UK asset managers are heading into 2026 with a regulatory agenda that is moving quickly from consultation to delivery, as post-Brexit reforms transition from policy plans into real implementation.
For both UK-based firms and overseas managers operating in the market, expectations are expanding across disclosure, governance, sustainability, market infrastructure and newer asset classes.
A new guide has rounded up the UK regulatory developments from 2025 that are most relevant to the asset management sector, alongside an outlook on what firms should prepare for in 2026. The aim is practical: it consolidates supervisory focus, rulemaking, consultations and market reforms into a single reference point for teams responsible for compliance, operations and governance.
A new industry guide from Zeidler Group has set out a practical review of the most relevant UK regulatory developments during 2025, alongside an outlook on what firms should be preparing for in 2026. Rather than focusing on policy theory, it pulls together rulemaking, consultations, supervisory priorities and market reforms into a single resource aimed at teams responsible for implementation, oversight and ongoing compliance.
The guide covers the FCA’s evolving supervisory priorities for asset managers and alternatives, as well as sustainability ESG and defence-related regulatory developments.
Retail disclosure reform and Consumer Duty-related changes are also covered in the guide, alongside the developments of the UK digital assets regulatory regime, overseas market access, equivalence and mutual recognition frameworks, and key ares moving from consultation to implementations in 2026. Finally, the report explores governance, conduct and individual accountability, including SM&CR and non-financial misconduct, and markets, trading and infrastructure reform.
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