Financial Services Regulatory Outlook 2026
The Regulatory Remix
Global regulatory landscape
In conjunction with our US and APAC Regulatory Centres, this global foreword introduces “The Regulatory Remix”, set to shape financial regulation in 2026.
As economic and geopolitical uncertainty persists, policymakers will seek to simplify, or in some cases deregulate. Yet we believe such change will be selective, slow, and fragmented. Regulatory reform will also run alongside strengthened oversight in areas including innovation, private markets, and geopolitical risk management.
The outcome is a more complex, globally fragmented regulatory environment, with significant implications for firms' strategy, risk appetite, and governance.
In focus: UK and EU cross-cutting themes
Unpacking the implications of technology developments, business model innovation and the growth of private markets across the FS industry.
UK and EU sector perspectives
Our view on the most important, complex and new regulatory and supervisory challenges and opportunities facing various FS sub-sectors in the year ahead.
