Tag: financial services regulation

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

The UK’s financial watchdog has quietly adjusted how firms monitor regulatory expectations, introducing a new framework designed to provide clearer guidance across key sectors....

Financial institutions operate on complex systems that the public rarely notices. Beneath everyday banking services sit governance structures, risk frameworks, control environments and layers...

The FCA's launch of its inaugural Enforcement Watch newsletter marks a notable evolution in how enforcement expectations are communicated to the market. According to...

A fragmented world shaped by geopolitical rivalry, diverging regulatory regimes, supply-chain realignment and weakening international cooperation is fundamentally altering the global financial crime risk...

Not long ago, financial crime risk assessments were often approached as a box-ticking exercise. Many firms treated them as annual paperwork designed to satisfy...

AI is reshaping how regulated financial institutions approach compliance, surveillance and operational resilience, but its effectiveness depends entirely on the quality of the data...

When the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published CP25/18 on 2 July 2025, it sent a clear signal to regulated firms: workplace culture is no...

Banks operate in one of the most heavily regulated sectors globally, with compliance obligations touching almost every part of daily operations. As regulatory scrutiny intensifies...

Australia is moving to close long-standing gaps in its digital asset regulation with a new bill designed to both foster innovation and shield consumers...