UK and EU FS regulation—essentials

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This Overview is a guide to the Financial Services content within the UK and EU financial services regulation essentials subtopic, with links to the appropriate materials.

The Financial Services team's UK and EU financial services regulation Essentials are a series of Practice Notes containing comprehensive overviews of key UK and EU financial services regulation covering all major points of interest and recent developments.

The Essentials Practice Notes listed below serve as 'feeder notes' to further practical guidance and news content. As well as being listed in the UK and EU financial services regulation essentials subtopic, they are also located in the relevant subtopic in the Financial Services topic tree alongside (as indicated below) together with additional content.

EU-derived Financial Services 'essentials' Practice Notes

The EU-derived Essentials Practice Notes listed below contain links to additional content.

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    UK regulation of alternative investment fund managers—essentials—find this Practice Note, along with further information on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), in Financial Services AIFM regime—overview

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    EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (EU BRRD)—essentials—find this Practice Note, along with further information on the BRRD,

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Big Tech is major obstacle to stopping UK financial fraud

Law360, London: Anti-fraud campaigners are calling on the government to fine Big Tech companies such as Meta on repeated failures to prevent fraudulent financial advertising on their platforms with a tougher and wider regime than envisaged, with the consensus that social media is the biggest obstacle to combating investment scams.

OFSI extends General Licence INT/2022/1834876

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and HM Treasury (HMT) have extended General Licence INT/2022/1834876, regarding Russia Designated Persons–Charities and Interim Managers and trustees. The licence, effective from 30 May 2022 has been extended to expire at 23:59 on 30 May 2028.

UK sanctions regime review lacks detail on beefing up meager enforcement

MLex: UK government plans to consolidate sanctions lists and speed up enforcement of civil-law breaches will be welcomed as aims, but the new plan fails to grasp the nettle of patchy enforcement. The latest look at the sanctions regime appears largely silent on how to improve matters: The government said it would look to increase the deterrent effect of enforcement, but appeared not to mention any new resources for investigators.

Financial Services—other developments (20/5/2025)

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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