FCA: PS25/4: Investment research payment optionality for fund managers
FCA is taking forward recommendations from the Investment Research Review and feedback to CP24/21. These affect UCITS management companies, full-scope AIFMs and small authorised UK AIFMs and residual collective investment scheme operators. Rules have been implemented which allow fund managers to pay for research with a joint payment option. Firms that decide to take up the joint payment option are told to familiarise themselves with the final rules on joint payments in COBS 18 Annex 1 and relevant rules in COLL for authorised funds.
Last updated · 13 Mar 2026
Regulatory News - Funds
See allPRA: PS10/26: Amendments to Resolution Assessment threshold and Recovery Plans review frequency
Further to CP14/25, this PS provides feedback and final policy. The policy in this PS will take effect on 1 April 2026.
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: 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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