Renaissance at market speed: UK wholesale finance in 2026
Why this matters
This speech covers key regulatory updates and priorities for the UK wholesale finance sector, including actions on market integrity, operational resilience, and embracing technological innovation like AI and crypto. It indicates a high level of regulatory activity and change that firms in the capital markets, trading, and crypto/digital asset spaces should be aware of.
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What the FCA said
Speech by Nikhil Rathi, FCA chief executive, at the Goldman Sachs EMEA Head of Trading conference 2026. And as we roll with the punches, we also shouldn’t sell ourselves short.We gained ground last year - London just one point behind New York in the latest Global Financial Centres Index.There is understandable focus…
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Context
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) — UK financial services regulator. We track 425 updates from them.
Financial services regulation in the UK, primarily overseen by the FCA and PRA. Browse all United Kingdom updates.
This update is classified under Market Abuse / Surveillance, Technology & Cyber, Reporting & Disclosure and Capital Markets & Trading.