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Operational Resilience
Operational Resilience has been high on the radar for the UK’s Financial Services Regulators for a number of years. Conscious of the...
Robert Bell
Aug 18, 2022
Regulatory Round-Up: August 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority has published the number of new whistleblowing reports they have received between January and March 2022....
Robert Bell
Aug 11, 2022
The Consumer Duty – Final Rules and Guidance Published
The FCA has now published its final rules and guidance for the new Consumer Duty, along with a welcome extension of 3 months to the...
Robert Bell
Aug 4, 2022
How To Build Effective Conduct Rules Training
With the Consumer Duty due to be implemented in April 2023, it is tempting to think that concentrating on the Duty will be all that is...
Robert Bell
Jul 21, 2022
Regulatory Round-up: July 2022
On 6 July, the FCA published a research paper that indicates that contact between those in financial difficulties and their lenders – and...
Robert Bell
Jul 14, 2022
Consumer Duty: Navigating Through The Most Difficult Elements
The Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty will introduce the biggest change in financial services regulation in almost ten years....
Robert Bell
Jul 7, 2022
Consumer Duty: Are You Prepared?
With just weeks to go before the FCA is expected to publish its final rules on the Consumer Duty, the expected implementation date of...
Robert Bell
Jun 23, 2022
FCA Warning: Stop Exploiting The Cost-of-living Crisis To Promote Your Services
The FCA's 'Dear Ceo' letter, issued on 6 May 2022 to 28,000 consumer credit firms, sets out the FCA’s concerns about advertising,...
Robert Bell
Jun 16, 2022
Update: FCA's ESG work
Scrutiny of environmental, social and governance (ESG) related issues have featured in previous Financial Conduct Authority business...
Robert Bell
Jun 9, 2022
Regulatory Hot Topics – Summer 2022
Consumer Duty - Consumer harm remains high on the agenda for UK financial services regulators. The FCA is due to bring in the Consumer...
Robert Bell
Jun 1, 2022
Consumer Duty: Time to start planning
The FCA’s second consultation on the Consumer Duty highlights the huge changes involved in implementing the duty in practice. The...
Robert Bell
May 26, 2022
FCA Regulatory Updates: May 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a letter to around 28,000 consumer credit firms, explaining why a review of advertising should...
Robert Bell
May 12, 2022
Consumer Duty – Start to Prepare Now
Preparations should be well underway now for the implementation of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Duty. The final proposals...
Robert Bell
May 5, 2022
Financial Conduct Authority Announces 2022/23 Business plan
As part of a package setting out the next stage of changes in approach, the FCA published its latest business plan on 7 April. Announced...
Robert Bell
Apr 21, 2022
FCA Publishes Three-year Strategy
The Financial Conduct Authority published its three-year strategy in early April 2022, along with its business plan for 2022/23. Both...
Robert Bell
Apr 14, 2022
FCA Regulatory Updates: March 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed the increase to the Financial Ombudsman Service’s (FOS) award limits. From 1 April...
Robert Bell
Mar 24, 2022
Operational Resilience: What The FCA Expects From Your Firm
From 31 March 2022, banks, building societies, PRA-designated investment firms, insurers and enhanced scope SM&CR firms will have to...
Robert Bell
Feb 25, 2022
Implementation of Strong Customer Authentication
After more than a year’s deferral, the Financial Conduct Authority’s extension to the deadline for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)...
Robert Bell
Feb 21, 2022
Embedding Vulnerable Customer Guidance
It is almost 12 months since the publication of the Financial Conduct Authority’s finalised guidance for firms on the fair treatment of...
Robert Bell
Feb 14, 2022
FCA Regulatory Updates: February 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority have published a page setting out a brief summary of their expectations in respect of MLROs and heads of...
Robert Bell
Feb 7, 2022
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