NRF Global Regulation Tomorrow Podcast

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. This second podcast in the series focuses on the FCA's approach to international cryptoasset firms, in particular the position it has taken for qualifying cryptoasset trading p...

Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus – Crypto under the FCA - Custody   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. This latest podcast in the series focuses on custody and six key themes - trust arrangements, delegation, rec...

In our latest podcast episode on the Consumer Duty, we unpack FCA consultation paper 26/23 — a pivotal paper that could reshape how firms approach about the Duty's reach. We explore the FCA's proposals on scope and application, break down the proposals regarding proportionality, and examine the proposed expectations around principal and secondary manufacturers.

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. This first podcast in the series focuses specifically on the regulatory aspects governing cryptoasset trading. Contacts: Jonathan Herbst, Hannah Meakin, Simon Lovegrove

In this latest episode of our Split the Difference podcast series, where we look into regulatory divergence in the markets space, we examine the commodity derivatives regime and the growing divergence between the UK and EU frameworks focussing on five critical areas: the position limits regime, position management controls, exemptions, position reporting and the ancillary activities exemption.

In this podcast episode, Simon Lovegrove is joined by Peter McBurney, a consultant and Professor of Computer Science, and Matthew Gregory, a partner in NRF's London financial services team, to examine the FCA's Emerging Technology Horizon Scan 2026 — the regulator's first external publication of its kind.  The report explores how converging technologies are reshaping financial services, structured...

In the latest episode of our Let’s talk asset management series, Hannah Meakin, Lucy Dodson and Charlotte Carnegie discuss the FCA’s recent policy statement on progressing fund tokenisation, which introduces new guidance intended to support firms seeking to launch tokenised authorised funds and brings into force rules  that would permit firms to use a new direct dealing model for authorised funds....

In the latest edition of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus, Simon Lovegrove is joined by Robert Langmuir and Flupke van den Bogart from our Brussels Government Relations and Public Policy team to discuss the European Commission's forthcoming report on banking competitiveness, exploring what it might mean for the future shape of EU banking regulation.  

In the latest edition of our global podcast series, Future of Payments, James Morris and Simon Lovegrove continue their discussion on Australia's payment services reforms focussing on the proposed safeguarding regime.

In this latest episode of our podcast series, Split the Difference, we continue exploring the differences and similarities between cryptoasset authorisation in the UK and the EU. Part 1 focused on structure and scope. In this Part 2 we turn our attention to authorisation and supervision.  

In the latest episode of our Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus mini-series on artificial intelligence in financial services, host Simon Lovegrove and Professor Peter McBurney examine the practicalities of embedding AI agents into existing business workflows, exploring the technical and organisational challenges that businesses face when moving from experimentation to real-world deployment. This epis...

In the latest episode of our Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus mini-series on artificial intelligence in financial services, host Simon Lovegrove is joined by Professor Peter McBurney to explore the growing intersection of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, examining how distributed ledgers can provide the transparency, and accountability needed when AI agents operate autonomously in...

In the latest episode of our Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus mini-series on artificial intelligence in financial services, host Simon Lovegrove is joined by Professor Peter McBurney to explore the provocative question of whether Large Language Models truly think or merely simulate reasoning. Drawing on examples from AI history and current research, they examine the practical implications for busin...

This podcast is the third in a mini-series discussing risk assessments, which are the cornerstone of an effective risk and compliance program and necessary in a number of areas to meet UK regulatory requirements. This third podcast takes a more focussed look at risk assessments for operational resilience. Look out for further updates in this series on our Global Regulation Tomorrow blog and podcas...

In our podcast series, Let’s talk asset management, partners from our financial services and asset management teams provide listeners with a crash course on one or more hot topics in the asset management sector. By doing this, listeners will be able to build their knowledge and get insights on recent regulatory developments and market trends. In the latest episode we discuss the FCA's recent publi...

In the latest edition of our global podcast series, Future of Payments, James Morris, Shen Low and Simon Lovegrove take us through some very significant reforms to Australia's payment services regulatory framework following the publication of four new Bills including the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2026: Payments System Modernisation and what firms can do to navigate the changes.

In the latest edition of our podcast series, Split the Difference, Mark Highman, Stephen Ariyan, Hannah Meakin and Simon Lovegrove compare the US and UK regulatory approaches to Prediction Markets and Events Contracts

In the first episode of our Future of Payments mini-series, we are joined by EU colleagues who discuss the Payment Services Directive 3 and the Payment Services Regulation. Together, we explore five key topics that are front of mind for the industry right now – fraud, transparency and consumer protection, supervision, MiCA, and the all-important question of timing.  

This episode of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus is the third in a three-part mini-series in which Jonathan Herbst, Georgia Karamani and Simon Lovegrove discuss how financial services firms can build regulatory and operational resilience amid the geopolitical landscape. This third episode covers governance – governance and accountability, remote working, entity strategy, rapid response and horizon...

This episode of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus is the second in a three part mini-series in which Jonathan Herbst, Georgia Karamani and Simon Lovegrove discuss how financial services firms can build regulatory and operational resilience amid the geopolitical landscape. This second episode covers trading issues – physical markets and underlying, operational resilience and cyber protection, conting...

This episode of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus is the first in a three part mini-series in which Jonathan Herbst, Georgia Karamani and Simon Lovegrove discuss how financial services firms can build regulatory and operational resilience amid the geopolitical landscape. This first episode covers prudential related issues – mapping exposures, stress testing and reviewing internal capital and liquidi...

In the latest episode of Global Regulation Tomorrow Plus, Matthew Gregory and Simon Lovegrove discuss HM Treasury’s recent consultation on reforms to the Appointed Representatives regime. In particular, the discussion touches on five key areas - scope, the gateway, grandfathering, Senior Managers Regime, and the Financial Ombudsman Service.