10 Dec, 2024 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...
18 Dec, 2024 EU says good-quality DORA registers are within reach By Raza Naeem James Morris Frances Hodgkins Simon Treacy +1 more... Show less Earlier this year around 1,000 firms took part in a “dry-run” to test the process for reporting registers under the EU’s Digital...
16 Dec, 2024 FCA takes first step on its crypto roadmap By Harry Eddis Richard Hay James Morris Olivia Murphy Sam Quicke +2 more... Show less The FCA recently issued its crypto roadmap to map the future development of a comprehensive regulatory regime for cryptoassets. Now the...
13 Dec, 2024 FCA feeds back to firms on complaints and root cause analysis By Jankee Gohil The FCA has published the key findings of a review of firms’ approaches to complaints and root cause analysis, setting out examples of...
13 Dec, 2024 Five FCA findings on ‘what good looks like’ for Consumer Duty Board reports By Oli Palmer The FCA has published the findings of its review into firms’ approaches to the preparation of the first annual Consumer Duty Board...
12 Dec, 2024 Advice Guidance Boundary Review: FCA consults on a proposed new regime of targeted support for pensions By Premlata Fagan As promised in its feedback statement to its Advice Guidance Boundary proposals (set out in DP 23/5), the FCA has published its first...
12 Dec, 2024 Financial Regulation Legal Outlook 2025 By Stephen Clipsham Our Financial Regulation Outlook 2025 report explores the key regulatory developments that we expect to see in the Banking, Asset...
12 Dec, 2024 UK opens review of its administration regime for payment firms By Harry Eddis Richard Hay Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Arjun Lakhani Sam Quicke +3 more... Show less HM Treasury has launched an independent review of PESAR, the Payment and Electronic Money Special Administration Regime. PESAR was...
05 Dec, 2024 Design of EU open finance rules set to move to next stage By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The EU plans to require financial services firms to open up the data they hold for customers. Last year the European Commission proposed...
02 Dec, 2024 EU finalises DORA register rules By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy The European Commission has adopted implementing technical standards on the register of information under the EU’s Digital Operational...
02 Dec, 2024 IOSCO launches consultation report on pre-hedging By Stephen Clipsham The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has launched its much anticipated consultation report on pre-hedging....
29 Nov, 2024 ESAs set timetable for DORA register By Raza Naeem Simon Treacy As firms race to comply with the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act, the European Supervisory Authorities have clarified their...
28 Nov, 2024 FCA adjusts its controversial investigations transparency proposals – here’s what you need to know By Elizabeth Dowd Sara Cody Duncan Campbell The much-anticipated follow-up to the FCA’s proposals on transparency in enforcement investigations (CP 24/2) has finally landed in the...
22 Nov, 2024 Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulations 2024 enter into force By Premlata Fagan On 22 November 2024, Treasury’s new rules granting the FCA powers to construct and deliver a new retail disclosure framework for Consumer...
21 Nov, 2024 FCA sets out next steps for “Advice Guidance Boundary Review” By Premlata Fagan In December 2023, the government and the FCA put forward proposals to improve how people can access help with their investments...
20 Nov, 2024 Re-dressing redress: the FCA and FOS joint Call for Input By Oli Palmer The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have published a joint Call for Input (CFI) on reforming the...
19 Nov, 2024 Bank of England drafts fundamental rules for financial market infrastructure By James Morris Simon Treacy In a consultation the Bank of England proposes requiring UK financial market infrastructure to meet 10 new Fundamental Rules. The rules...