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The FCA sprints towards open finance future, outlines priorities for 2026
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released the outcomes of its Open Finance Sprint, which hosted representatives from the...
Regulatory Oversight
FCA reminds insurers of Consumer Duty obligations, publishes market studies
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reminded firms of their Consumer Duty obligations to check that customers understand products,...
Enforcement Actions
Weak bank customer due diligence in spotlight again after Barclays fined £42 million
Barclays was handed two separate fines by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) yesterday for failures in its financial crime...
Regulatory Oversight
Financial Ombudsman board dismissed CEO after ‘fundamental disagreementsʼ
Abbey Thomas was dismissed from her role as chief executive of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), the Treasury Committee has...
UK Regulation
FCA creates dedicated ‘neo-brokerʼ supervision team
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is creating a separate team to supervise firms that are classified as “neo-brokers” under...
Enforcement Actions
Monzo fined £21 million for fincrime failures, third challenger bank fine inside a year
Challenger bank Monzo has been handed a £21 million fine by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failings in...
Conduct & Culture
FCA’s new harassment and bullying rule expands possibility for individual bans
The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new harassment and bullying rules introduce the possibility of the regulator banning more individuals...
Compliance
FCA tech head claims AI enabling ‘Minority Reportʼ-like detection of financial harm
The Financial Conduct Authorityʼs (FCA) deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) has given the regulator the ability to detect financial harm...
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