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6 targeted actions for CEOs of payments and e-money institutions
A portfolio strategy letter was sent to the CEOs of payment institutions (PIs) & e-money institutions (EMIs) highlighting 6 key action areas
Will approving non-group company promotions to be a thing of the past?
The Treasury will be reviewing the process by which FCA authorised firms sign off financial promotions for third parties.
Sustainability-related disclosures in financial services
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters will become ever more important in the financial sector once the Disclosure Regulation
Extended period to implement SM&CR
It is now expected that firms will have a deadline of 31 March 2021 by which to have undertaken all certifications for the first time.
Climate disclosures for listed companies
The FCA has proposed new rules for listed companies that require climate related disclosures to be made.
Here To Stay? Speculative Illiquid Security rules to be made permanent
the FCA has published the consultation extending the ban on speculative illiquid securities. This is so that the temporary intervention whi
Will the gap close? Safeguarding vs holding client money
more focus is being placed on an area that has needed looking at for some time: the difference between the CASS and the safeguarding rules
Wind down planning is here to stay
How ready is your wind down plan? You won't be alone if the need for such a plan sounds like a new development, but all of the regulator's
Bolstering the Payment Services & E-money regime
The FCA wants to bring in new rules as soon as possible to help to safeguard customers' funds that are held with payment and e-money institu
Regulatory Initiatives Grid
The FCA has for the first time published a Regulatory Initiatives Grid which sets out the pipeline of regulatory change. The idea is to...
Regulatory reporting during lockdown
The FCA has updated the list of regulatory reports which they are willing to delay. Usefully for many this incluses the CASS audit...
The scope of the client-dealing function under SM&CR
the scope of the client-dealing function goes wider than the CF30 function used to. If you looked at the initial definition, you would have












