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  • The government is publishing a near-final version of the statutory instrument to replace the Money Market Funds Regulation and create a new framework for Money Market Funds.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The government is publishing an illustrative draft of a proposed statutory instrument to enable the Financial Ombudsman Service to charge case fees to claims management companies and other relevant professional representativ…

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The government is publishing a near-final version of the statutory instrument to replace the EU Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs) Regulation and create a new UK retail disclosure framework.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • This consultation seeks views on the government’s proposal to delete aspects of the Short Selling Regulation related to sovereign debt and credit default swaps.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • This statement explains the government’s rationale for extending the transitional period for third country benchmarks under the UK Benchmarks Regulation to 31 December 2030.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Consultation seeking views on the design and scope of the ban on cold calling for consumer financial services and products, including a call for evidence on the impacts of the proposed ban.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • This consultation paper sets out proposals to align the UK to international standards in insurer resolution, enhancing UK financial stability in the event of insurer failure.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The Investment Research Review, led by Rachel Kent, was launched on 9 March 2023, to consider levels of financial services investment research in the UK, and its contribution to UK capital markets competitiveness.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A consultation on the modernisation of consumer credit legislation.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • This Call for Evidence seeks views on how the government should reform the regulation of the practice of short selling, as part of the government’s programme to repeal and replace retained EU law in financial services.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • This plan sets out how the government is delivering a Smarter Regulatory Framework for the UK by replacing retained EU law on financial services.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • The Payment Accounts Regulations (PARs) transposed the EU’s Payments Accounts Directive in 2015. Part 2 and Schedules 1 and 2 of the PARs set out requirements intended to improve the comparability of fees connected with paym…

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • On 27 June 2023, the UK and EU signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on regulatory cooperation in financial services.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • HM Treasury has introduced two technical amendments to the Financial Services & Markets (FSM) Bill to help facilitate UK firms’ continued use of non-UK Central Counterparties (CCPs) under the run-off regime.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A strategy to harness the UK’s world-leading financial services sector to support our climate and environmental objectives.

    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Call for evidence to support the development of an update to the UK’s Green Finance Strategy.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have completed a review of the criminal market abuse regime, fulfilling the commitment made in the Economic Crime Plan 2019-22.

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • HM Treasury, the CMA, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) have published a joint statement which provides an update on the work of the Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee on the fut…

    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • A consultation setting out the government’s proposals for adapting the UK regulatory framework for financial services to ensure that it remains fit for the future, and to reflect our new position outside the EU.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • A consultation setting out the government’s proposals for adapting the UK regulatory framework for central counterparties and central securities depositories.

    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government