Mar 24, 20255 min readPrivate Market Valuations In The SpotlightThe FCA has published the results of its Private Markets Valuation Review and there is a lot for affected firms to action.
Jan 22, 20253 min readPolluter pays: What the latest thinking means for firmsThe FCA's new guidance states that ‘polluters’ need to meet, not avoid, the redress liabilities owed to consumers when things go wrong.
Dec 18, 20243 min read6 Key Changes To The FCA's Financial Crime Guide: Part 2The updates made to the Financial Crime Guide reflect the latest thinking from the FCA. Here are 6 key changes that may impact your firm.
Dec 9, 20243 min read6 Key Changes To The FCA's Financial Crime Guide: Part 1The updates made to the Financial Crime Guide reflect the latest thinking from the FCA. Here are 6 key changes that may impact your firm.
Nov 15, 20241 min readFCA authorisations are moving more quicklyThe latest statistics, and our recent experiences, demonstrate that the FCA authorisation process is faster than it has been in years.
Oct 2, 20241 min readFCA consults on proposed changes to the safeguarding regime for payments and e-money firmsThe FCA has recently published a consultation paper (CP24/20) regarding proposed changes to the safeguarding rules for payments firms and e-money firms.
Sep 22, 20242 min readThe Big Picture On Fraud PreventionThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plays a key role in preventing fraud. In a recent speech they revealed their thoughts on that role.
Sep 18, 20241 min readFCA offers firms 4 months' extension to implement sustainability naming rulesT he Financial Conduct Authority has granted firms a temporary extension to implement the ‘naming and marketing’ sustainability rules as...
Sep 16, 20242 min readStill more to do monitoring Appointed RepresentativesFCA publishes findings of recent review regarding enhanced Appointed Representative rules
Sep 8, 20243 min readFCA announces continued heat on tackling financial crime The FCA wants to target financial crime activities early to prevent the equivalent of the Great Fire of London. Here are our takeaways.
Jun 26, 20241 min readCountdown to the Consumer Duty 2024As the 31st July deadline looms for closed products implementation and for board sign off on the annual board report, the FCA is publishing
Jun 2, 20241 min readSenior Manager presence in the UKThe FCA has highlighted how important that senior managers have sufficient UK presence to deliver on their reponsibilities.
Mar 28, 20242 min readFCA publishes final guidance on social media financial promotionsOn March 26th 2024 the FCA published its finalised guidance (FG24/1) regarding financial promotions on social media. This new guidance...
Feb 22, 20242 min readConsumer Duty implementation findingsThe Consumer Duty update provides details where the FCA found both good and poor practices implementing the Consumer Duty.
Nov 17, 20231 min readQ2 Authorisations operating service metrics are publishedFCA publishes authorisation operating service metrics for Q2 2023
Oct 25, 20232 min readReview of rules extending SME access to the Financial Ombudsman ServiceReview of Rules allowing SME access to the FOS published by the FCA
Oct 23, 20232 min readFCA makes significant form-filling changes for authorisationsChanges to the design of the FCA Form A
Oct 5, 20231 min readNew and improved Form A is launchedLast week the FCA launched a new version of Form A, one of the most common forms used for Senior Management Function and Controlled...
Oct 3, 20232 min readImproving the Appointed Representative (AR) Regime with dataAdditional data collection by FCA strengthens its approach to the AR Regime
