06 Feb, 2023 Five key messages from the FCA's feedback on firms' Consumer Duty implementation plans By Sara Cody Duncan Campbell The FCA has given firms feedback on their Consumer Duty implementation plans. This feedback contains valuable messages for firms as they...
03 Nov, 2022 Consumer Duty scoping and implementation: use our insights to put your best foot forward By Sumit Indwar Sara Cody James Morris Duncan Campbell Clare Wiles +2 more... Show less With Boards signing off Consumer Duty implementation plans in October, it's now time to kick off your implementation work. Many firms...
26 Sep, 2022 The Consumer Duty: The final rules - your implementation journey begins By Sara Cody The FCA has published its final rules implementing a new Consumer Duty. Implementation must now begin in earnest with firms'...
26 Apr, 2022 Mitigating consumer harm – how is the FCA using its power to order redress? By Alison Wilson Sara Cody The power to order or encourage firms to pay redress is obviously an important part of the FCA’s toolkit when it comes to remedying...
21 Feb, 2022 2 month delay to appoint case officers for FCA change in control applications By Omar Salem The FCA has updated its change in control webpage to acknowledge the delays in processing applications that have been taking place. It...
20 Dec, 2021 There are serious questions about how asset managers will implement the consumer duty By Raza Naeem Sara Cody Duncan Campbell The FCA's consumer duty proposals will apply to many asset managers, but they seem to have been prepared with large-scale retail banking...
20 Dec, 2021 FCA's proposed consumer duty: the second CP leaves important questions unanswered By Gavin Lewis Sara Cody Duncan Campbell The FCA's second consultation paper on its proposed consumer duty offers some helpful clarity and narrowing of the proposals. The FCA now...
11 Nov, 2021 The FCA's proposed consumer duty could take asset managers by surprise By Sara Cody Raza Naeem Duncan Campbell The FCA's proposed consumer duty could well bite asset managers in ways that they may not presently expect. It would apply to any firm...
01 Nov, 2021 Plot twist: many FCA/PRA notices aren't subject to the liquidation stay after all By Duncan Campbell There must have been a sigh of relief at the FCA and PRA last week when news of this High Court decision reached them. The regulators had...
07 Oct, 2021 Suitability and integrity within a three-tier system: how the Netherlands regulates non-financial misconduct By Sara Cody We've published a podcast episode on the Netherlands' approach to non-financial misconduct and whistleblowing in financial services...
20 Sep, 2021 The FCA's proposed consumer duty has unique implications for fintechs and challengers By Duncan Campbell Simon Treacy To help fintechs and challengers prepare for the FCA's proposed consumer duty, we've teased out some characteristics that many such...
16 Sep, 2021 The FCA's plan to tackle investment harm: what are the areas of greatest enforcement and contentious supervisory risk? By Duncan Campbell There's a lot of detail in the FCA's new plan to tackle investment harm and the accompanying consumer investments data review. Much of...
09 Sep, 2021 Non-financial misconduct: clarity from the Upper Tribunal? By Nikunj Kiri Duncan Campbell It has long been recognised that some types of non-financial misconduct (for example criminal convictions relating to offences involving...
20 Aug, 2021 Claiming litigation privilege over an internal investigation report? There's so much to lose and it turns on so little By Duncan Campbell Sara Cody Nikunj Kiri A recent High Court decision illustrates the vexed question of the application of legal professional privilege in the context on internal...
30 Jul, 2021 Power shifts within the FCA - quick-fire executive decision-making is coming into style By Duncan Campbell The FCA is consulting on significant proposed changes to its decision-making procedure to facilitate rapid regulatory action. The...
23 Jul, 2021 What will the FCA's proposed consumer duty mean for consumer redress? By Thomas Rudrum Duncan Campbell The FCA is consulting on the new consumer duty with the aim of setting higher expectations for the standard of care that firms provide to...