chance-Led Online Marketplace Plans Swiss IPO
• Textor Cites Missing Docs To Fight $93M Share Buyout Claim
• Payments Co.'s NFT Patent Denied Over 'Flawed' Fraud Claim
• Slaughter And May Guides Shawbrook On Acquisition Deal
• Monte Dei Paschi Sweetens Mediobanca Bid To €13.5B
• Wealth Manager Rathbones Launches 1st Share Buyback
• Top Commercial Dispute Rulings Of 2025: Midyear Report
• Utah Bank Sues Insurer For $10M Over Aircraft Engine 'Loss'
• Insurers Urged To Address Gap In Europe's Net Zero Coverage
• Crédit Agricole Unit Gets Regulatory Nod For Swiss Bank Buy
• Day Trader Brothers Avoid Prison For Insider Dealing
• DLA Piper Steers £1M Philippine Bank Pension Buy-In
• CPS Says New Economic Crime Plans Could Land This Year