Tag: financial services regulation

Global WealthTech investments fell 62% QoQ as deals over $100m dry...

Key global WealthTech investments stats in Q2 2026: Global WealthTech investments fell 62% QoQ in Q2 Deals over $100m dropped 87% as investors prioritised...

Why PS26/2 puts third-party risk under the spotlight

Britain's financial firms have built their operations on a foundation of interconnected technology and outsourced services. That architecture has delivered speed and scale, but...

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...

FCA launches regulatory priorities reports for firms

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 crime risk assessments: the foundation of AML control

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

What the FCA’s Enforcement Watch means for regulated firms

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...

Eight compliance risks emerging from a fractured world

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...

Financial crime risk assessments as a board-level tool

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...

Turning communications data into AI-driven compliance value

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

FCA CP25/18 draws a regulatory line on workplace culture

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...

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