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Financial Services

Regulatory and political signals across UK, EU, and international financial services.

Forward-looking · What is coming, not what has passed

What it is

A structured read of financial services policy developments across the UK and EU, with international context where relevant. Focus on regulatory change, political risk, and the environment around prudential, market conduct, and financial stability decisions.

Best suited for

Financial regulators and ministry policy staff, and NGOs working on financial conduct and consumer protection, alongside banks, fintechs and asset managers.

What is in each issue

Structured so you can skim it in five minutes.

  • 01Regulatory calendar and milestone tracking
  • 02Open consultations, with closing dates
  • 03Supervisory priorities and enforcement focus
  • 04Industry positioning and consultation responses

Sample issue

A recent edition, as it lands on Sunday.

The masthead, the TL;DR of the week ahead, and the opening featured story. This is what arrives in your inbox. Structured, forward-looking, five minutes to read.

An InStone Publication
Sun, 26 April 2026
Edition No. 002

Financial services; distilled

UK · EU · US

Good morning. Basel 3.1 enters force in the UK one day after the PRA finalises its capital calibration. A calibration materially lighter than the EU equivalent, with real consequences.

TL;DR · Week ahead

  • PRA: Final Basel 3.1 calibration and CRR framework published.

  • EBA: Revised technical standards on operational risk capital issued.

  • HM Treasury: Financial services growth plan second implementation phase.

  • ECB: Banking union resolution framework update scheduled for Thursday.

Prudential Regulation Authority
Basel 3.1 lands in the UK with a calibration materially lighter than the EU

The PRA's final calibration confirms output floor implementation on a schedule divergent from EU timelines, and with treatment of specific exposures softer than Brussels. The competitive implications begin today...

Why this matters

For UK-headquartered banks and international financial groups with UK booking entities, today's calibration changes capital allocation maths by mid-2026. Cross-border structuring decisions made last year may now need revisiting.

Sample topics

What recent issues have covered.

  • Basel 3.1 implementation across jurisdictions
  • UK financial services growth plan
  • EU Capital Markets Union progress
  • Digital finance and crypto regulation
  • Sustainable finance disclosure developments

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