Sofia Gerace
UK Financial Regulation Reporter at MLex Market Insight
UK financial regulation reporter at @mlexclusive [email protected]
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mlex.com | Martin Coyle |Sofia Gerace
By Martin Coyle and Sofia Gerace ( June 26, 2025, 11:06 GMT | Insight) -- Former Barclays boss Jes Staley has lost his bid to overturn a ban from the UK’s financial services industry following a UK tribunal ruling today, but was given a reduced fine in the case. The former chief executive faced off against the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority earlier this year at the Upper Tribunal in London as he fought to salvage his reputation over his links to disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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mlex.com | Sofia Gerace
By Sofia Gerace ( June 19, 2025, 08:00 GMT | Comment) -- The London Stock Exchange's junior market, AIM, turns 30 today, but has little to celebrate after recording the largest net outflow of companies since the global financial crisis. The platform for smaller companies to raise capital with light-touch regulations isn't throwing in the towel, though.
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mlex.com | Sofia Gerace
By Sofia Gerace ( June 16, 2025, 09:00 GMT | Comment) -- The UK government is set to open a consultation in the coming weeks to gather views on how to encourage people to invest more of their tax-free savings into the stock market, rather than cash. The review of Individual Savings Accounts could augur the most significant changes since the ISA was introduced in 1999.
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mlex.com | Phoebe Seers |Sofia Gerace
By Phoebe Seers and Sofia Gerace ( June 10, 2025, 13:26 GMT | Insight) -- Powers to force tech platforms to act over scam promotions would be "beneficial," the head of the UK’s financial markets watchdog told lawmakers today, amid concerns that some, such as Meta Platforms, are failing to monitor fraudulent content and promptly respond to takedown requests. But Nikhil Rathi said the issue had been “actively debated” and he wouldn't seek to reopen it.
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mlex.com | Sofia Gerace
By Sofia Gerace ( June 10, 2025, 13:04 GMT | Insight) -- The UK Financial Conduct Authority has again asked the government and parliament to define “tolerable failure metrics,” as regulators have been asked to shift away from a risk-averse approach and allow a greater degree of risk in the financial system.
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