Financial Services UK Archive » April, 2026

Financial Services UK - April, 2026

178 articles

• FRC To Set Tougher Audit Standards On Fraud Risks
• FCA Charges Ex-Mortgage Broker For Flouting Ban
• SoftBank Unit Says Ex-Directors Duped It Into £2.5M Deal
• EU Risks Falling Behind With Delay In Digitization Rule Fixes
• Pensions-Backed Schroders Fund Invests £100M Into UK Cos.
• Imprisoned Oligarch Denied Appeal Over $14B Asset Seizure
• Gov't Vows To Broaden Scope Of Captive Insurance Regime
• Lazard To Buy HSF Kramer-Led Campbell Lutyens For $575M
• Ex-Jusan COO Claims He Blew Whistle On Embezzlement
• More UK Businesses Face Crisis Over Taxes, War, Report Says
• Solicitor Fined Over £237M LC&F Mini-Bond Scheme Conflict
• Mercedes, VW Challenge FCA's £7.5B Motor Finance Plan
• Flagship Pension Reforms Clear Final Parliamentary Hurdle
• FCA Says Cos. Should Share Data To Combat Market Abuse
• Uzbekistan Fund Shoots For $1.95B Valuation In London IPO
• BoE Set To Bolster Funded Reinsurance Regulatory Oversight
• FCA Eyes Overhaul Of APR Presentation In Loan Ads
• Europol Says AI, Crypto Are Fueling Elusive Cybercrime
• People's Partnership Is First Master Trust To Join PMI Program
• Budget Tax Raid Fears Spurred Pension Withdrawals
• 4 In 5 Adults Unaware Of Pensions Dashboards, KPMG Says
• UK's Over-85 Population To Double Amid State Pension Fears
• Barclays Launches £500M Buyback After 'Solid' Results
• Pension Megafunds Will Mean Huge 'Concentration Of Power'
• Nick Candy Beats Startup Founder's Freezing Order Claim
• Consumer Body Files Challenge To FCA Car Finance Scheme
• Liquidators Say Diamond Tycoon Used Firms To Launder $1B
• Darchem Ruling Clarifies Status Of JV Members' Solo Claims
• Broadstone To Oversee Section Of Clara Pension Superfund
• Pension Overtaxation Bill Still At £44M Despite Reforms
• EU Regulators Warn Of AI-Driven Risk For Private Finance
• FCA Seeks To Trim IPO Research Rules To Boost UK Listings
• Tycoon's Son Can't Appeal £3.1M Howard Kennedy Bill
• AI-Led Attacks Are Growing Risk For Finance Cos., FCA Says
• Fintech Countersues NFT Firms Over Miscoded Transactions
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Insights From FCA's Latest Customer Due Diligence Review
• Regulator Urges Pension Plans To Sharpen Dashboard Data
• FCA Leads Global Crackdown On Illegal 'Finfluencers'
• EU Sanctions 20 More Russian Banks, Crypto, Shipping
• Father Admits He Misled Sons Amid £5M Row Over Loan
• Tax Barrister Suspended After Failed Libel Claim
• WealthTek Clients To Get £19M Compensation From Adviser
• Ex-RBS Banker Gets Prison For Soliciting £274K In Bribes
• Ex-Minister Sounds Alarm As Lords Clash On Pensions Bill
• BoE Pushes Banks To Combat Anthropic Mythos-Type AI Risk
• UK Banks, Insurers Join Gov't Retail Investing Drive
• Gov't Pulls Plug On Capita's Royal Mail Pensions Contract
• Lessons From Spain's Decision Not To Enforce UK Judgment
• Class Rep Seeks To Revive £2.7B FX Claim As Opt-In Action
• Lenders Say Group Motor Finance Case Should Be Split Up
• Kirkland-Led Wendel Takes Control Of Rival In €386M Deal
• FCA Leads 1st Raids On Illegal Crypto Traders
• How New EU Third-Country Branch Rules Will Affect UK Banks
• Regulators Cut Burden On Senior Managers In Rule Changes
• FCA Faces Challenge Over Motor Finance Redress Formula
• Sweden's Norion Builds Wealth Manager Offering With Deal
• Pensions Regulator Names New Chair Amid Reforms
• EU Adopts Anti-Corruption Law With 5% Turnover Fines
• Greece Defends Crisis-Era €62B Bond Call At Trial
• Insurer Royal London Launches 'Targeted Support' Service
• CMS, Eversheds Steer Superfund Clara On £43M Pension Deal
• Lessons From ESMA's Record €1.4M Trade Repository Fine
• FCA Picks 8 More Companies To Test AI On Customers
• Law Commission Mulls New Consumer Class Action Regime
• EQT Raises $15.6B For Asia-Pacific Private Equity Fund
• The 2026 UK Lawyer Satisfaction Survey: Where Do You Stand?
• Glencore Ruling Broadens Scope For Challenge Over Privilege
• Irish Co. Defeats £18M Tax Appeal Over Lehman Bros. Debt
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Reform UK Deputy Says His Co. May Have Made Tax Errors
• Refinitiv Settles Children's World-Check Privacy Claim
• EU Banks Urge Lawmakers To Stop Overlap In Regulations
• FCA Sets Out 2026 Program For Helping Innovation And AI
• Hermes, Shell Funds Join Entain Claim Over Bribery Probe
• UniCredit Presses Commerzbank Deal With Overhaul Pitch
• Macquarie Selling Romanian Grid Network For About $825M
• Brexit Backer Owes Inheritance Tax On Donations, Court Says
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Businessman Denies Duping Council In £150M Solar Deal Row
• BoE To Keep Watch On Finance Firms' Safe AI Use This Year
• Deutsche Bank Reports Potential Russia Sanctions Lapses
• Ex-Goldman Banker Must Pay Back £400K Legal Aid Funding
• EU AML Body Seeks Baseline Rules For Firms' Risk Reviews
• CMA's 5-Point Plan Signals Shift In Enforcement Priorities
• Retailer Biz Can't Block UniCredit's €42M Russian Asset Fight
• Gov't Defends Power To Shift UK Pensions To Private Assets
• EU Watchdog Eyes 25% Cut To 13 Solvency II Rulebooks
• Gov't Reports Capita Over Pension Data Breach
• FCA Unveils New Short Selling Rules To Cut Red Tape
• UK Product Testing Biz Rebuffs EQT's Indicative Takeover Bid
• Glencore Can Shield Internal Legal Prep Docs In Investor Case
• UK Sanctions Body Unveils 3-Year Plan To Speed Probes
• Cleary Helps Uzbekistan Fund Win $300M Backing In UK IPO
• Payments Co., Owner 'Sabotaged' $175M Sale, Crypto Biz Says
• UBS Must Reveal Atty Comms In Ex-Trader's $400M Libor Suit
• Gold Mining Boss Says £18M Share Payment Not Due
• Arms Broker Denies Criminality Over Libya, Sudan Deals
• Targeted Support Drives 53% Jump In First-Time Investing
• Collapsed Pensions Biz Misused Clients' Money, FCA Says
• Pension Funding Drops £9.9B Over Middle East Conflict
• EU Risks Losing Startups Without Unified Investor Exit Rules
• Austria's BAWAG To Buy Irish Lender Permanent TSB For $1.9B
• PwC Elevates UK Legal Chief To Global GC
• Bank Can't Slash £1.4M Payout For Director At Court
• FCA Bans Motor Finance Ads Misusing Martin Lewis Clips
• Biotech Director Wins $3M Loan Row With Bahamian Bank
• ECB Pushes EU Banking Rule Changes To Boost Competition
• Fire Alarm Biz Boss Banned Over £327K Tax Dodging
• NCA Can Keep £9M Seized From Cambodia Scam Suspect
• Mortgage Broker Acquires Homebuying Platform In £1.4M Deal
• Insurers Face Mounting Backlog Of Pension Buyouts
• Responding To UK's New Late-Payment Enforcement Regime
• FCA Sets Out Open Finance Push To Widen Consumer Choice
• Deutsche Börse Buys $200M Stake In Kraken Crypto Platform
• Investor Hits Litigation Funder With Winding-Up Order
• House Of Fraser Left Bruised After TM Clash With Property Biz
• BoE Unveils Alternative Bail-In Method For Bank Failures
• Perella Weinberg To Buy London Advisory Boutique
• Saba Capital Welcomes Rebuff Of Edinburgh Trust Exit Offer
• Swedish Bank Scam Suspect Extradited From US
• Longevity Insurance Deals Set To Rise, Broker Aon Says
• Crispin Odey Drops £79M FT Sexual Misconduct Libel Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• FCA Warns Asset Managers On Conflicts, Consumer Duty
• EU Watchdog Plans Deep Cutbacks In Bank Reporting Rules
• NCA-Led Approval Phishing Sting Freezes $12M
• Unpacking HMRC's Decision To Delay Tax Adviser Regime
• Middle East Conflict Reverses Gains In Pension Plan Funding
• Slovenian Bank Makes Rival €566M Bid For Austria's Addiko
• Fed Ends Crédit Agricole, Goldman Enforcement Orders
• Crypto CEO Fights Extradition On Human Rights Grounds
• London Energy Investor To Sell Assets In Wind-Down
• PwC Faces Probe Over Audit Of Troubled Investment Firm
• Insurance Body Calls For Changes To EU Tax Reform Plans
• FCA Finds Customer ID Gaps At Banks, Asset Managers
• Ex-Trader Says Deutsche Bank Can't Block £12M Claim
• Adviser Loses Challenge To FCA Ban Over Stalker Disruption
• RocaJunyent-Led Spanish Lender Sells €3B Loan Portfolio
• LSEG Starts Fresh £900M Buyback After Earlier Stage Ends
• Ex-Fidelity Pro Can't Get Temp Pay In Whistleblowing Case
• UK Gov't Expands Tax Relief For Startup Investment
• Finance Co. Told To Wind Up After Investors Claim £1.7M Loss
• BDO Denies Negligence Caused Collapse In £80M Audit Fight
• FirstRand To Sell Aldermore Over UK Car Loan Redress
• EU Fund Managers Urge Simpler Cross-Border Tax Rules
• EU Sustainable Rules Need Clarity, Finance Body Warns
• Geopolitical Risk 'Heightens Pensions Security Concerns'
• Squire Patton Steers Aviva's £100M Iveco Pension Plan Buy-In
• Brothers Claim Signatures Were Forged In £5M Debt Case
• UK Treasury Pressed To Widen Equivalence Regime With EU
• CORRECTED: HMRC Takes On New Powers As Tax Dodge Measures Kick In
• City Body Foresees Problems In Gov't Digital ID System
• DWF Joins FCA And PRA Supervision Panels
• ING Ends Russian Unit Sale Amid Doubts On Buyer Approval
• Ex-Centerview Banker Inks DPA To End Insider Trading Case
• Inheritance Tax Changes To Hit Investment, Advisers Warn
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ex-Deutsche Execs Seek £700M Over Scapegoating Claims
• Group Calls For Tougher FCA Rules On Big Investor Conflicts
• What CMA Blog Reveals About Pricing Collusion Scrutiny
• UK Regulators Plan Boost To High-Value Mortgage Lending
• Zimbabwe Minister Says $102M Libyan Bank Claim Is Too Late
• Stephenson Harwood Steers £40M Canada Life Pension Buy-In
• Investors Settle £4.3M Case Against Tax Refund Lender
• FRC Ends Probe Into KPMG Audit Of Ladbrokes Owner Entain
• FCA's Palantir Tie-Up May Foreshadow Wider AI Uptake
• Sports Biz Owners Defeat JV's Fraud Claim Over $715M Deal
• BoE Finds More Finance Firms Challenged By AI
• Dentons Snaps Up Kirkland Lawyer In London
• BoE Hands Plan For Safe AI Regulation In 2026 To Chancellor
• Justices Undo Finance Co.'s Liability For Investment Losses
• British Business Bank Raises £200M For Venture Capital Fund
• Asset Manager Beats Ex-VP's Appeal Over Ill-Health Firing
• Mega-Deals Hit Record In 1st Quarter Of 2026, WTW Says
• Mercia Asset Management Launches £3M Buyback Program
• Japan Post To Take 2.9% Stake In UK Asset Manager
• Fintech Biz IG Kicks Off 1st Phase Of £125M Share Buyback