UK’s fragile heirloom: ceramics sector calls for more help to save ‘vital industry’
Brands such as Portmeirion in Stoke welcome £120m package but seek further support to avert fresh closures
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‘We should not have to sacrifice’: New York could become first state to temporarily ban large datacenters
Kristen Gonzalez, a state senator who authored the bill, said moratorium would target ‘hyperscale’ datacenters over 20MW
SpaceX IPO: how can I buy shares, and what are the risks?
Elon Musk firm plans the biggest stock market launch in history – but experts have flagged potential downsides
Aviation industry looks skywards as leaders fly in for Rio summit
Oil tankers may be stuck behind strait of Hormuz, but holding the Iata AGM in Brazil defies warnings of impending shortages
Blackouts, hyperinflation, dissent: Iran considers perilous prospect of peace
Conditions that led to bloody prewar protests have been made worse, commentators say
‘I’m down to one option’: bank customers left frustrated by latest closures
Apps intended to replace branches have been hit by outages, as a poll finds most Britons want high street services
Outrage in Albania over Kushner-Trump $1.6bn luxury resort – The Latest
Thousands have protested in the streets of the Albanian capital, Tirana, this week against a planned luxury resort backed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority – Memorandum of Understanding on the supervision of Financial Market Infrastructure
The Bank of England (Bank) co-operates with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to supervise financial market infrastructure (FMI).
SEC Announces New Members of Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee
On September 5, 2025, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the formation of a new Cross-Border Task Force focused on investigating potential US federal securities law violations related to foreign-b…
Minutes of the Synchronisation thematic engagement working group - 30 April 2026
The Bank introduced the first co-creation thematic engagement working group on synchronisation since the terms of reference were refreshed, outlining the group's purpose, structure, and the context of ongoing synchronis…
Lloyds customers unable to make payments due to IT glitch
Bank apologises after IT update caused problems with Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland apps
Statistical Notice 2026/05 - Implementation of Bank of England Statistics Taxonomy v1.3.1
The Bank of England would like to remind firms that the updated Bank of England Statistics Taxonomy v1.3.1 is due for LIVE submissions relating to end-May data, due from mid-June 2026.
Public asked to help select UK wildlife to appear on new banknote series
The public are being asked to give their views on a selection of wildlife, native to the UK, that will appear on the next series of banknotes in a consultation launched today. Working with a panel of wildlife experts fr…
SEC Publishes Draft Strategic Plan for Public Comment
Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK, EU and international financial services regulation.
Agencies remove additional references to reputation risk
The federal bank regulatory agencies today jointly updated certain interagency documents to remove references to reputation risk.
SEC Announces Four New Members of Investor Advisory Committee
NETSOL Technologies (Nasdaq: NTWK) announced the election of four new directors – Richard Howard, Aamir Ibrahim, Naeem Ghauri and Asad Ghauri – at its 2026 Annual Meeting held June 18, 2026.
SEC Proposes Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
The SEC has released several proposed rules over the past quarter intended to encourage companies to go public and stay public by reducing burdens on public companies, in line with Chairman Paul S. Atkins’ mission to “M…
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Atlantic Union Bank and former employee of Frost Bank
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement actions listed below:
SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Host June 4 Meeting
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Tony Blair is strong on diagnosis, deluded on prescription: Britain’s ills can’t be fixed by him | Larry Elliott
The former PM’s essay rightly calls for a coherent economic plan, but then sets too much store by AI – and a worldview stuck in the past
Minutes of the Board's discount rate meeting on April 20 and 29, 2026
The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes from its recent meetings to review and determine the discount rates provided to depository institutions through the discount window. Today's minutes cover the Bo…
Statistical Notice 2026/04 - BEEDS User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Environment – Statistical Taxonomy v1.3.1 FINAL
The Bank of England is pleased to announce the availability of a BEEDS User Acceptance Testing (UAT) environment for statistical reporting firms and software houses to test Bank of England Statistical Taxonomy v1.3.1 FI…
NS&I failures pile on the agony for bereaved families chasing missing premium bonds
“It has been more than a year of hell,” says Kate Constable about the time it took to claim £46,000 in premium bonds belonging to her late mother.
Metro Bank investors urged to reject executive pay report
Bonus scheme that could hand CEO a £60m windfall is ‘significantly out of line’ with market, says proxy adviser