UK Regulation
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Climate
Government pushes ahead with plans to make UK ‘green financial capital of the worldʼ
Three consultations launched by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero this week signal that the UK government is...
Compliance
Compliance tops whistleblowing reports to UK FCA, fewer reports lead to ‘significant actionʼ
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) received 1,131 protected disclosures in 2024/25 — a slight increase on the 1,124 reports...
Regulatory Reform
Fincrime prevention is central to UKʼs ‘go and innovateʼ AI strategy
Financial crime prevention is central to the UK’s “go and innovate” artificial intelligence (AI) strategy because institutions need AI to...
Social
Finfluencers offer benefits but prosecution takes priority, says FCA
Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) acknowledged that there are benefits to working with ‘finfluencersʼ,...
Regulatory Oversight
FCA, PRA labelled risk adverse and growth hampering in House of Lords report
The UKʼs financial regulators have a “deeply entrenched culture of risk aversion”, which is stalling their efforts to advance their...
Enforcement Actions
Over 50% of FCA investigations are public
More than half of UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigations into regulated listed firms or publicly traded firms are in...
UK Regulation
FCA: UK needs ‘proportionateʼ buy now, pay later legislation
The UK needs a “proportionate” approach to buy now, pay later (BNPL) legislation, according to Nikhil Rathi, chief executive at...
Regulatory Oversight
FCA chief pushes back on ‘vocalʼ industry critics of ombudsman decisions
Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), reminded firms that complain to lawmakers about decisions by...
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