Between January and April 2026, four MEA
jurisdictions advanced separate digital asset regimes, positioning the region
as a regulatory contender alongside the EU MiCA, the US SEC/CFTC framework, an...
In recent times, another CFD broker received Category 1 and 2 licences in the UAE from the CMA. This occurred just over a year after the firm obtained a Category 5 licence. What do these categories...
The FCA is avoiding a significant fee hike for the upcoming period, keeping the overall increase minimal. Nevertheless, the trend shows a steady climb in regulatory expenses.
Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and South Korea are simultaneously overhauling their digital asset regulatory
frameworks between April and June 2026, creating the most concentrated period
...
In March, major regulators significantly boosted their oversight efforts, with a sharp jump in warnings compared to the previous month.
The SEC and CFTC signed a new agreement to better coordinate oversight across securities, derivatives, and digital markets, aiming to streamline supervision as financial products increasingly span ...
ESMA aims to simplify retail investing by reducing regulatory friction and making rules more user-friendly and aligned with how investors engage with financial services.
New incident and third-party reporting requirements, confirmed today, land on top of Consumer Duty enforcement, client categorisation reform, and an escalating finfluencer crackdown. FM Intell...
An AMF study shows AI is rapidly becoming standard in the French financial sector, with most firms already using or planning to use it, while regulators focus on how these systems are governed, sup...
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ESMA's February 2026 public statement classified perpetual futures as contracts for difference under existing EU law, applying 2:1 leverage caps and the full CFD compliance framework to a product...
IOSCO and the FCA have launched a global initiative to combat AI-enabled fraud in retail capital markets, signaling a shift toward technology-driven tools to protect investors as fraud techniques e...
The Mills Review represents the FCA’s long-term analysis of how AI impacts retail financial services. While it introduces no immediate laws or rule changes, the report signals a shift in regulatory...
ESMA’s Digital Strategy signals a shift toward digitally driven supervision, with the regulator increasingly shaping the technological infrastructure underlying EU financial market oversight.
SEBI's 20-month crackdown offers preview of data-driven enforcement coming to Western markets. Major brokers already exited India as 91% loss rate prompts unprecedented intervention with...
Australia's financial regulator uncovered widespread rule-breaking across its entire CFD industry.
An analysis of five years of FCA enforcement actions reveals a systemic blind spot. Financial institutions keep getting fined not for lacking compliance frameworks, but for failing to verify, updat...
The Financial Conduct Authority is pushing for unified risk-based regulation across all speculative products, with the March 6, 2026 consultation deadline fast approaching.
CySEC's 2026 fee overhaul - if in force - might increase CFD broker compliance costs by 60-128% across licensing, supervision, and regulatory categories, with typical operators facing...
UBS subsidiary Credit Suisse Life Bermuda lost its final appeal before the Privy Council in London against a $600 million plus fraud damages award to Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili. The l...