Analysis
By Alex Davidson
The Financial Conduct Authority is likely to step up its enforcement action in 2026 with higher fines and more readiness to name companies under investigation, bolstered by a landmark High Court rejection of a challenge to such a naming decision.
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By Joel Poultney
Proposals by the pensions lifeboat body to continue charging a levy to superfunds do not reflect the risks posed in the emerging sector and stops the funds benefiting from the zero charge applied to other schemes, a retirement savings provider said Monday.
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By Alex Davidson
The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday it has renewed for six months temporary rules allowing U.K. businesses to trade over-the-counter derivatives with European Union clients on EU trading venues, without mutual equivalence.
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LITIGATION
By William Janes
Lupton Fawcett has beaten an attempt by the administrators of property investment companies to revive a £68 million ($92 million) negligence case over a Ponzi scheme, as an appeals court ruled on Monday that they would have suffered loss regardless of the firm's advice.
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Brief
By Sophia Dourou
A former investment fund director accused of perpetrating a long-running fraud worth up to £20 million ($27 million) will stand trial in 2028, a judge said Monday.
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POLICY & REGULATION
By Alex Davidson
The European Union's financial markets watchdog launched a process on Monday to select a consolidated tape provider for over-the-counter derivatives in a move designed to boost market transparency.
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By Tom Fish
Divorced women in the U.K. retire with substantially smaller pension savings than their male counterparts, highlighting a deepening "pension gap" tied to marriage and lifetime earning patterns, a consultancy said on Monday.
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DEALS
By Tom Fish
Oakley Capital Investments Ltd. said Monday that Oakley Capital Fund VI has agreed to acquire a majority stake in finance specialist Global Loan Agency Services to expand the private equity firm's presence in a growing market.
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By Joel Poultney
Pension deals in the U.K. could hit a record £55 billion ($74 billion) in 2026 if favorable pricing continues amid a rise in acquisitions among some of the biggest insurers in the sector, Lane Clark & Peacock LLP said Monday.
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Brief
By Irene Madongo
Financial advisory company Interpath Ltd. said on Monday that investor Bridgepoint Group is involved in exclusive negotiations for funds it manages to acquire a majority stake in Interpath's business.
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PEOPLE
Brief
By Eddie Beaver
Grosvenor Law revealed on Monday that it has appointed Chris Roberts as partner to spearhead its new white-collar crime and investigations team.
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EXPERT ANALYSIS
With EU and U.K. digital regulation becoming an operational reality in 2025 and no sign of slowing in 2026, organizations need to embed content moderation, cybersecurity and data access obligations into their compliance structures, although legislative divergences mean that multinational businesses must also consider parallel and sometimes conflicting expectations, say lawyers at Morrison & Foerster.
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2025 saw a chaotic regulatory landscape and novel litigation around environmental, social and governance issues and sustainability — and 2026, while perhaps more predictable, will likely be no less challenging, with more lawsuits and a regulatory tug-of-war complicating compliance for global companies, say attorneys at Crowell.
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