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Risk & Compliance Report for the Week Ending 5 September 2025
Executive Summary Recent developments reveal a UK regulatory environment faced with a policy trilemma: balancing a new statutory mandate...

James Ross
Sep 6, 202512 min read
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Report: HM Treasury Policy Note and Draft SI on Amendments to the Money Laundering Regulations
1. Executive Summary On September 2, 2025, HM Treasury published a draft Statutory Instrument (SI) proposing key amendments to the UK's...

James Ross
Sep 4, 20254 min read
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FCA IFPR September Newsletter
Executive Summary The FCA has published a new IFPR Newsletter. Key points include the mandatory and immediate notification of changes to...

James Ross
Sep 2, 20254 min read
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Digital Markets Regulation Developments: August 2025
Executive Summary Recent analyses from key European and international institutions outline a landscape characterised by a strategic...

James Ross
Sep 1, 20255 min read
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Financial Crime Developments: August 2025
Executive Summary August 2025 presented several key inflexion points in the global anti-financial crime framework. Three distinct...

James Ross
Sep 1, 20255 min read
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DORA & Operational Resilience - August 2025
1. Executive Summary August 2025 was characterised by a palpable shift in the regulatory landscape for digital operational resilience,...

James Ross
Aug 31, 20253 min read
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FMLC Response to FCA Consultation on Stablecoin and Cryptoasset Rules (CP25/14)
1.0 Executive Summary The FMLC, while supporting the initiative to regulate cryptoassets, identifies material legal uncertainties and...

James Ross
Aug 30, 20255 min read
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US Developments in August
1. Executive Summary In 2025, the United States underwent a paradigm shift in its approach to digital assets, transitioning from a...

James Ross
Aug 30, 20254 min read
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Risk and Compliance ReportĀ For the week ending 29 August 2025
Executive Summary This week's principal developments include a strategic rationalisatio n of the FCA's supervisory communication...

James Ross
Aug 30, 20254 min read
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Evolution for Crypto Investment Products in the UK and US
Recent policy amendments by the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the United States' Securities and Exchange...

James Ross
Aug 27, 20254 min read
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Risk and Compliance ReportĀ For the week ending 22 August 2025
Executive Summary This week's key regulatory developments demand immediate attention from risk and compliance functions, with significant...

James Ross
Aug 23, 20256 min read
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MiCA: Market Abuse RTS Published in the OJ
Executive Summary On 20 August 2025, the European Union published Commission Delegated Regulation 2025/885, establishing the Regulatory...

James Ross
Aug 21, 20253 min read
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FCA Policy Shift on Crypto ETNs
1.0 Executive Summary On 1 August 2025, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced a significant policy reversal, permitting...

James Ross
Aug 20, 20254 min read
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Risk & Compliance Report For the week ending August 15, 2025
Executive Summary This week's key regulatory updates show increased focus on consumer protection, operational resilience, and new...

James Ross
Aug 16, 20256 min read
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Report: Compliance with Sub-recommendation A(1) of the ESRB Recommendation of 2 December 2021
1.0 Executive Summary This report provides a formal assessment by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) concerning the level of...

James Ross
Aug 13, 20253 min read
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Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA): H1 2025 Implementation Report
Executive Summary The first half of 2025 marked a critical phase in the operationalisation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act...

James Ross
Aug 12, 20254 min read
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MiCA Regulatory Developments and Market Impact in H1 2025
Executive Summary The first half of 2025 marks a critical implementation phase for the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation (EU)...

James Ross
Aug 10, 20255 min read
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Risk & Compliance Report For the week ending: 8 August 2025
Introduction This week saw significant regulatory activity from UK and EU authorities, with a strong focus on consumer redress, wholesale...

James Ross
Aug 9, 20254 min read
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EBA Consults on Revisions to Guidelines on Internal Governance
Executive Summary The EBA/CP/2025/20 consultation paper proposes draft revised Guidelines on internal governance for financial...

James Ross
Aug 8, 20253 min read
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July FinCrime Developments Report
In July 2025, several key reports from global and national bodies, led by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), painted a clear picture...

James Ross
Aug 3, 20254 min read
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