“Regulatory Greens”: FCA’s Balanced diet
"Good strategy, like good nutrition, is all about balance. The right elements, working together, to support long-term health." (Emily Shepperd, FCA's COO, June 2024)
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Finfluencers Under Fire: Global Clean-Up of Rogue Financial Promotions
"Increasing numbers of young people are falling victim to scams, and finfluencers can often play a part" (FCA, Oct 2024) In recent years, we have seen the FCA highlight the risk posed by finfluencers, which is illustrated by the regulatory action taken against this...
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What lies ahead for Financial Services?
The 8th edition of the Regulatory Initiatives Grid (Grid) was published in April 2025. It sets out more than 90 ongoing or upcoming policy and regulatory actions over the next 24 months affecting UK firms. The Grid signals a deeper regulatory intent to recalibrate UK...
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Stress-Tested for Reality: Beyond Paper Plans
In a recent blog, the UK’s FCA strikes a frank and open tone: operational resilience is not a box-ticking exercise. This is a message that has been sent before, and we hear it again in this blog issued on 15th April 2025. Operational resilience is business critical....
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Complaints in a Changing World
Consumers today expect much more from financial services firms than just a basic transactional efficiency.
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FCA Establishes Regional Presence in the USA and APAC
UK regulator establishes footing in USA and APAC The FCA has announced the appointment of two regulatory representatives establishing its presence in the USA and APAC regions. Why is this necessary? How will help the UK? Establishing two regional offices aim to...
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Trust & Security: How Payment Services Firms can Better Protect Client Funds
Time to read: 2-3 minutes Despite recent announcements that the Payment Services Regulator (PSR) will be disbanded, regulation is not going away. The FCA is taking on increased responsibilities and ensuring that there are consistent messages to firms on how to...
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How good is your Product Governance Framework?
Scrutinise your Product Governance Framework “Product oversight and governance refers to the systems and controls firms have in place to design, approve, market and manage products throughout the products' lifecycle to ensure they meet legal and regulatory...
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Consumer Duty: Data to demonstrate compliance
Consumer Duty: Data to demonstrate compliance It’s now just over a year since Consumer Duty came into force for open products and 31st July 2024 saw the regime extended further to closed products. FCA took this opportunity to share feedback, and highlight areas where...
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UK & Ireland: Regulatory Priorities for 2024/25
Robust risk management and good governance are crucial elements for success! As we approach the second half of 2024 and look forward to 2025, where are the regulators focusing their attention? In Ireland, we see the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) focusing on: Fighting...
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Signing off financial promotions with finesse
The UK’s financial promotions regime saw some significant changes in the past year, including the introduction of a regulatory gateway for approvers of third-party financial promotions. The emphasis on financial promotions isn’t new. In recent years, we’ve seen the...
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Navigating the AI Frontier: A Regulatory Journey
“Depending on who you speak to, AI could either lead to the destruction of civilisation, or the cure for cancer or both. It could either displace today’s jobs or enable an explosion in future productivity. The truth probably embraces both scenarios. At the FCA we are...
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