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Image for Ex-Jefferies employee, friend plead not guilty to UK insider dealing chargesFinance

Ex-Jefferies employee, friend plead not guilty to UK insider dealing charges

Image for Britain’s watchdog sets out retail investment reforms in post-Brexit shiftHeadlines

Britain’s watchdog sets out retail investment reforms in post-Brexit shift

Image for Bank of England and FCA announce plans to support growth of mutuals sectorFinance

Bank of England and FCA announce plans to support growth of mutuals sector

Image for UK regulator open to refining motor finance redress plan, Rathi saysFinance

UK regulator open to refining motor finance redress plan, Rathi says

Image for UK to lift pause on motor finance complaint handling in May 2026

UK to lift pause on motor finance complaint handling in May 2026

Date: December 3, 2025

Dec 3 (Reuters) - Britain's financial regulator will lift the pause on handling motor finance complaints on May 31, 2026, two months earlier than initially proposed, as it finalises a compensation...

Image for UK watchdog extends consultation on motor finance compensation scheme

UK watchdog extends consultation on motor finance compensation scheme

Date: November 5, 2025

(Reuters) -Britain's financial regulator on Wednesday extended a deadline for feedback on a proposed compensation scheme for consumers who were mis-sold car finance, as consumer groups and lenders...

Image for Santander UK criticises motor finance scheme as it withholds third-quarter results

Santander UK criticises motor finance scheme as it withholds third-quarter results

Date: October 29, 2025

(Corrects size of provision to 295 million pounds, not 293 million pounds, in paragraph 2) (Reuters) -Santander UK on Wednesday said it has decided not to publish its third-quarter results as the...

Image for Britain's FCA considers rule changes to accelerate IPO listings, Bloomberg News reports

Britain's FCA considers rule changes to accelerate IPO listings, Bloomberg News reports

Date: October 24, 2025

(Reuters) -Britain's Financial Conduct Authority is in early talks to change its rules to shorten the timeline for companies to go public in London by about a week, Bloomberg News reported on Friday,...

Image for UK watchdog secures $101 million redress for BlueCrest fund investors

UK watchdog secures $101 million redress for BlueCrest fund investors

Date: October 14, 2025

By Kirstin Ridley (Reuters) -Britain's Financial Conduct Authority on Tuesday secured $101 million in redress for investors in a fund sub-managed by BlueCrest Capital Management and imposed a public...

Image for Close Brothers lifts motor finance charge by about $180 million

Close Brothers lifts motor finance charge by about $180 million

Date: October 14, 2025

(Reuters) -British lender Close Brothers said on Tuesday it expects to take an additional charge of about 135 million pounds ($179.86 million) in relation to the motor finance mis-selling scandal,...