Tag: SM&CR

The UK asset management regulatory framework continued to develop during 2025 as post-Brexit reforms progressed from policy design into implementation. Regulatory changes across disclosure, governance, sustainability, market infrastructure and emerging asset classes have affected both UK and international asset managers operating in the market.

UK asset managers are entering 2026 with a regulatory agenda that is becoming both broader and more operational, as post-Brexit reforms shift from design...

2025 has been an important year for global compliance, with regulators increasing expectations across a range of fronts and has forced firms to rethink...

Regulatory oversight across the UK financial services sector has intensified, pushing FCA compliance higher up the strategic agenda for financial institutions. What was once...

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...

In today’s increasingly complex financial markets, surveillance has evolved far beyond a reactive compliance exercise. With mounting regulatory expectations and sophisticated trading environments, leading firms...

ACA Group has launched a new Market Abuse Risk Framework to help UK and European buy-side firms strengthen their surveillance and compliance programmes. The governance,...

Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) has shifted from being a back-office operation to a pressing boardroom priority for UK firms. With the UK's Financial Conduct...

A former analyst at a UK-based investment management firm has been convicted of insider dealing, underlining the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) increased reliance on...

As data volumes skyrocket across regulated industries, IT departments are under mounting pressure to manage, store, and secure communications data from a growing number...