Introduction

The UK investigations and enforcement landscape continues to shift.

The Crime and Policing Act 2026, which received Royal Assent on 29 April, includes a significant expansion of corporate criminal liability, extending the senior manager attribution test to all criminal offences – a development with potentially far-reaching implications for businesses.

It is a time of…

On 24 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a summary of discussions held throughout 2025 with industry members of its Cyber Coordination Group (CCG) programme.

Background

The FCA set out that its CCG programme brings together up to 140 firms and that members of this group have contributed their insights that reflect what’s…

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI (GenAI), is transforming how professional services and financial services firms operate. We have published a new briefing note which is the first in a two-part series examining privilege and AI. In Part 1 we set out: (1) a recap on key privilege principles and interaction…

On 24 April 2026, the Presidents of the European Parliament, Council of the EU and European Commission signed a Joint Declaration committing to achieve the “One Europe, One Market” roadmap.

With the roadmap, which is a political and operational commitment, the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission commit to achieving One Europe, One Market,…

3 March – 3 April 2026IntroductionESG is changing the landscape for financial institutions as stakeholders, including investors, increasingly expect them to make their operations more sustainable.Financial services regulators also view ESG as a priority, embedding the principles of climate-related financial risks into their supervisory frameworks and dealing with greenwashing issues.There is limited uniformity in regulation…

On 7 April 2026, the AFM published its analysis on the use of AI in the Dutch asset management-sector. The AFM defines the following parties as asset managers: investment firms, fund managers, depositaries, proprietary traders and trading platforms.The AFM states that the deployment of advanced/self-learning algorithms and other AI applications by asset managers is increasing.…

On 4 March 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Regulatory Priorities report for the consumer investments sector.OverviewThe FCA is introducing 9 annual Regulatory Priorities reports to replace its portfolio letters.So far, the FCA has published Regulatory Priorities reports for insurance and consumer investments.Each report outlines the FCA’s priority areas of focus for firms…