Mastercard, Visa and Revolut lost their fight on Thursday to block regulators from enforcing a price cap on some transaction fees after a London court rejected their case that the watchdog didn't have the power to impose limits.
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Revolut, Mastercard, Visa Lose Challenge To Fee Cap

By William Janes

Mastercard, Visa and Revolut lost their fight on Thursday to block regulators from enforcing a price cap on some transaction fees after a London court rejected their case that the watchdog didn't have the power to impose limits.

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BoE To Streamline Big Firms' Risk Reviews With 2-Year Cycle

By Najiyya Budaly

The regulatory body of the Bank of England said Thursday that larger businesses will have to attend formal risk reviews only every two years as it moves to streamline their supervision.

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Gov't Drops Planned Probe Into UK Pensions Ombudsman

By Martin Croucher

The government confirmed it has dropped a pledge to carry out a review of the U.K.'s pension arbitration body, in the wake of the Atomic Energy Agency Technology retirement fund scandal.

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LITIGATION

Real Estate Investor Sues Insurance Broker Over Unpaid Loan

By Joel Poultney

A real estate investment company and an affiliate firm have sued an insurance broker and its sole director for their alleged failure to repay a loan worth almost £227,000 ($304,000) and breaches of obligations linked to the businesses.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Pensions Watchdog Hires Treasury Mandarin As Policy Chief

By Martin Croucher

The Pensions Regulator said Thursday it has appointed as its new policy chief one of the leading architects behind the government's push for retirement funds to invest more in the economy.

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DEALS

Pensions Co. Vidett Acquires London Governance Biz

By Tom Fish

Governance and pensions services provider Vidett has acquired Bridgehouse Company Secretaries, an outsourced corporate governance business, as it strengthens its position in an evolving corporate services market.

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PEOPLE

Pinsent Masons Hires Litigation Pro From Close Brothers

By Ashish Sareen

Pinsent Masons has hired a senior in-house solicitor from Close Brothers to boost its services to companies and financial services institutions in complex litigation.

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