The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has written to all payments firms, including Payment Institutions (PIs), Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), and Registered Account Information Service Providers (RAISPs), to help them […] [...]

The FCA has proposed a significant number of changes that will have an impact on regulatory policy with many of these changes forming elements of the government’s wider Edinburgh Reforms. […] [...]

ESG factors have fast risen to the top in importance to Board of Directors across all sectors. There is an increasing awareness that a failure to address these matters can […] [...]

In December 2022, the FCA published  CP22/26 Quarterly Consultation which covered a number of proposed changes to specific areas of regulation. However, one of the most interesting elements came within […] [...]

The FCA has proposed a series of new rules to tackle illegal, unfair or misleading financial marketing. How will this affect you and your organisation? On 20 July 2022, HM […] [...]

The UK has repeated its commitment towards becoming a cryptocurrency and digital asset hub despite the turbulent year in the sector, where big players such as FTX and Terra Luna […] [...]

The Consumer Duty comes into force on 31 July 2023 for new and existing products or services that are open to sale or renewal, and the 31  July 2024 for closed […] [...]

The FCA is asking a number of firms to complete a survey to help the body understand how the current financial climate is impacting FCA solo-regulated firms. The latest survey […] [...]

On 16 December 2022, the Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (The Committee) published a joint statement in regard to the future vision and governance of open banking, including proposals on establishment […] [...]

Introduced in 2018, Article 62 of the MIFID II regulations had required firms to notify clients of any drops in the value of their managed portfolios greater than 10% within […] [...]

Last week, the Treasury announced its plans to legislate for new regulatory powers to police the crypto industry, by limiting foreign crypto-related companies selling into the UK, making arrangements to […] [...]

Further to our email Wednesday June 16th 2021 which provided the sector with our heads-up regarding FCA’s approach to Contracts for Difference (“CFD”) Brokers, we confirm that the FCA dispatched a “Dear […] [...]