Tag: Consumer Duty

FCA enlists partners to close protection cover gap

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is teaming up with partners across industry, government and consumer groups to widen access to protection insurance for the...

Aveni closes the gap between isolated checks and real risk

Aveni has launched an enhanced version of Detect, its compliance monitoring and outcome testing platform, giving compliance teams the ability to assess entire customer...

UK fund disclosure overhaul: what the CCI regime means

For over a decade, UK retail investors have relied on the UCITS Key Investor Information Document (KIID) or the PRIIPs Key Information Document (KID)...

FCA trims SM&CR: streamlining or a new culture risk?

The FCA and PRA have confirmed a package of changes to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR), reducing the number of certified persons,...

Adclear lands Marshmallow as Consumer Duty pressure grows

As the FCA increases its focus on Consumer Duty compliance, UK InsurTech Marshmallow has partnered with communications compliance platform Adclear to strengthen oversight of...

RegTech’s hallucination problem: can AI show its working?

The question sharp compliance leads ask about Karavel is rarely about features. Instead, it cuts deeper: how do they know the AI will not...

Embedded finance grows up and regulators take notice

Embedded finance, the invisible layer stitching lending widgets into e-commerce dashboards, insurance upsells into ride-hailing apps, and payroll advances into HR platforms, has quietly...

Why banks re-entering advice could be good for everyone

According to Ortec Finance, in today's technology-driven and regulatorily mature environment, the re-entry of high street banks into financial advice could prove to be...

FCA annual programme signals tougher oversight ahead

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Annual Work Programme for 2026/27 offers the clearest picture yet of how the regulator plans to supervise firms as...

EveryoneINVESTED’s science-based approach to targeted support

The financial services industry is approaching a significant structural turning point. The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) newly introduced "Targeted Support" regime is set to...

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