Compliance Insights Articles

The Financial Conduct Authority have revealed that almost 700 firms have benefitted from support provided by their innovation programme, Project Innovate, si...

Most financial service providers and consumer credit firms must be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority in order to operate and in 2019 these firms w...

Claims Management Firms are now able to register for temporary permission with the Financial Conduct Authority. From April 2019, the FCA will take over regul...

The regulation of Claims Management Companies (CMCs) within England, Scotland and Wales is due to change in 2019, with the Financial Conduct Authority taking...

Following the Brady Review, commissioned in 2015 to examine the nature of issues in the claims management market, the government has announced that the Finan...

The FCA has recently published a new consultation on their approach to authorisation seeking to ensure that their overall approach to regulation evolves alon...

The serious repercussions of a lack of compliance controls really came to our attention in 2017. With the Grenfell Tower tragedy and a range of misconduct al...

While most firms need either limited or full permission in order to be able to carry out regulated consumer credit activities, there are some exceptions. Whe...

Taking the first steps towards authorisation with the FCA can seem daunting; the latest in our series on FCA compliance is aimed at helping firms decide whic...

The FCA’s proposed extension to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime aims to bring all FCA regulated firms under a single regime, in effect uniting t...

Keeping abreast of regulatory changes is vital for consumer credit firms, and can be particularly helpful for firms wishing to gain FCA authorisation. With t...

Gaining FCA authorisation is a vital step for consumer credit firms. However, once you have completed the journey to authorisation, it’s equally important to...

The prospect of preparing and submitting an FCA application and the numerous challenges this poses can be overwhelming and things can quickly become disorgan...

Authorisation is the cornerstone of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) regulatory regime. When you apply for authorisation you will have to provide deta...