FCA: Authorised fund applications – our expectations
FCA has published a document for firms applying for collective investment schemes to be authorised as: authorised unit trusts; authorised contractual schemes, and ICVCs. It covers some of the specific questions asked in the fund authorisation application forms, as well as some of the main areas where applicants have not provided the necessary information
Last updated · 13 Mar 2026
Regulatory News - Asset Based Financing
See allHMT: 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: 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.
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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