Financial Services UK Archive » December, 2025

Financial Services UK - December, 2025

161 articles

• Ex-Rosenblatt Firm Loses Appeal Over VC Co.'s £6M Legal Bill
• Dubai Bank, Developer Deny £260M Deal Sabotage Allegations
• Actuary Fined For Anti-Islam Tweets Wins Belief Protection
• Crypto Thefts Rise Amid Threats Of Kidnapping, Theft
• The Biggest FCA Enforcement Cases And Fines In 2025
• Edinburgh Worldwide Tells Investors To Reject Saba Bid
• Sauce Was Vital Ingredient In €9M Deal, Restaurateur Says
• UK Supreme Court Recalibrates Class Action Opt-Out Test
• The Biggest UK Commercial Fraud Cases In 2025
• Burges Salmon Denies Negligence In Fund Set-Up Dispute
• Mortgage Adviser's Health Cover Appeal Barred By Settlement
• Loopholes Hinder FCA Firm Checker's Ability To Fight Fraud
• Aon Hits Out Over Gibraltar Insurer Collapse
• Judicial AI Guidance Update Shows Caution Still Prevails
• FCA Strips Regulatory Permissions From Pensions Adviser
• UK Recovers Just 28% Of Frozen Criminal Assets
• FCA's AML Role May Overburden Barristers, Bar Council Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FCA Probes WH Smith Over North America Profits Error
• Watchdog Names First EU Trading Data Feed Provider
• Men Banned For 23 Years Over £14M Overdraft Scheme
• VTB Loses Bid To Recover £205M Amid UK Unit's Insolvency
• The Biggest Financial Crime Cases Of 2025
• Fashion Biz Refused Appeal In €42M UniCredit Loan Fight
• The Biggest UK Commercial Litigation Rulings Of 2025
• Watchdog Floats Rules For New Collective Pension Plans
• Banks To Set Own Limit For Contactless Payments In March
• BBVA Gains ECB Nod For Record €4B Buyback
• Denmark Files To Appeal £1.4B Cum-Ex Fraud Case Defeat
• AIB Group Completes €2B Significant Risk Transfer
• EuroChem Can't Ax Order To End Tecnimont Russian Litigation
• Gov't Freezes UK Pension Enrollment Salary Thresholds
• SFO Can Seize £928K From Ex-Adviser Over Legal Fund Fraud
• EU Plans To Boost Retail Investment In Capital Markets
• Freezing Orders Maintain Their Impact 50 Years On
• BNP Paribas Unit To Buy Mercedes' Car Lease Co.
• Gov't Plans To Ease Oversight Of Financial Benchmarks
• Italian Biz Raises €100M To Boost AI Cybersecurity Expansion
• Justices Dismiss 'Weak' £2.7B FX Claim Against Major Banks
• Ex-Goldman Banker Can't Dodge Ghana Bribery Charges
• Edinburgh Trust Urges Shareholders To Nix Board Takeover Bid
• Trio Face 2028 Trial In Director Disqualification Order Case
• UK Supreme Court Tosses Hotel's Atty Fee VAT Appeal
• UK Demands Abramovich Give £2.5B To Ukraine Or Risk Court
• Financiers Sentenced To 11 Years Over Libyan Fund Fraud
• EU Businesses Face Uncertainty Amid Sustainability Reforms
• Funds Dropping ESG Labels Amid EU Greenwashing Review
• UK Watchdog Hands Gov't Plan To Tackle Payments Crime
• Capital One Loses 'Discover' TM For Insurance, Real Estate
• Trading Co. Accuses Ex-Execs Of $21M Client, Employee Theft
• Finance Co. Gets Extra Time To Make £523M UK Credit Biz Bid
• Visa, Mastercard Say Merchants Too Late To Join Class Action
• Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Kirkland Pair For London Office
• FCA's New Crypto Rules Could Pave The Way For Bad Actors
• Diamond Dealer Modi's New Extradition Challenge Delayed
• IT Consultant Virtusa Buys UK Rival Valentia Partners
• Slaughter & May-Led Monzo To Buy UK Mortgage Broker
• Japanese Tech Co. Can't Get 'AI Banker' EU TM
• FCA Mulling Action Over Briefings, Leaks Ahead Of Budget
• Strand Hanson Wins $7M Over Unpaid Pharma Merger Fee
• Financiers Convicted Of Defrauding Libyan Sovereign Fund
• EU Resolution Board Sets 2029 Bank Valuation Deadline
• FCA Prioritizes Consumer Protection In Planned Crypto Rules
• Nationwide's £44M AML Fine Signals FCA's 'Hard Line' Stance
• Banks Criticized For Lax Oversight Of 'Best Execution' Risk
• How Russia Sanctions Trajectory Is Affecting UK Legal Sector
• HSBC Wins Nod To Take Hang Seng Bank Private In $14B Deal
• FCA Sets Out To 'Rebalance Risks' Of UK Mortgage Market
• FCA Motor Finance Compensation Plan Is 'Overreach'
• EY Investigated By FRC Over Audit Of Shell Financial Reports
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Collective Pension Rules Need Safeguards, Trade Body Says
• FCA Misconduct Update Still Leaves Firms 'In The Dark'
• Carter-Ruck Pro Cleared Over Alleged OneCoin SLAPP
• Ashurst-Led Dutch Fintech To Buy Rival For €1B
• Still 'Too Much Complexity' In Savers' Retirement Choices
• FCA Clarifies Guidelines For Non-Financial Misconduct
• Nationwide Fined £44M For Financial Crime Control Failings
• Maire Cos. Face $1B Russian Fine Over EuroChem Arbitration
• EY Must Release Wirecard Audit Files, Top German Court Says
• FCA Sets Timescale For Supporting Gov't Growth Strategy
• Tracking Crypto-Asset Tax Rules In 2025 And Beyond
• Carter-Ruck Pro Says She Was Bound To Defend Crypto Scam
• Late Filing Voids Adviser's Bid For Alleged €10M Share Payout
• Aviva Pens £4M Pension Deal For UK Steel Tube Maker
• BoE Promises Gov't Bank Reporting Cost-Cuts For Growth
• DLA Piper-Led WTW To Buy NatWest Fintech Pensions Biz
• UK Sets Rules For Landmark Targeted-Support Regime
• Reeves Denies Gov't Authorized UK Budget Leak
• Oligarch's Son Loses Claim For €7M Sanctions Compensation
• British Hacker Gets 2 Years In Prison For $9M Crypto Theft
• Pensions Watchdog Strengthens Rules On Admin Oversight
• EY Probed By FRC Over Unauthorized Auditor Reports
• Canada Life Secures £330M Deal With Comet Pension Plan
• FCA Unveils Growth Plans With AI, Tokenisation Focus
• AML Reforms Could Threaten Legal Privilege, Lawyers Fear
• FCA Launches Innovative Data Tool To Fight Financial Crime
• Mishcon Accused Of Negligent Advice On Administration
• Ex-Entain Execs Say Watchdog Breached Privacy At Trial
• EU Lawmakers Agree To Reduce Sustainability Rules Burden
• Lloyds Bank Covers £4.8B Pension Liabilities With Rothesay
• Navigating Legal Privilege Issues When Using AI
• More FTSE 350 Companies Adopt Flexible Capital Guidance
• UK Watchdog Targets Pension Barriers In Private Markets
• US Fund Loses $5.4M Bonus Battle With Fired London Trader
• Investec Wins Bid To Have £22M Debt Case Heard In England
• Lessors Bid To Flip $69M Plane Payment Sanctions Ruling
• Simmons & Simmons Hires Capital Markets Pro From UBS
• AmTrust, Blackstone Launch New MGA Platform
• Lawyers In Crosshairs In New Anti-Corruption Crackdown
• Pension Reforms Could Boost UK Investment By £220B
• A Look At Factors Affecting Ombudsman Complaint Trends
• FCA Releases Landmark Reforms To Boost Retail Investment
• More Than 3M Savers Hit By Salary Sacrifice Budget Change
• BNP Paribas Ups Stake In Ageas With €1.1B Investment
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Watchdog Intervenes In Food Co.'s Pension Plan
• Goldman Sachs' Investor Petershill Leaves LSE
• Nordic Capital Denies Addere Entitled To Hargreaves Deal Fee
• What To Know About FCA's Short Selling Regime Proposals
• Ex-Barclays VP's Discrimination Suit Trimmed Further
• UK Watchdogs Plan To Spur £223B Mutual Financial Sector
• StanChart Settles Investors' £1.5B Iran Sanctions Claim
• Lending Biz CEO Settles Share Transfer Row With Ex-Director
• ICO Challenges Tribunal's Ruling On Dixons Data Breach
• Ex-Oil Biz Director's Claim Trimmed In €143M Case
• EU Parliament Urged To Act On Gaps In Pensions Savings
• Smaller Audit Firms Gaining UK Market Share, Watchdog Says
• How BoE Stablecoin Proposals May Reshape UK Payments
• Gov't To Address Pension Inflation In New Bill
• EU Reveals Plan To Boost Financial Market Integration
• Credit Suisse Settles $99M Margin Call Dispute
• Legal Challenge Withdrawn After Gov't Pensions U-Turn
• EU Adds Russia To Money-Laundering Blacklist
• Hargreaves Lansdown Hires New GC From Direct Line
• Payments Firm Denies Suspecting LC&F Funds Tied To Fraud
• Ex-Barclays Trader Loses Fight Over Firing For Hiding Error
• Investment Fund Director Charged Over Alleged £20M Fraud
• Bridgehaven Confirms Irish Insurer Acquisition To Enter EU
• Chubb Sued Over Advice On 'Worthless' Property Investment
• FCA Brings Forward Date To Tackle Motor Finance Complaints
• Watchdog Says It Warned UK Treasury Of Budget Leak Risks
• Santander Scores $472M For 3.5% Stake In Polish Unit
• BoE Cuts Bank Capital Requirements To Boost Lending
• Nigerian Bank Settles $111M Loan Fight With Engineering Biz
• 5 Questions For RPC Partner Dan Wyatt
• Hogan Lovells Steers Royal London In £55M Annuity Purchase
• Why EU's FDI Screening Proposals Require Careful Balance
• FCA Censures Bookkeepers' Body For AML Oversight Failings
• TPT Picks Gowling, LCP To Advise Pension Superfund
• Gallagher Buys UK Pensions Admin Co. First Actuarial
• EU Seizes €25M Laundered Through Crypto-Mixing Service
• White & Case-Led Activist Blocks Investment Trusts Merger
• Spain, Zimbabwe Urge Top UK Court To Ax Arbitration Awards
• Capita Faces Legal Action Over 2023 Data Breach Failures
• AmTrust Fights Sompo For £59M At Trial Over Legal Funding
• Credit Suisse Charged With Laundering Over Tuna Bond Case
• Investor HICL Pulls Out Of £5.3B Infrastructure Biz Merger
• Eversheds Leads Fertilizer Biz On £265M Pension Deals
• FCA Proposes ESG Ratings Regime To Boost Transparency
• Partners& Enters Lloyd's Market With Broker Buy