Financial Services UK Archive » March, 2026

Financial Services UK - March, 2026

215 articles

• 57% Of Pension Plans Mull Surplus Extraction, L&G Says
• FCA Auto Finance Redress Plan Open To Legal Challenge
• Dispute Funder LCM Warns Of Uncertainty After Case Losses
• Engineer Extends Blackstone Consortium Offer Deadline
• Howden To Buy Hymans Robertson Insurance Consulting Unit
• Largest UK Pension Funds Reconsidering Insurance Deals
• Rosebank Industries Seeks Move To Main Market From AIM
• Windhorst Given 1.5-Year Contempt Sentence Over €27M Debt
• Retailer Says UniCredit Can't Have €42M Asset Fight In Russia
• FCA Unveils £7.5B Motor Finance Redress Scheme
• FRC Issues Guidance For Audit Firms On Use Of Generative AI
• UK Pension Buy-Ins Hit Record 367 Deals In 2025, LCP Says
• UK Regulators To Target Poor Motor Finance Claims Practices
• Pensions Law Firm Arc Promotes Legal Director To Partner
• Permanent TSB Being Circled By Lone Star, Centerbridge
• Split Fed Gives Morgan Stanley OK For European Arm Reorg
• Crowe Liable For £100K Over Wine Investment Ponzi Audit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Oligarch Fights To Reopen Tossed $14B Asset-Stripping Claim
• FCA Asks Gov't To Extend Reach Of Senior Managers Regime
• Letter From Law Firm Partner Spurs Rebuke From SRA
• FCA Hits Investment Bank With Fine For Monitoring Failures
• FCA Failed British Steel Pensioners, Review Finds
• Carillion Fines Show FCA's Broad View Of Directors' Duties
• Pensions Watchdog Issues Guidance Over Virgin Media Ruling
• Lloyds Banking Group IT Glitch Exposed 448K Accounts
• Eversheds Steers £32M Buy-In For Reebok UK Pension Plan
• UK Hits Crypto Network Tied To Cambodia Scam Hub
• Assessing Potential Legal Claims From Private Credit Turmoil
• FCA To Use AI To Spot Consumer Harm Faster In New Plan
• Insurers Criticize FCA Over Rules On Charging For Advice
• Odey Denies Threat To Shut Biz To Scupper Misconduct Probe
• EU Adopts Landmark Anti-Corruption Law
• Whistleblower Bank Exec Wins Costs In Welsh Bribery Feud
• UK Watchdog Revamps Audit Supervision In Quality Boost Bid
• Financial Redress Body To Use AI Tech For 'Routine Tasks'
• Employers Urged To Address Risks From Pension Shortfalls
• Fraud Plan Puts FCA At Forefront Of UK Crypto-Crackdown
• Modi Can't Block India Extradition Over Torture Fears
• Odey Denies Trying To Silence Groping Victim In FCA Probe
• FCA Eyes Simpler Advice Rules To Broaden Consumer Access
• BoE To Weigh Financial Stability Risks From AI
• Gowling, Squire Patton Steer £140M Panasonic Pension Deal
• BDO Denies Botching Audits And Costing Insurer $100M
• What New FCA Rules Mean For Deferred Payment Providers
• Squire Patton Leads £104M Pension Deal With Aviva
• Russian Sanctions Blocked $69M Unicredit Lease Payments
• Middle East Residents Fleeing War Face Tax Bills In UK
• Judge Sanctions Searches For Proceeds Of €58M VAT Fraud
• Italian Banking Giant Loses IP Campaign Against Rival
• Deutsche Bank Seeks To Grill Vik Over Assets In $360M Fight
• Janus Agrees To Bolstered Trian, General Catalyst Proposal
• Audit Watchdog Floats Package For Small Biz Growth
• Odey Regrets Coming Across To Staff As 'Creepy Old Man'
• NCA, Police Arrest 557 In Anti-Fraud 'Operation Henhouse'
• FCA Stablecoin Sandbox Indicates Shift In Crypto Regulation
• Gateley Guides Medical Supplies Biz On £30M Pension Deal
• Bank Of London Fined £2M For Misleading Capital Claims
• WTW Unit Plans To Launch Retirement CDC Pension Program
• M&A, Deregulation Bring Reset To UK Asset Management
• Four Men Convicted Of Duping Investors Out Of Millions
• Modi Owes $10M For Diamond Firm Loans, Bank Of India Says
• FCA Issues Key Guidance For Firms Offering Targeted Support
• FCA Opens Its Data To Palantir In Fraud Crackdown
• Watchdog Tweaks Reserve Rules For Largest Pension Funds
• Targeted Co. Calls For Safeguards Against Activist Investors
• Misconduct Reports To FCA Double In Number Since 2020
• UBS Gets Final OCC Nod For US Arm To Be National Bank
• FCA Halts Co.'s Operations Due To Manager's 10-Year Ban
• OneCoin Investors Agree To Lift Financier's Asset Freeze  
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• MFS Faces FCA Probe After Collapse With £1B Debts
• Ombudsman Poised To Take Consumer Duty Power From FCA
• FCA Warns Pension Sector Over New Transfer Demands
• Adviser Can't Get Success Fee For Fund's €150M Investment
• Upper House Strips Pensions Bill Of Investment Mandate
• EU Insurers Want Stripped-Down Financial Services Regs
• Speed Up Delivery Of Consolidated Tape, EU Trade Bodies Say
• Lammy OKs Appointment Of Judges Pensions Board Member
• Gov't Warned Of 'Social Crisis' Facing Gen X Pension Savers
• Who Will Be 1st To Prosecute New Corporate Fraud Offense?
• Fintech IG Group To Roll Out £125M Share Buyback Program
• Greensill Can't Stop Disqualification Case Over Unfair Probe
• MFS Owner Hit With Asset Freeze After Mortgage Biz Collapse
• MPs Seek Right To Veto Financial Ombudsman Chair Pick
• FCA Denies Exerting 'Undue Pressure' During Odey Probe
• HMRC Counters Barclays Bid To Revive £800M Tax Deduction
• Walker Morris Steers £4M Pension Deal For Furniture Co.
• FCA Sets New Disruption Reporting Rules To Limit Harm
• Savers Welcome Progress On Civil Service Pension Backlog
• SoftBank Unit Sued By Directors In £8M Share Seizure Row
• Austrian Lender BAWAG Confirms Interest In Irish Rival
• Barclays Defends £800M Deduction For Financial Crisis Debt
• PE Firm Can't Get Early Win In £50M Software Biz Buyout Case
• Mex Group Faces Losses Probe After Dropping £85M Case
• Visa, Mastercard Win Shot At Overturning Fee Liability Ruling
• Modi Rejects India Torture Protections In $2B Extradition Case
• TPR Calls On DC Programs To Consolidate Amid 15% Decline
• FCA Prioritizes Car Finance Provider Cooperation On Redress
• BoE To Toughen Bank Liquidity Rules After Credit Suisse
• Tourism Biz Says Delayed Losses Save $74M Orrick Claim
• Oakley Capital Investments Plows £9M Into Software Firm
• Swiss Re Strikes $2B Longevity Deal With US Insurer Athene
• Pension Group Formed To Raise Trustee Investing Standards
• Victory Bolsters Janus Henderson Bid As Willkie Advises
• Argentina Accused Of Misusing GDP Data In €1.5B Debt Row
• Brokerage Lacks NY Ties In Pensions' Tax Claims, Judge Says
• Investec Denies £22M Loan Breached Sberbank Sanctions
• StoneX Proposes £241M Acquisition Of CAB Payments
• Gov't Warned Against Mirroring Australian Pensions System
• FCA Proposes Major Overhaul Of Redress System
• UK Watchdog Publishes Flexible Governance Reporting Guide
• Insurers Beat AmTrust's £59M Claim Over Legal Funding Fail
• Crypto-Asset Market Downturn Is Driving Litigation Risk
• 'Deep Unease' On Gov't Pension Investment Plans, ABI Says
• Asset Manager Liontrust To Buy Rival Biz For Up To £10M
• UniCredit To Push Commerzbank Stake To Over Crucial 30%
• Decoding Arbitral Disputes: UK Top Court On State Immunity
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FCA Bans Former Forex Exec Over AML Breaches, Forgery
• Industry Backs Gov't Plan To Limit Pension Investment Power
• FCA Sees Banks, Insurers Liaising Poorly With Consumers
• Norwegian PE Firm To Buy Payroll Services Biz For $226M
• FCA's £44M Nationwide Fine Highlights AML Control Gaps
• M&A Surges 14% In European Insurance Sector In 2025
• Guernsey Co. Tetragon To Return $50M To Shareholders
• EU Court Told To Send Back JPMorgan, Credit Agricole Fines
• New Fraud Unit Faces Hurdles To Take On Overseas Scams
• Visa, MasterCard Seek To Appeal Default Fee Ruling
• UK Personal Pension Transfer System 'Not Fit For Purpose'
• EU Watchdog Reveals Plans To Boost Investing, Supervision
• FCA Eyes Risky Mortgage Lending Amid High Consumer Debt
• Ex-Deutsche Bankers Suing For £600M Over Italian Probe
• Barnett Waddingham, Insurer PIC Expand Partnership
• Insurers Back Bid To Boost Outcomes For Pension Savers
• Majority Of Investors In Idox Commit To £340M Deal
• Treasury Committee Investigates Fairness Of Student Loans
• Skadden, Wachtell Lipton Advise As Janus Rejects Victory Bid
• FCA Warrant Against Lawyer In Fraud Probe Found Unlawful
• Ex-Fund CEO Says Odey Fired Him To Halt Misconduct Probe
• Revolut Says BoE Has Lifted Banking License Restrictions
• Irwin Mitchell Sells Debt Recovery Business
• Pensions Sector Told To Protect Against Impersonation Fraud
• £180M Bitcoin Theft Case Cut Down Over Property Rights
• Illegal Sale-And-Rent-Back Scheme Boss Sentenced To Prison
• Legal & General To Start Record £1.2B Shares Buyback
• Direct Line Unit Fined £10.6M For Solvency Miscalculation
• KPMG Blocks Ex-Staffer's Bid To Revive Claim In Payout Row
• UK Pension Surplus Growth May Dip Amid Middle East War
• Odey 'Violated' Ethics Over Sex Misconduct Probe, FCA Says
• FCA Pushes Pension Providers For Input On Value Creation
• Avison Young Settles £28.5M Valuation Negligence Case
• FRC Investigates Vistry Accountants Over Financial Forecasts
• UK Insurers' Body Backs 'United' Gov't Anti-Fraud Strategy
• Hotel Fund Can't Challenge Tax Method Again, Tribunal Says
• Retailer Can't Add Broker To Rosenblatt Negligence Case
• Odey Trial To Test FCA's Personal Conduct Clampdown
• FCA Proposes Crypto-Asset Rule Change To Avoid Overlap
• UK Master Trusts Told To Prepare For Pensions Bill
• Home Office Sets Out Anti-Fraud Rule Changes For Crypto
• UK Pension Funds Warned Over Turmoil From Iran War
• Ex-Barclays Lawyer Joins Scottish Firm Holmes Mackillop
• UK Insurers Call For Trial Run Of Value-For-Money Framework
• Gov't Launches New Fraud Squad To Fight Online Scams
• Annington Sued By Trustees Amid £730M Bond Default Row
• Lender Must Pay £25K For Skipping Risk Exec's Notice Pay
• Developer Accuses Banker Of Cruise Ship Port Takeover Plot
• Aegon Calls For 2-Year Trial Of Value For Money Framework
• JPMorgan Wins Case Pegged To Staffer's 'Inflated' Self-View
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Pensions UK Aims To Close Retirement Saving Equality Gaps
• FCA Disputes 'Unreasonable' Early Closure Of Probe
• How UK Securitization Reforms Will Affect Industry
• Clifford Chance-Led Bank To Buy Aviation Investor For £190M
• Unions Call For Greater Worker Voice On Pension Boards
• Fintech Sues Deutsche Bank, Pathward Over Pharma Flags
• UK Designates 2 Investment Zones In Scotland
• Banks Can't Refuse Instant Fraud Refunds, ECJ Adviser Says
• BAT Sued By Investors Over North Korean Sanctions Breach
• Stronger Gov't Safeguards Needed For Trusteeship, TPT Says
• Watchdog Records Big Shift From Work Savings To Pensions
• Linklaters' Negligence Case Over Fraud Oversight Dismissed
• Gov't Urged To Drop Pension Investment Mandate Power
• FCA Asks Businesses To Help Fend Off Financial Criminals
• Arbitration Awards Outdo State Immunity, Top UK Court Rules
• DLA Piper Hires 4 New Partners In London And Luxembourg
• Lloyds Beats Maternity Bias Claim In Redundancy Dispute
• Ex-Entain Execs Can't Fight Privacy Claim Against Watchdog
• Regulator Expects Up To £400B In Pension Deals Over Decade
• UK Pensions Regulation Needs Major Overhaul, Report Warns
• FCA's HTX Action Shows Crypto Ad Rules Must Be Followed
• AIB Group Kicks Off €1B Share Repurchase
• FCA Plans 3-Month Prep For Motor Finance Redress
• A&O Shearman Advises Wealth Manager On £100M Buyback
• Pensions Dashboard Project Launches Second Testing Phase
• John Wood Group Fined £13M For Misleading Statements
• BasePoint Sees Fall In Support For £543M Buyout Offer
• DLA Piper Fills Out Finance Team With 3 Akin Partners
• Value For Money Framework Must Prioritize Savers, TPT Says
• Legal, Audit Bodies Need Tighter AML Controls, FCA Warns
• Swaths Of Merchants Cut From Swipe Fees Class Action
• FCA To Revisit Listing Rules Introduced For Investment Funds
• Broadstone To Buy Financial Services Consultancy Rockstead
• HMRC Bags Extra £16B From Big Businesses, Audit Says
• Insurance Broker Rejects 'Hopeless' Unpaid Loan Claim
• JPMorgan Lawyer Can't Revive Claim After Forging Letters
• TPR Tells Providers To Adapt To Modern Work Patterns
• Bank Of Ireland Approves €530M Share Buyback
• Guernsey Plans To Name Biz Owners To Curb Financial Crime
• Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Another Weil Finance Partner
• FCA Opens Authorization Gateway For Targeted Support
• Customs, VAT Fraud Costing €45B, EU Prosecutors Say
• UK Territories May Yet Prevail On Ownership Disclosure
• Broker Denies Ex-Man Utd. Player's Portugal Property Claim
• PE Firm Helios Makes $297M Offer For CAB Payments