UK Private Funds Pose Stability Risk, Lords Committee Warns

By Alex Davidson

A House of Lords committee warned Friday of risks to financial stability from the $185 billion in U.K. private market funds connected with banking and insurance.

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Ex-Director Ordered To Pay £265K Over P2P Lender Fraud

By Christopher Crosby

A London judge ordered a former director of a peer-to-peer lender to pay £265,000 ($355,000) on Friday following the businessman's conviction for defrauding investors after the scheme failed. 

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SEC's 'Hack-To-Trade' Suit Was Unfairly Served, UK Man Says

By Emilie Ruscoe

An accused hacker in the U.K. seeks to shed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations he made $3.75 million trading on nonpublic information he improperly gained access to, arguing he'd been unfairly served in prison.

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Debt Co. Issues New Claim Over DVLA £183M Contract

By Sophia Dourou

A debt collection company has hit the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency with a further claim over a failed bid to secure a £183 million ($245 million) vehicle tax enforcement contract, accusing it of failing to conduct a lawful evaluation process.

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UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London

By Laura Stewart Liberty

This past week in London has seen a collapsed investment firm revive a $15 million dispute with a hedge fund, major Hollywood studios bring an IP claim against the U.K.'s largest internet providers over illegal streaming, and the Department of Health and Social Care sue the law firm and barrister representing it in a pharma competition damages case.

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Insurance Body Backs UK Plans For Pension Evaluation

By Tom Fish

Britain's insurance trade body has endorsed new proposals by the government and regulators to overhaul how workplace defined contribution pensions are evaluated, arming savers with better information on performance.

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EU Sets New Risk-Based Rules For National Regulators

By Alex Davidson

The European Union's financial markets regulator on Friday published new risk-based supervisory principles for national watchdogs, simplifying and cutting their workload.

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WH Ireland Investors Back £13M Buy Of Rival Asset Manager

By Tom Fish

Shareholders of WH Ireland Group PLC have voted almost unanimously for the asset manager's proposed acquisition by a rival, Team PLC, in an all-share deal that values the company at £12.7 million ($17 million).

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ASR Nederland To Buy Bovemij's Insurance Arm For €185M

By Tom Fish

​Dutch insurer ASR Nederland NV said Thursday it has agreed to acquire the insurance operations of Bovemij NV, a local provider of transportation cover, for €185 million ($248.5 million) in cash.

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What To Expect From UK, EU Crypto Regime Changes In 2026

With 2025 marking the first operational year of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation and the U.K.’s rules reaching their final legislative form, the two jurisdictions are converging in focus, but structural design differences mean firms active in both markets will require dedicated documentation to ensure compliance, say lawyers at Morgan Lewis.

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