Tag: FCA

What the FCA’s focus on ESG ratings means for the sector

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial regulator, recently announced its plans to regulate ESG ratings, with the aim to make them more...

Why manual KYC is now a strategic liability

Compliance teams at regulated firms are caught in a losing battle. Half their working day is absorbed by repetitive, manual tasks — yet the...

How to fix KYC records before regulators demand it

Regulated financial institutions face mounting pressure to keep customer records not merely compliant at the point of onboarding, but continuously accurate, auditable and inspection-ready....

Why SMCR reform doesn’t reduce compliance risk

The UK's Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) is entering a new chapter — one that promises greater operational flexibility for firms while keeping...

How Sherlocq is fixing compliance’s $300bn research problem

The compliance profession has a productivity crisis hiding in plain sight. Financial institutions and regulated businesses together spend more than $300bn annually on compliance,...

UK regulators warn firms on AI-driven cyber risks

The Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury have issued a joint statement warning that frontier AI models pose a...

AI accountability drives insurance trends in Q1 2026

The broad predictions made for insurance in 2026 have largely held up. But according to analysis from Tietoevry, the story emerging from the first...

Revolut Trading secures FCA approval for expanded services

Revolut Trading Ltd (RTL), the authorised trading arm of global FinTech company Revolut, has obtained a Variation of Permissions (VoP) from the Financial Conduct...

FCA conduct rules 2026: what compliance leaders need

On 1 September 2026, the FCA's Code of Conduct will extend to cover bullying, harassment and discrimination across every FCA-authorised organisation — not just...

Bank of Ireland UK fined £3.78m for CoP delay

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has fined Bank of Ireland UK £3,779,300 after the lender failed to implement Confirmation of Payee (CoP) by its...

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