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Financial Services weekly highlights—7 March 2024

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Published on: 07 March 2024

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Table of contents

Spring Budget 2024
Spring Budget 2024—key Financial Services announcements
Brexit
Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No 5) Regulations 2024
UK, EU and international regulators and bodies
FRC updates Corporate Governance Code Guidance
Finance Act 2024, Schedule 1 (Research and Development) (Appointed Day) Regulations 2024
FCA publishes CP24/3: Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 43
FCA publishes Handbook Notice No 116
FCA publishes webpage on wind-down planning

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Article summary

This week's edition of Financial Services weekly highlights includes: Spring Budget 2024—key Financial Services announcements; Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Commencement No 5) Regulations 2024; FCA Dear CEO letter warns Annex 1 firms of AML failings, and FCA publishes Dear CEO letter on its asset management & alternatives supervisory strategy.

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