Global Regulation tomorrow Plus: What's next for EU banks? Previewing the Commission's Competitiveness Report

In this episode, Alan Bainbridge and Sebastien Praicheux examine Article 21c of the Capital Requirements Directive VI (CRD VI) and its implications for cross-border bank M&A.

The new inheritance tax rules for pensions will bring significant new responsibilities for scheme administrators, with DC schemes particularly affected. In this podcast, we follow a practical case study through the new regime, looking at the information requirements, withholding and payment notices, potential liability and what administrators should be doing now to prepare for April 2027.

Our podcast mini-series on 'Crypto under the FCA' examines the FCA's highly anticipated policy statements published on 30 June 2026, which collectively shape the new regulatory regime for cryptoassets in the United Kingdom. In this episode we unpack the authorisation process — what firms need to know, where the pitfalls lie, and how the FCA is approaching applications in practice. This is a special edition: we are joined by Val Smith (Head of Department for Payments and Digital Assets Authorisation at the FCA) for a candid conversation on what the regulator expects and how firms can put their best foot forward.

This podcast mini-series on the ‘UK Asset Management Framework Reforms’ examines the FCA’s highly anticipated consultation papers published on July 14, 2026, setting out a proposed a package of reforms intended to tailor requirements more proportionately for asset managers. This podcast in the series focuses on further proposals in CP26/28, in particular the FCA’s discussion chapter reviewing the prudential regime for fund managers.

In the first episode Jochen Vester, Counsel based in our Frankfurt office specialising in Financial Services Regulation, joins us and we ask “are bail-in clauses always needed in Bank M&A deals?”