The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its strategy for the next five years and it has a very different tone and objective to the three-year strategy it shared in 2022. This shift in tone reflects developments...more
The UK Government has announced the abolition of the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), with a view to driving economic growth and reducing the burdens on business.
The practical impact on firms is yet to be seen, and the...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are considering ways to enhance individual accountability, particularly among Senior Managers, by more fully integrating the regulatory...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) recently outlined their proposals on how they will support the UK Government’s growth mission alongside their primary objectives. Amongst others,...more
This article examines the latest trends in U.K. regulatory enforcement and supervisory action and highlights the key takeaways for firms in 2025 and beyond.
Over the past 18 months, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...more
2/6/2025
/ Compliance ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Fines ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
UK
Last week, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled a 'Part 2' consultation paper detailing a revised version of its controversial proposals to publicly name firms under enforcement investigation. This development...more
12/2/2024
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Banking Sector ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Investigations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes
This is the last post in our series on the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) proposals to introduce a new regulatory framework on diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the financial...more
12/22/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Protection ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Risk Management ,
UK
The latest proposals for improving diversity and inclusion in the UK financial services sector, published by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority, include changes that will impact Senior Manager...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) recent proposals demonstrate a divergence in approach when it comes to individual accountability and expectations of senior management in...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority's consultation on diversity and inclusion (D&I) in financial services proposes new rules and guidance on identifying and taking action in relation to non-financial misconduct such as...more
12/14/2023
/ Bullying ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
International Labor Laws ,
Proposed Rules ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Senior Managers ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK
The FCA is focused on reducing non-financial misconduct to enhance the reputation of the UK financial services sector. Spurred on by positive levels of engagement with its 2021 discussion paper, the FCA’s latest consultation...more
12/13/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Code of Conduct ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employees ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Internal Investigations ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
SMCR ,
UK
Post six in our blog series on the UK Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority proposals to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) in UK financial services considers the D&I data firms would be required...more
11/27/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Reporting ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Regulations ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
The latest post in our blog series looking at the UK Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority proposals to improve diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the financial services industry focusses on data...more
11/27/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Reporting ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Regulations ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
The UK financial services regulators’ proposals for creating a new regulatory framework for diversity and inclusion (D&I) in financial services include proposals that in-scope firms report various aspects of their D&I data on...more
11/27/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Data Reporting ,
Disclosure ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Transparency ,
Voluntary Disclosure
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are consulting on proposals to introduce a new financial services regulatory framework on diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the financial...more
11/27/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Data Reporting ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Regulations ,
Personal Data ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK
The UK financial services’ regulators have introduced new proposals on setting diversity and inclusion (D&I) targets by firms. These proposals aim to address underrepresentation of particular demographics within firms and the...more
11/17/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK
The UK financial services regulators’ latest proposals for improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) include detailed proposals in respect of in-scope firms’ D&I strategies. The proposals, if implemented, would represent a...more
11/14/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
UK
The extent to which firms are captured by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) proposals to implement a new regime for diversity and inclusion (D&I) in financial services...more
The UK financial regulators’ proposals for creating a new regulatory framework for diversity and inclusion (D&I) in financial services are wide-ranging and detailed but have at their heart a few consistent themes. ...more
11/2/2023
/ Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Management ,
UK
The UK financial services regulators are setting out to move the dial when it comes to diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the financial services sector. D&I strategies, targets and disclosures are all included in their new...more
10/25/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
UK
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has identified a number of common weaknesses in market abuse surveillance arrangements at small and medium sized firms. This briefing considers these and the action firms can take to...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) shift towards consumer protection is intensifying. At the same time, it is gearing up to become a more assertive regulator, intervening more frequently, following the example of its...more
Financial crime has been a key area of focus for the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for a number of years, attracting some of the highest financial penalties, and this looks set to continue. With improvements to FCA...more
The requirement for firms to collect and report quality data has never been more important, with the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) outcome driven strategy looking to rely on firm data to realise its plans. In this...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) recently published their Business Plans for 2022/23. The FCA also published a three-year strategy. But what does it really mean for firms? ...more