Financial Institutions Webinar Calendar 2026

Below are details of our Financial Institutions Spring 2026 webinar programme.

Please contact christina.glattli@farrer.co.uk if you have any further questions.

Tuesday 10 February

12.00pm - 1.00pm

Financial Institutions update

In this webinar, we will provide a horizon scanning presentation on forthcoming legal and regulatory changes impacting financial institutions, including:

  • Horizon scanning for the year, including updates to the SM&CR regime, targeted support, FCA proposed changes to the client categorisation and conflicts regime;
  • A crypto update, including the new regulatory regime for stablecoins and other cryptoassets;
  • Consumer Duty update; and
  • Cross border developments re the Berne Financial Services Agreement and impact of CRD VI for UK firms.

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Tuesday 17 March

12.00pm - 1.00pm

Asset managers

The second webinar will focus on topics relevant to asset managers.

  • Proposed reform of the Appointed Representatives Regime;
  • The FCA's proposed changes to the liquidity risk management framework for funds; and
  • Recent developments in private markets.

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Tuesday 28 April

12.00pm - 1.00pm

Private banks and payments firms

This webinar will focus on topics relevant to private banks and payments firms, including:

  • An update on the Mortgage Rule Review, the new FCA Regulatory Priorities Reports for consumer finance, retail banking, mortgages, and payments and latest on the Consumer Duty;
  • The FCA's consultation on simplifying the pensions and advice rules; and
  • New capital requirements for Small Domestic Deposit Takers and proposed changes to the high loan-to-income (LTI) flow limit.

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Recent topics

Financial Institutions update webinar

  • The Leeds Reforms and the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy
  • Changes to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime
  • The Advice Guidance Boundary Review and new regulated activity of providing targeted support

Asset managers

  • Mortgage Rule Review and reform of the Consumer Credit Act 1974
  • Open Banking recap, latest on Open Finance regulatory framework and National Payments Vision Update
  • Supreme Court judgment in Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank Plc (2025) relating to non-commercial hybrid lending transactions
  • Guest speaker: Peter Tyler from UK Finance on current work priorities for UK Finance

Private banks and payments firms

  • Mortgage Rule Review and reform of the Consumer Credit Act 1974
  • Open Banking recap, latest on Open Finance regulatory framework and National Payments Vision Update
  • Supreme Court judgment in Waller-Edwards v One Savings Bank Plc (2025) relating to non-commercial hybrid lending transactions
  • Guest speaker: Peter Tyler from UK Finance on current work priorities for UK Finance

You will be able to ask questions during each webinar, but you can also email questions in advance to Grania Baird at grania.baird@farrer.co.uk.

The contents of webinars may vary slightly to reflect current developments.

We are happy to organise internal seminars at clients' premises on agreed topics. If this is of interest, please contact a member of our team.

Grania Baird

Head of Financial Institutions

Marc Glancy

Head of Private Banks & Wealth Managers

Andy Peterkin

Head of Asset Managers

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