Tim Lewis is a Features Writer at The Observer. He specializes in finance and investment, with a focus on capital markets, economic policy, and the global economy. Tim's work has been featured in notable publications such as Medium, Yahoo Sports Canada, and The Guardian.
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Marigolds are popular flowering annuals grown in America today. Natives of Mexico, South America, and the southwestern United States, the marigold (genus Tagetes) is heat and drought tolerant as well as floriferous.
The Financial Conduct Authority has announced the first phase of changes to the UK Senior Managers and Certification Regime, with implementation beginning in April 2026. While these initial modifications are relatively minor adjustments aimed at reducing regulatory burden, they include some tightened requirements around regulatory references and notification obligations that firms and senior managers need to understand and prepare for.
By: Tim Lewis, Will Normand, Phil Bartram
Regulators face a dilemma. On both sides of the Atlantic, they have started making proposals to deregulate private market rulebooks.
By: Tim Lewis, Jeremy Elmore, Michael O Brien
The UK government has launched a £500m sovereign AI fund led by Balderton's James Wise, aiming to help British AI startups start, scale, and compete globally. With ticket sizes between £1m-£10m, the fund offers not just capital but fast-tracked visas, supercomputer access, and government procurement opportunities—but can this strategy overcome the UK's historical challenge of retaining founders at the growth stage?
By: Phil Bartram, Tim Lewis, Danny Riding
The Council of the European Union has published its negotiating position on SFDR 2.0, introducing significant changes including an opt-out for professional investor-only AIFs and clarifications on private asset eligibility. Will these broadly welcome amendments survive the upcoming trilogue negotiations with the European Parliament and Commission, and what does this mean for the timeline of implementation now expected in mid- to late-2029?
By: Tim Lewis, Travers Smith
In one of the most hotly anticipated consultations of the year, on 14 July 2026, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its proposals for reforming the remuneration framework for UK solo-regulated firms.
By: Tim Lewis, Phil Bartram, Danny Riding
HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority have published proposals to reform the UK AIFMD regime, introducing a three-tiered approach based on fund size and simplifying regulatory requirements. The changes aim to enhance UK competitiveness while potentially bringing some previously unregulated funds within scope, raising questions about the balance between regulatory relief and new compliance burdens.
Travers Smith's Financial Services and Markets team presents a comprehensive regulatory roadmap for Q4 2026, covering critical developments from the UK AIFM Review and cryptoassets regime to EU market integration reforms. This practical guide equips senior managers and compliance advisers with actionable priorities across asset management, fintech, payments, and ESG reporting as regulatory change accelerates in both UK and EU jurisdictions.
By: Tim Lewis, James Barnard, Samuel Brewer
The European Parliament has published its negotiating position on SFDR 2.0, setting the stage for trilogue negotiations between the Commission, Parliament and Council. With the asset management industry hoping for relief from the complexities of SFDR 1.0, the Parliament's proposals claim to simplify the regime while maintaining credibility of sustainability-related investments.
By: Natalie Lewis, Henriika Hara, Tim Lewis
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published new guidance on AI adoption in financial services, setting out expectations for governance, operational resilience, and consumer protection. While the guidance reinforces existing regulatory principles rather than introducing new rules, it signals AI oversight is rising up the supervisory agenda and firms should review their policies against these formalized expectations.
