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A story follows one matter across every verified record about it, from the first to the latest, with its own reference. This month’s edition lists every record.

  1. ST-003ESMA's interim MiCA register, update by updateNext: No date is known · list change: The next register refresh. ESMA states it publishes weeklyMoving · Register or data series · 9 records, last 5 November 2026 · EU
  2. ST-009Russia sanctions: EU, UK and Swiss measures, autumn 2026Next: No date is known · list change: The next EU, UK or Swiss package or renewalMoving · Sanctions listings · 14 records, last 4 November 2026 · EU, UK, Switzerland
  3. ST-001UN ISIL/Al-Qaida list changes, and how the EU, UK and Switzerland follow themNext: No date is known · list change: Each new UN Committee decision, then the EU, UK and Swiss acts that follow itMoving · Sanctions listings · 14 records, last 3 November 2026 · EU, UK, Switzerland, UN, US & other
  4. ST-012The FCA updates its Financial Crime Guide: fraud, crypto, sanctions, proliferation financing and AMLNext: 24 December 2026 · consultation: Comments close on CP26/38, the Financial Crime Guide updatesMoving · Rule-making · 1 records, last 23 October 2026 · UK
  5. ST-004The UK cryptoasset regime, from final rules to commencement on 25 October 2027Next: 18 November 2026 · consultation: CP26/36 (perimeter guidance) and GC26/7 (decentralised finance) closeMoving · Rule-making · 5 records, last 21 October 2026 · UK
  6. ST-002AMLA builds the EU's AML supervisory machineryNext: 1 July 2027 · deadline: AMLA must begin its first selection of directly supervised entities (AMLAR Art. 13(4))Moving · Rule-making · 6 records, last 7 October 2026 · EU
  7. ST-007Liechtenstein's beneficial-ownership register after the July 2026 cyberattackNext: No date is known · commencement: Full reopening, and the date suspended deadlines run againMoving · Incident · 2 records, last 2 October 2026 · UN, US & other
  8. ST-005FINMA enforcement: the VP Bank appeal and the request for fining powersNext: No date is known · judgment: Federal Supreme Court judgment on FINMA's VP Bank appealMoving · Litigation and appeals · 3 records, last 29 September 2026 · Switzerland
  9. ST-008EDPB guidelines open for consultationNext: 13 November 2026 · consultation: Comments close on Guidelines 04/2026 (when to fine)Moving · Rule-making · 3 records, last 17 September 2026 · EU
  10. ST-006The FCA as single AML supervisor for professional servicesNext: 2027/28 · legislation: Legislation laid, subject to parliamentary time (AML and Asset Recovery Strategy 2026–29, Action 9)Moving · Legislation and commencement · 2 records, last 7 September 2026 · UK
  11. ST-011The UK travel-rule threshold: £800 in the regulations, €1,000 in the approved guidanceNext: No date is known · final text due: A revised JMLSG Part II stating the £800 thresholdAwaiting next step · Rule-making · 2 records, last 30 June 2026 · UK
  12. ST-013Insuring digital assets in the UK, after the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025No next step is known.Dormant · Legislation and commencement · 1 records, last 2 December 2025 · UK
  13. ST-010SECO's 24 August 2026 Ukraine version stampConcluded.Concluded · Sanctions listings · 2 records, last 24 August 2026 · Switzerland