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...
15 Nov, 2024 Growth and competitiveness - a new strategy By Elizabeth Dowd Rachel Reeves has used her first Mansion House speech as Chancellor to put forward reforms aimed at making the UK financial services...
05 Nov, 2024 Greenwashing Conference: Legal & Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management Approaches By Victoria Hickman Raza Naeem Peter Bevan Harry Eddis Elizabeth Dowd Nikunj Kiri Martyn Hopper Clare McMullen James Morris Alastair Holt +7 more... Show less A reminder about the “Greenwashing Outlook” conference that Linklaters and AFME are hosting imminently. We look forward to seeing many of...
31 Oct, 2024 Court of Appeal decision on commission disclosure opens door to more consumer claims By Duncan Campbell In allowing three appeals (Johnson v FirstRand Bank, Wrench v FirstRand Bank and Hopcraft v Close Brothers Limited) the Court of Appeal...
23 Oct, 2024 AI-washing – the latest developments and how to mitigate the risk By Duncan Campbell As AI rapidly develops, it brings with it the risk that firms might be accused of ‘AI-washing’: ‘overselling’ their AI’s capabilities,...
10 Oct, 2024 Significant Court of Appeal judgment on FCA's redress powers By Nikunj Kiri Sara Cody Duncan Campbell The Court of Appeal has published its much anticipated judgment in the BlueCrest v FCA case. For the details, read our briefing note. By...
08 Oct, 2024 FCA announces advice market consolidation review and other key priorities in dear CEO letter By Premlata Fagan It has been a while since the FCA last looked in detail at consolidation, but a Dear CEO letter sent to financial advisers and investment...
25 Sep, 2024 Look out! FCA Enforcement "green shoots" incoming By Duncan Campbell Here's the tl;dr of Therese Chambers' speech to an AFME conference on 24 September plus the answers to questions she fielded afterwards. ...
17 Sep, 2024 Big moves in the FCA's annual interventions and enforcement data By Duncan Campbell The FCA's annual report and metrics are out. The metrics contain most of what's useful, but as usual the message is hidden in the detail...
05 Sep, 2024 More FCA retail enforcement incoming (if the latest Skilled Persons stats are anything to go by) By Duncan Campbell The latest FCA Skilled Persons (SP) statistics are in, completing the data for the reporting year just gone. We've charted them for you...
19 Aug, 2024 FCA fines auditor for failing to flag fraud suspicions By Sara Cody Simon Treacy The Financial Conduct Authority has fined PwC £15 million for failing to report its reasonable belief that London Capital & Finance (LCF)...
16 Aug, 2024 FCA criticises auditor for CASS report failings By Sara Cody Duncan Campbell Simon Treacy In a first of its kind, the Financial Conduct Authority has censured an auditor for failing to report breaches of the FCA’s client asset...
05 Jul, 2024 Labour and the future of financial services regulation and enforcement By Sara Cody The Labour victory on 4 July 2024 represents the first time since 2010 that the party has been given the opportunity to shape the way in...
28 Jun, 2024 Steve Smart on combatting financial crime: talk to each other more! By Duncan Campbell One year after Steve Smart became the FCA's joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight, he has broken his (sort of)...
10 Jun, 2024 FCA fines HSBC £6.2 million for unfair treatment of customers in financial difficulty By Sara Cody Emma Daniel On 23 May 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) fined HSBC UK Bank plc, HSBC Bank plc and Marks and Spencer Financial Services...
23 May, 2024 The Citi fat finger fines ... and UI design By Duncan Campbell The PRA's and FCA's Citi fines about algorithmic trading controls - provoked by a 2022 fat finger incident - tell a cautionary tale about...