FCA has published its response to the Committee’s letter published earlier in the week.

FCA has updated its webpage to highlight the publication of the DRCF blog “Fairness in AI” as well as the 2024/25 Workplan and 2024 Annual Report.  Links may be found via the webpage.

FCA has published its data for Q1 2024.  Interventions in this period resulted in 2,211 promotions being amended or withdrawn by authorised firms.

TSC has published a second response from HMT to its report on the progress of the Edinburgh Reforms.

This edition of PMB consults on changes FCA proposes to make to guidance in the Knowledge Base in relation to the listing regime, including rules for sponsors, in conjunction with CP23/31.  FCA also provides a draft version of the Procedures, Systems and Controls Confirmation Form that it proposes to introduce for issuers to submit to the regulator at admission as described further in CP23/31.

ESMA has published a report which sets out the main outcomes of the global CCP fire drill that took place during the week commencing 13 November 2023.  The exercise involved over 30 global CCPs simultaneously running a simulation of their default management processes, including the majority of EU CCPs.

FCA has published details of Instruments passed at Board meetings held in March and April 2024: Consumer Credit and Mortgages (Tailored Support) Instrument 2024/7 and Listing Rules Sourcebook (Sponsor Competency) Instrument 2024/19.

This publication sets out the revised Core Principles as endorsed on 24-25 April 2024.  The revised Core Principles standard is effective immediately.  The revised text has been incorporated into the consolidated Basel Framework.

This BoE staff working paper outlines an approach to cleaning corporate bond transaction data reported under MiFID. 

Further to this November 2023 consultation, BoE has published feedback, along with the final Codes of Practice, guidance and the WCD Data Catalogue. These will come into effect for recognised firms following their recognition by HMT as having market significance in respect of their wholesale cash distribution functions and activities, under wholesale cash oversight orders provided for in the new regime.