The FCA has significantly reduced the number of formal enforcement actions that it takes. Instead, the FCA is changing strategy, with more emphasis on exercising its supervisory tools. Although this may sound less...more
2/26/2026
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Fraud ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Supervision ,
UK
The FCA’s launch of its inaugural Enforcement Watch newsletter provides fresh visibility into the regulator’s enforcement caseload, priorities and approach. Coupled with the High Court’s recent two-part judgment endorsing the...more
2/6/2026
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Cryptoassets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Government Investigations ,
Investigations ,
Market Abuse ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Transparency ,
UK
Financial services sit at the heart of the UK government’s modern Industrial Strategy. Designated as one of eight “growth-driving sectors”, it is expected to play a central role in supporting economic growth – yet it faces...more
1/29/2026
/ Cryptoassets ,
Economic Growth ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Open Banking ,
Packaged Retail And Insurance-Based Investment Products (PRIIPS) ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
RegTech ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Retail Investors ,
Risk Management ,
SMCR ,
UCITS ,
UK
On 12 December 2025, the FCA published its long-awaited Policy Statement PS25/23: Tackling non-financial misconduct in financial services, finalising its formal Handbook guidance on non-financial misconduct....more
1/27/2026
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Regulations ,
Policy Statement ,
Public Policy ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Senior Management Regime (SMR) ,
UK
On 3 December 2025, the PRA published Policy Statement 25/25 (PS25/25), finalising proposals from CP10/25 and introducing Supervisory Statement 4/25 (SS4/25). This replaces SS3/19 and sets out updated expectations on how...more
12/5/2025
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Climate Change ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Insurance Industry ,
International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) ,
Policy Statement ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
UK
On 2 July 2025, the FCA published a further consultation paper on “tackling non-financial misconduct in financial services”. The industry has been eagerly awaiting publication of this paper, in the hope that it will address...more
7/7/2025
/ Banks ,
Code of Conduct ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
New Guidance ,
Nonbank Firms ,
Professional Misconduct ,
Proposed Rules ,
Risk Management ,
UK
We love a “to do” list! So, following a flurry of announcements from the FCA and publication of the Treasury’s Action Plan aimed at overhauling the current regulatory landscape, what is on the financial regulators’ “to do”...more
The FCA’s focus, in the six years since #MeToo began, upon tackling ‘non-financial misconduct’ (broadly, poor interpersonal behaviour) in the financial services sector has sometimes been said to be a bit odd and/or not the...more
1/30/2025
/ Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Governance Standards ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Senior Managers
Yesterday the PRA and FCA published PRA consultation paper 16/24 / FCA consultation paper 24/23 – Remuneration reform, containing proposals for significant changes to the remuneration regime.
The UK’s current remuneration...more
In the UK, it has not historically been part of the fabric of our legal and regulatory system to pay whistleblowers who provide evidence to authorities who are investigating potential breaches of law or regulation....more
9/10/2024
/ Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
HMRC ,
Pilot Programs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
Financial regulators in the UK have been interested for some years in the question of how personal behaviour can affect the risk profile of a financial institution. A recent SEC case suggests that US regulators may now be...more
2/14/2024
/ Consultation ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Officers ,
Criminal Justice Reform ,
Criminal Liability ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Internal Controls ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Respondeat Superior ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK
Non-financial misconduct in financial services firms is back at the top of the agenda following the concurrent publication of the FCA’s Consultation Paper 20/23 (Diversity and inclusion in the financial sector – working...more
The FCA released its 2022/23 Annual Report last week together with data on its key enforcement trends. We consider below some of the key takeaways....more
7/28/2023
/ Annual Reports ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Statistics ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
UK
The FCA is continuing to crack down on firms and ‘finfluencers’ using social media for non-compliant and illegal financial promotions and this week has announced plans to update its existing guidance on social media and...more
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11/10/2022
/ Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banking Sector ,
Business Interruption ,
Commercial Court ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptoassets ,
Disparate Impact ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Stability Board ,
Fraud ,
Greenwashing ,
Imports ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
NYDFS ,
Russia ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK ,
UK Parliament ,
Ukraine
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging some key developments in your sector that we hope will inform your activities in your market....more
10/21/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank of England ,
Climate Change ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Investment ,
NY Supreme Court ,
Pending Legislation ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Russia ,
UK
On 27 July 2022, the FCA published its policy statement, PS22/9, setting out its final rules for its new Consumer Duty (“Duty”), together with accompanying non-Handbook guidance. The Duty aims to set higher standards of...more
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9/22/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Change in Control ,
Cryptoassets ,
Dear CEO Letter ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Payment Protection Insurance ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Unfair Contract Terms
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market....more
8/2/2022
/ AML/CFT ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cryptoassets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Stability Board ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
UK
On 29 July 2022, funeral plan providers (“FPPs”) will be brought within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”). While entering into a funeral plan contract as a provider has been a regulated activity for...more
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This edition covers...more
7/14/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Capital Markets ,
Compliance ,
Congressional Committees ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electronic Communications ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Health and Safety ,
Internal Controls ,
Mental Health ,
New Guidance ,
Online Platforms ,
Russia ,
UK
New High Court case considers nature and scope of the Quincecare duty -
In June, the Court of Appeal expanded the scope of a bank’s duty of care to protect its customers from fraud to encompass instructions by those other...more
6/21/2022
/ Bank of England ,
Banks ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Climate Change ,
Criminal Liability ,
Duty of Care ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Accounting ,
Fraud ,
Insurance Industry ,
Member State ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Risk Factors ,
Russia ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
UK ,
UK Regulatory Reforms
Privy Council rules against extension of the Quincecare duty -
Does a bank owe a duty of care to a person who is the beneficial owner of funds held in the account of a customer of the bank and who has been defrauded by...more
5/31/2022
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Cybersecurity ,
Duty of Care ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Know Your Customers ,
Payment Systems ,
Privileged Communication ,
UK
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market....more
5/17/2022
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Banking Sector ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Ethnicity ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
FTSE ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Retail Banks ,
Russia ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Ukraine
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market. ...more