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...
11 Apr, 2022 FCA takes a new strategic approach - but is there more regulatory volatility ahead? By Duncan Campbell Simon Treacy The FCA's latest three-year Strategy and one-year Business Plan take a fresh approach. Previous Business Plans were structured by sector....
29 Nov, 2021 Moving fast and breaking things: FCA executives take more power By Duncan Campbell Remember when the FCA consulted on proposed changes to its decision-making procedure? Well, these have happened, effective 26 November...
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...
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...
19 May, 2021 Selling goods and services on credit? You might want to do a spring clean on your credit-broking activities By Linklaters We are all familiar with the interest-free or low-cost credit offers used to entice us towards that larger purchase whether it is a new...
19 May, 2021 You're an e-money firm - not a bank! By Linklaters Following the well-publicised failure of Premier FX, the FCA continues to be concerned that e-money firms are marketing themselves as an...