It is tempting to dismiss the UK government’s plans to scrap banker bonus caps, reintroduce a competitiveness mandate for regulators and to potentially dilute conduct rules to turbo charge the City of London’s growth as a return to casino capitalism. The reality is somewhat more nuanced.

The gilt market spiral in September, which created a material risk to UK financial stability, has brought defined benefit pension schemes under greater regulatory scrutiny. 

The spectacular fall in the value of crypto assets over the past year and November's collapse of crypto exchange FTX has highlighted the pitfalls of investing in this market. Michael Imeson explores how the risks are being managed by different players in the crypto ecosystem.

The Dubai International Financial Centre’s new crypto regime aims for a careful symmetry between the cutting edge and investor protection.

Decentralised finance is one of the most difficult areas of crypto to regulate and could pose systemic risks if it becomes deeply embedded in the traditional financial system, central bankers warned.

Regulator activity in the US and UK concerning communications suggests banks should act quickly to avoid paying a “heavy price”.

Rapid regional bank growth is leading some players into “too big to fail” territory, guiding regulators to consider new debt requirements.

As the world’s forests vanish faster than ever, the European Parliament moves towards tighter due diligence rules. But how effective are they?

The UK’s financial watchdog is introducing new rules to its appointed representatives regime amid consumer-harm concerns. 

The European Banking Authority has set out an action plan following its report outlining deficiencies in the supervisory networks’ operations.