Findings from a multi-firm review in the benchmarks sector can help all firms ensure their governance arrangements are calibrated effectively.
By Becky Critchley, Nicola Higgs, Rob Moulton, Jonathan Ritson-Candler, and Charlotte Collins
On 12
On 14 October 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Market Watch 86.
In this Market Watch, the FCA shares its observations from recent supervisory visits to UK retail brokerage firms. The FCA reviewed the systems, controls and governance
On October 8, the United Kingdom’s Home Office released the Official Statistics on Hate Crimes in England and Wales for the Year Ending March 2026. The total number of hate crimes was 146,825, up 7% from the prior year. Religion-based hate
On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice (also known as the ‘ICJ’ or ‘World Court’) delivered an Advisory Opinion, which is of importance for workers across the globe. The question referred
Welcome to the weekly Free Movement newsletter!It’s Alina filling in for Jasmine while she is away.Most of the changes in last month’s statement of changes to the Immigration Rules took effect last week. Skilled workers recognised as victims of modern
On 13 October 2026, there were published a draft of The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Addition of Relevant Enactments) Regulations 2026, with an explanatory memorandum.
Background
HM Treasury (HMT) sets out in its explanatory memorandum that
The dominant digital services that structure much of our daily lives do not charge consumers for access. Search engines, social networks, maps, email: all are offered for nothing … yet they are anything but free. It has become a commonplace
On 13 October 2026, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) published assessment reports on the implementation of its leverage ratio framework in Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The assessments form part of the Basel
Global law firm Freshfields LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised EQT and Isotope Finco S.à r.l. (‘Isotope Finco’), the indirect parent company of Isotope Bidco Limited (‘Isotope Bidco’), on the bank and bond financing for Isotope Bidco’s recommended cash offer of Intertek
