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BIS: Note of Basel Committee meeting
BIS has published a note of the Basel Committee meeting held on 28–29 September 2026, Topics include: digitalisation in AI; cryptoassets; GSIBs; interest rate risk in the banking book; liquidity, and AML/CTF,
FCA: CP26/34: Preparing for the new transaction reporting regime
FCA has published the detailed results of the annual survey, noting that 79% of firms are highly satisfied with their relationship with the regulator, up from 74% last year. The Practitioner Panel notes that the results also highlight that firms want simpler regulation, greater predictability and a more proportionate regulatory framework and questions whether simplification initiatives are making reductions in the regulatory burden or costs.
FCA/Practitioner Panel: 2026 survey
FCA has published the detailed results of the annual survey, noting that 79% of firms are highly satisfied with their relationship with the regulator, up from 74% last year. The Practitioner Panel notes that the results also highlight that firms want simpler regulation, greater predictability and a more proportionate regulatory framework and questions whether simplification initiatives are making reductions in the regulatory burden or costs.
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- https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/external-research/fca-practitioner-panel-joint-survey-2026.pdf
- https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/firms-confidence-satisfaction-and-trust-fca-rise
- https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/external-research/fca-practitioner-panel-joint-survey-2026-methodological-note.pdf
FCA: Authorisations operating service metrics
FCA has published Q1 2026/27 operating service metrics.
BoE: Speech by Nathanaël Benjamin: A unique vantage point
Text of Nathanaël Benjamin’s speech of 1 October 2026 follows in which he discusses surveillance of the markets, with particular regard to hedge funds and the gilt repo market.
BoE: Speech by Sasha Mills: New horizons: the legal and commercial frontier of digital assets
Text of Sasha Mills’ speech of 1 October 2026 follows in which she sets out the ways in which BoE will support innovation in digital finance.
FCA: Pure protection contracts product sales data
FCA has published pure protection product sales data from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2025.
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FCA: Primary Market Bulletin 66
Topics in the latest edition include: a consultation which sets out FCA’s expectations regarding comply or explain in the context of the new sustainability disclosure requirements, and recent observations from discussions with issuers and their advisers on assessing issuer disclosure obligations that arise from a cyber incident.
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PRA: Thematic feedback on accounting for IFRS 9 expected credit losses
PRA has published a “Dear CFO” letter from David Bailey to selected PRA-regulated deposit-takers. The letter provides thematic feedback from the regulator’s review of written auditor reports received in 2026 covering IFRS 9 expected credit loss accounting and accounting for climate risk.
BoE: Systemic risk survey results
BoE has published the H2 2026 survey results. Amongst other matters, it is noted that geopolitical risk and cyberattack remain the two most frequently cited sources of risks among participants, and the number of participants citing risks surrounding AI has increased substantially.
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