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Digital Assets
Solvency II is best place to deal with prudential risks of crypto assets for time being, EIOPA says
The European Unionʼs Solvency II regime is the best place to deal with prudential risks of crypto assets for the...
Conduct & Culture
Supreme Court hears opposing views of role of broker in motor finance
Car dealers selling finance to customers purchasing a vehicle were either the linchpin in the process determining the price and...
Conduct & Culture
Appeal Court went ‘too farʼ in motor finance judgment, FCA tells Supreme Court
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the Court of Appeal went “too far” in its October 2024 decision that...
Regulatory Reform
FCA chief draws clear line of responsibility for government, parliament on financial regulation
Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), reminded lawmakers this week that the regulator carries out the...
Compliance
UK regulatorʼs five-year strategy promises fewer rules, more predictability
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) promised it would be a more “predictable, purposeful and proportionate” regulator and “support growth”...
Climate
Insurers using tech to boost customer resilience as climate risks grow
Insurers are using technology, such as aerial surveys and flood warning, to help home and business owners in the face...
Cryptocurrency Regulation
UK digital assets regulation progress too slow — stablecoin issuers
The slow pace and changing nature of the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) digital asset regulatory roadmap attracted almost universal...
Compliance
Insurers should not fear EU AI Act, DORA will reduce reporting burden, says EIOPA chair
Insurance firms have nothing to fear from the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, while the arrival of its Digital...
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