5/23/2025 2:48:39 PM FCA seeks feedback on proposed mortgage reforms By Clare Whittle Emily Rainbird The FCA is inviting stakeholder feedback on proposed reforms to simplify its mortgage framework and support sustainable home ownership...
5/19/2025 2:42:48 PM Reform of the Consumer Credit Act: Phase 1 By Clare Whittle Premlata Fagan Emily Rainbird HM Treasury has released a consultation paper proposing reform of the Consumer Credit Act. The consultation closes on 21 July 2025. A...
5/19/2025 10:13:05 AM UK to regulate buy-now, pay-later: Your next instalment is due By Harry Eddis Clare Whittle Arjun Lakhani Frances Hodgkins Olivia Murphy Fiona Garrahan Simon Treacy Premlata Fagan +5 more... Show less The Government has taken the next step towards regulating buy-now pay-later. It is laying the legislation that will bring BNPL agreements...
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...
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...
3/26/2025 4:57:20 PM The FCA is spring cleaning (in its Consumer Duty CfI feedback statement) By Sara Cody Duncan Campbell Consultation season is coming, as the FCA publishes a roadmap for regulatory simplification. The FCA has published its feedback statement...
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...
3/13/2025 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...
3/6/2025 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...
2/25/2025 5:18:40 PM 2025 supervisory and enforcement risks for investment advisers: the FCA’s ongoing advice review – why it isn’t ‘job done’ just yet By Oli Palmer This is the first blog in a four-part series covering key supervisory and enforcement risks for investment advisers in 2025. A year on...
12/13/2024 10:17:56 AM 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...
12/13/2024 9:57:02 AM 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...