FCA: Approach to recognition of funds under the Overseas Funds Regime
FCA’s document provides details of the OFR process and explains some of the factors it will consider when deciding whether an overseas fund meets the conditions for being recognised under FSMA 2000. Alongside this, FCA has also published a document relating to enhanced disclosures regarding consumer redress schemes and the potential lack of access to FSCS and FOS. Other “how to” guides have been published on FCA’s OFR webpage (third link below).
Last updated · 13 Mar 2026
Regulatory News - Asset Based Financing
See allFCA: UK MiFID transparency calculations
FCA has updated its webpage with the latest results of the annual transparency calculations for equity and equity-like instruments for the UK.
HMT: Joint EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum
HMT has published a note of the meeting held on 11 March 2026. Topics included: policy and macroeconomic/financial stability outlooks; banking; digital finance; markets reform, and sustainable finance.
FCA: Board minutes
FCA has now published the minutes of its 29 January 2026 board meeting. It is stated that “the Board observed the positive outcomes achieved by driving change through outcomes-focused supervisory activity rather than relying solely on rules”.
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The National Savings (Amendment) Regulations 2026/266
The SI amends the National Savings Regulations 2015 to recognise the new entry age of 18 and omits s 25(7) of the Regulations governing the number of ISAs to be opened in any financial year. (Date in force:: 6 April 2026)
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The Individual Savings Account (Amendment) Regulations 2026/248
The SA amends the Individual Savings Account Regulations 1998 to deliver the Government’s decision to allow LTAFs to be qualifying investments for a stocks and shares ISA. It also delivers the Government’s decision that cryptoasset exchange traded notes (cETNs) are to be qualifying investments for an Innovative Finance ISA. (Date in force: 6 April 2026)
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