Tag: Financial Conduct Authority

FCA CP26/16: what UK fund managers must do now

The FCA's latest consultation paper is not explicitly about anti-money laundering, but for UK fund managers, it may as well be. According to Cascade,...

Stablecoin rules must change, peers warn regulators

A House of Lords committee has warned that the UK's stablecoin regulatory framework risks being outpaced by international rivals and has called on regulators...

Parliament receives landmark UK financial services reform bill

The UK government has introduced the Financial Services and Markets Bill to Parliament, a sweeping piece of legislation designed to modernise sector regulation, strengthen...

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...

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...

APP fraud regulation: What Europe’s PSR means for banks

Criminals do not recognise borders. When a victim is manipulated into authorising a fraudulent payment transfer — a tactic the industry variously labels APP...

FCA targets AI governance and off-channel messaging

February 2026 marked a notable shift in how the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) communicates with regulated firms. According to Theta Lake, rather than issuing...

FCA hands Palantir sensitive data in AI fraud push

US tech firm Palantir has secured a contract with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to analyse sensitive financial data as part of a...

Explainable redress decisions: what the FCA demands

As large-scale remediation programmes such as the motor finance review continue to gather pace, the FCA has made clear that every compensation outcome must...

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