The payment services sector continues to grow, supported by the government’s broader economic growth and innovation strategy. Ministers have been clear: payments, fintech and digital finance are central to the UK’s competitiveness — and reducing unnecessary regulatory burden is a strategic priority. 

The FCA is taking charge of non-financial misconduct by extending bullying & harassment prohibition to non-banking firms. This extension should be helpful for the industry, removing previous uncertainty about how to deal with employee disciplinaries and grievances from a regulatory perspective.

To support firms's ability to hire talent, aspects of SM&CR are set to be removed and refined. It will be a welcome development by the industry, while the FCA aims to still preserve the core benefits of the regime.

The FCA has highlighted how important that senior managers have sufficient UK presence to deliver on their reponsibilities.

Adempi's guide on Governance for the Hybrid Workplace is the second of our three free guides for FCA-regulated firms returning to the office

The FCA has released a statement to highlight that 2,800 failed to submit Directory Persons' information by the deadline of 31 March and tha

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.

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