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Financial services timelines

Lexis+® UK Financial Services maintains an extensive range of timelines covering the most significant developments and regulatory regimes which impact financial services firms in the UK and the EU. For a complete list of these timelines, see Practice Note: Trackers and Timelines—financial services.

Financial Services horizon scanner

Key dates for Financial Services—horizon scanner contains a detailed list of key future developments and dates for financial services lawyers, including UK and EU legislation, rules and guidelines, as well as developments related

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FCA speech on strengthening UK-China financial co-operation focuses on green finance, wealth management and supervision

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a speech by its chair, Ashley Alder, outlining measures to strengthen the UK-China financial partnership through regulatory reforms and enhanced bilateral cooperation. Alder highlights cooperation in green finance and the UK-China Green Finance taskforce, and stresses the importance of both nations working toward harmonised standards and improved sustainability disclosures. Alder suggests that a proposed China-UK Wealth Connect scheme could be a transformative next step for cross-border wealth management. Additionally, he announces the development of a Memorandum of Understanding between the FCA and China’s National Financial Regulatory Administration to facilitate secure data sharing and effective cross-border supervision. Alder also addresses the need to resolve technical issues in existing initiatives such as Stock Connect, which has facilitated significant cross-border listings.

EU AML/CTF: First AMLA speech sets out strategic priorities for the new body

The EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) has published the first speech delivered by its chair, Bruna Szego, at the European Anti-Financial Crime Summit in Dublin on 7 May 2025. The address outlines AMLA’s role in anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF), emphasising that fragmented oversight has previously allowed criminals to exploit regulatory weaknesses and undermine public trust and financial stability within the EU. Szego outlines AMLA’s mandate to complete the AML single rulebook and ensure its uniform application, to enhance the coordination and collaboration of national supervisors, Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) and law enforcement, and to assume direct supervisory responsibilities of 40 of the EU’s highest-risk financial institutions, starting in 2028.

Commission call for evidence on the EU’s Savings and Investments Union strategy

The European Commission has published a call for evidence on fostering integration, scale and efficient supervision across the single market, in relation to the EU’s Savings and Investment Union (SIU) strategy. The call for evidence requests stakeholder’ views in relation to: identifying the barriers that prevent the EU’s trading and post-trading infrastructures from fully capitalising on the benefits of a genuinely frictionless single market; assessing whether the existing regulatory and supervisory framework is fit for the capital markets, particularly for market operators with significant cross-border activities or those operating in emerging sectors; and reviewing the European Supervisory Authorities’ (ESAs) toolbox to assess areas where their effectiveness and efficiency can be strengthened and improved. Feedback is requested by 5 June 2025.

Financial Services—other developments (12/5/2025)

A round-up of other developments, which have not been covered in full by the LexisNexis Financial Services practical guidance team but may nevertheless be of interest.

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