Tag: UK regulation

FCA pulls ESG rating providers into UK regulatory net

ESG rating providers operating in the UK face a new compliance reality, as the FCA has finalised rules that place these firms under its...

FCA puts asset managers’ AI governance under the spotlight

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a set of good and poor practice observations on the use of artificial intelligence across financial services. According...

FCA sets out digital asset rulebook ahead of 2027 deadline

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued new guidance to help digtal asset firms interpret the legislation that will underpin the country's forthcoming digital...

FCA eases compliance delegation for smaller AIFMs

The UK's alternative investment fund regime is heading for its biggest shake-up since AIFMD was first transposed into domestic law in 2013, after the...

FCA finalises rules to cut £100m in reporting costs

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's regulator for financial services firms and markets, has confirmed new rules intended to make transaction reporting requirements...

FCA reporting overhaul to save firms £100m a year

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's financial services regulator, has confirmed a package of reforms to transaction reporting that it claims will deliver...

Why silence in FinTech promotions is now a regulatory risk

If the Revolut fine in Italy proves anything, it is that regulators police the gaps in financial promotions just as vigorously as the claims...

The FCA’s sanctions review and why it demands urgent firm action

The FCA's latest sanctions review, spanning more than 150 firms, is far more than another best-practice publication. According to ACA Group, it signals how...

FCA’s NFM rules put 38,000 firms’ evidence to the test

From 1 September 2026, the FCA Code of Conduct will extend to cover bullying, harassment and violence at every FCA-authorised organisation, dragging almost 38,000...

Regulators cut SMCR red tape as reform wave begins

The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have unveiled the opening phase of their reform of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR),...

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