12/10/2024 11:04:58 AM FCA outlines Consumer Duty focus areas for 2024/25 By Sara Cody In response to industry feedback that it would be useful to have all Consumer Duty areas of focus listed together, the FCA has published...
3/25/2025 5:55:22 PM The FCA's strategy puts financial crime enforcement first By Duncan Campbell Interventions and enforcement take a back seat for most of the FCA's 2025-30 strategy. Or do they? The need for speed Yes, the FCA...
3/25/2025 5:36:24 PM Payments firms prepare for new EU accessibility standards By Harry Eddis Olivia Murphy Andreas Van Impe Simon Treacy +1 more... Show less Payments tends to be a volumes business and so payment service providers strive to make their services widely accessible within their...
3/18/2025 11:50:03 AM FCA rejection of crypto firm application shows importance of effective risk assessments By James Morris Duncan Campbell Simon Treacy In a relatively rare crypto-related decision notice, the Financial Conduct Authority has chosen not to register a cryptoasset exchange...
3/17/2025 4:16:48 PM FCA review of customer support – culture, metrics and the removal of sludge By Sara Cody Duncan Campbell Journey mapping to identify potential ‘sludge’ and innovative uses of data analytics: just two examples of good practice in the FCA’s...
3/17/2025 4:15:11 PM FCA guidance on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers – the power of the personal touch By Sara Cody Duncan Campbell After the seemingly endless stream of Consumer Duty publications published in the first year after go-live, the apparent pause in recent...
3/17/2025 8:30:58 AM More support for overseas firms, crypto and start-ups: FCA pledges to support growth under UK Action Plan By Peter Bevan Simon Treacy The UK Government has released a cross-sectoral Action Plan for regulation. Building on the Chancellor’s Mansion House speech, the plan...
3/14/2025 5:44:51 PM DMCCA 2024 - Commencement date for the new consumer protection regime in sight By Premlata Fagan Clare Whittle With the enactment of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2025 (SI 2025/272), it is...
3/13/2025 8:56:51 PM No Board Champion? No Problem – the FCA drops its guidance on a board champion for the Consumer Duty. By Declan Mcloughlin In a recent speech drawing on comparisons with Alexander the Great, FCA Chief Executive, Nikhil Rathi, detailed initiatives designed to...
3/12/2025 4:55:20 PM UK confirms closure of Payment Systems Regulator By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke Arjun Lakhani Frances Hodgkins Simon Treacy +4 more... Show less The UK will abolish the Payment Systems Regulator as part of an efficiency drive. The Government explains that axing the PSR is a...
3/12/2025 4:31:02 PM FCA jettisons a key element of its enforcement transparency proposals - and everyone wins By Duncan Campbell Sara Cody The FCA is walking back much of the substance of its enforcement transparency proposals. We've got history Many will recall that its...
3/11/2025 8:32:54 PM Here's your 2025 guide to Banking Regulation in the UK By Alastair Holt Simon Treacy Alastair Holt and Simon Treacy have co-authored the UK chapter for GLI’s Banking Regulation 2025. Banks entered the year facing an...
3/7/2025 11:21:47 AM Subcontracting rule changes agreed, clearing path towards finalised DORA rulebook By Raza Naeem James Morris Simon Treacy Even though the Digital Operational Resilience Act started to apply in January, some parts of the DORA regulatory framework have not yet...
3/6/2025 1:46:44 PM I predict a RIAAT on retirement income advice – 2025 supervisory and enforcement risks for investment advisers By Oli Palmer This is the second blog in a four-part series covering key supervisory and enforcement risks for investment advisers in 2025. The FCA...
3/6/2025 11:17:35 AM 19 March "meet the regulators": Linklaters financial regulatory conference on key topics for 2025 By Karen Cooper Victoria Hickman Simon Treacy Come and join us for a half-day Spring Outlook conference (register here) on 19 March in our Linklaters London Office where we will be...
3/5/2025 6:08:39 PM FCA private market valuations review identifies room for improvement By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem Emily Harmsworth Elliot Jack +1 more... Show less With the FCA’s review of UK AIFMD due to kickstart imminently, the FCA has today (5th March) published its detailed findings from its...
2/26/2025 1:40:30 PM FCA portfolio letter sets out its 2025 strategy for supervising asset managers and alternatives By Premlata Fagan The FCA has today issued a Dear CEO letter to firms in the Asset Management & Alternatives portfolio setting out its supervisory...