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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...

5/16/2025 2:56:14 PM

EU guidance suggests firms may need to train clients and service providers on AI

By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy

The EU AI Act requires providers and deployers of AI systems to make sure that their staff understand the AI they use. In a new Q&A...

5/15/2025 10:57:16 AM

Treatment of customers under the Consumer Duty – lessons for investment advisers from other contexts: 2025 supervisory and enforcement risks for investment advisers

By Oli Palmer

This is the final blog in a four-part series covering key supervisory and enforcement risks for investment advisers in 2025. The...

5/14/2025 10:44:21 AM

Advice firm consolidation – five things to think about: 2025 supervisory and enforcement risks for investment advisers

By Oli Palmer

This is the third blog in a four-part series covering key supervisory and enforcement risks for investment advisers in 2025. The FCA has...

5/13/2025 4:00:46 PM

Crystal clear: FCA reviews pricing of international payments

By Sara Cody

The FCA has published the results of its review of costs transparency in firms offering money remittance and cross-border payment...

5/9/2025 4:07:40 PM

New rules to protect against de-banking: what payment service providers need to know

By Simon Treacy Francesca Mitchell

HM Treasury has finalised measures designed to curb de-banking. New legislation adds new conditions for banks, e-money firms and other...

5/9/2025 10:41:46 AM

FCA publishes findings of good and poor practice from its review of small asset managers

By Premlata Fagan Raza Naeem

On 8 May, the FCA released findings from its latest review aimed at smaller asset management firms. Whilst the review focussed on...

5/7/2025 5:05:58 PM

FCA seeks views on its future cryptoasset regime

By Richard Hay James Morris Simon Treacy

Hot on the heels of the UK government releasing draft legislation to regulate cryptoassets, the Financial Conduct Authority has opened a...

4/30/2025 1:28:41 PM

FCA shares AI themes and launches AI test service

By Fiona Garrahan Sara Cody Simon Treacy

The Financial Conduct Authority is stepping up its work on AI in financial services. The results of its recent AI Sprint show how...

4/29/2025 5:16:58 PM

UK sets out draft law for regulating cryptoassets

By Richard Hay James Morris Simon Treacy

The UK Government has released draft legislation for regulating cryptoassets. The legislation defines the scope of which assets and...

4/29/2025 11:44:27 AM

Bank of England considers financial stability implications of AI

By Simon Treacy Elton Qemali

The Bank of England is closely monitoring the implications of how artificial intelligence is used in financial services. In a new report...

4/22/2025 7:11:35 AM

The Cyber Governance Code: Restarting and reinforcing resilience conversations in financial services

By Declan Mcloughlin

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre recently published its Cyber Governance Code of Practice, an important new tool to bolster cyber...

4/17/2025 8:05:05 AM

FCA lays out more detail for how CCIs will replace PRIIPs

By Raza Naeem Elliot Jack Premlata Fagan +1 more...

The Financial Conduct Authority has opened a second consultation on the new product information regime for Consumer Composite...

4/16/2025 5:14:24 PM

EU calls for ideas on improving supervision of financial markets

By Raza Naeem Karen Cooper Simon Treacy

The European Commission wants to hear about obstacles to financial market integration. As part of the EU’s new Savings & Investment Union...

4/4/2025 5:58:49 PM

FCA suggests relaxing contactless payment limits

By Alexia Katzaros

The FCA is exploring a more “outcomes-based” approach to regulating retail payments. It is reconsidering current limits on contactless...

4/4/2025 3:09:01 PM

PRA Hambro (Wyelands) fine: the SMCR bites for NEDs

By Duncan Campbell

The PRA has fined George Hambro, a former Notified NED of Wyelands Bank Plc, £72,000 for breaching Individual Conduct Rule (ICR) 2...

4/3/2025 9:43:20 AM

Updated edition - AFME & Linklaters implementation guide on MiFIR / MiFID II reforms in the EU and UK

By Karen Cooper Stephen Clipsham

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and Linklaters have updated our joint implementation guide to help EU and UK firms...

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