We are now starting to see a real shift in the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Enforcement strategy following a changing of the guard in 2023, which brought in Therese Chambers and Steve Smart to be Joint Executive...more
Fraud is the most common offence in the UK, amounting to 41% of all crime. On 26 October 2023, the UK’s long-awaited Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 20232 (the Act) received Royal Assent, setting out...more
2/17/2025
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
UK
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Following a joint Discussion Paper in 2021 issued by the FCA and the PRA, both regulators have now issued Consultation Papers proposing new rules and guidance in relation to diversity and inclusion in the...more
10/27/2023
/ Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Ethics ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Policy Statement ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rules of conduct ,
UK
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-Following a joint Discussion Paper in 2021 issued by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), both regulators have now issued Consultation Papers proposing new...more
10/27/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Discrimination ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rules of conduct ,
UK