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Prudential Regulation Authority

TL;DR

  • The PRA's outgoing chief, Sam Woods, expressed significant concern over the IT system vulnerabilities of lenders.
  • Changes are planned for capital rules on 'funded reinsurance' due to concerns about sector arbitrage.
  • The PRA is easing restrictions, including those on financial sector pay and lending/treasury activities post-2008 financial crisis.
  • The government is pushing for regulatory reforms to stimulate growth, impacting the PRA's policy considerations.
  • Some lenders, including Barclays, are under scrutiny by the PRA for due diligence issues.
  • Financial sector fines have fallen to their lowest point in a decade.
  • The PRA is considering shortening the deferral period for certain regulations from 8 to 5 years.
  • The Bank of England has delayed the start date for a revised framework to the beginning of 2026.