FCA clarifies the Brexit position now a deal has been approved by Parliament
At time of writing, the re-negotiated UK/EU withdrawal bill had not been officially ratified, but only the formalities of Royal Assent now need to be completed. Brexit will now finally [...]
FCA chair suggests credit unions could compete with sub-prime lenders
Charles Randell, Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) posed the question “Is this the decade of the credit union?” when he addressed the National Credit Union Forum in January 2020. One [...]
FCA highlights what firms need to do in the next 12 months under SM&CR
The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) has finally arrived, and most authorised firms will be only too aware of what they needed to do prior to December 9 last [...]
FCA writes Dear CEO letter on non-financial misconduct
The latest Dear CEO letter from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is specifically aimed at wholesale general insurance firms. However, the ‘non-financial misconduct’ issues covered in the letter could also [...]
FCA conducts podcast on changing pension regulation
The continually shifting pensions landscape is the focus of the latest Inside FCA podcast. One of the regulator’s key messages on pensions is conveyed in the video by Chris McGrath, [...]
FSCS sets out how it can help some mini-bond investors
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has announced that at least some of the people who invested with a mini-bond issuer firm will get compensation. Mini-bonds are not regulated by the [...]