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RAM 2027 gives packaging producers a clearer compliance timetable now. PackUK’s updated recyclability methodology sharpens the link between packaging design, producer responsibility costs, and sustainability reporting.
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Serbus has acquired Westica to deepen critical communications capability nationwide. The deal adds wireless network expertise, strengthens its Scottish footprint, and supports a private equity-backed buy-and-build strategy in critical national infrastructure services.
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UK scrutiny could slow one of media’s largest takeover deals. Ministers are considering whether to intervene in Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on public-interest grounds.
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Crypto companies face tougher UK rules before full authorisation begins. The FCA’s new framework brings crypto platforms, intermediaries, custodians, stablecoin issuers, and staking arrangers closer to mainstream financial-services standards.
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UK defence exporters gain expanded finance capacity for overseas contracts. UKEF’s new £50bn Defence Export Fund increases its total capacity to £130bn and gives British suppliers a larger state-backed financing offer for major international orders.
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App developers could gain more payment freedom under CMA proposals. The regulator is consulting on conduct requirements for Apple and Google that could reshape app-store payments, developer steering, and access to contactless functionality on iOS.
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TikTok’s data-transfer fight is returning to Ireland’s privacy regulator again. The DPC is reviewing whether to pursue fresh sanctions after court scrutiny of its EU-China transfer suspension order.
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Convergint has opened a central London base for UK growth. The Victoria office strengthens its access to customers, partners, colleagues, and community initiatives across the capital.
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Europe’s steel quotas tighten as industrial policy hardens across markets. New EU duty-free limits and 50% over-quota tariffs will reshape sourcing decisions for manufacturers, construction groups, and trade-exposed suppliers.
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Europe’s invoice mandates are becoming a finance transformation deadline now. E-invoicing and digital reporting rules are pushing companies to rethink receivables, tax data, cash visibility, and order-to-cash control.