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Response to FCA's CP24/2

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We strongly disagree with the FCA’s proposals, set out in CP24/2, to announce that it has opened enforcement investigations into firms where it considers this to be in the public interest. We set out our objections in detail...more

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FCA Business Plan: Firms Should Expect Assertive Supervision, Enforcement on Financial Crime as 2022-2025 Strategy Enters Final...

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is entering the final year of its 2022-2025 strategy, which features a commitment to be more innovative, assertive and adaptable. Its 2024/25 Business Plan outlines how the regulator...more

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FCA Highlights Risks Posed to Firms by Organised Crime Groups (OCG) and How Firms Can Mitigate These

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Combatting financial crime continues to be a key supervisory and enforcement priority for the FCA. The importance of this area was reiterated by the FCA’s February 2024 newsletter - Market Watch 77 - which sets out...more

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A “New” City Bobby: Proactive FCA Supervision and Enforcement

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In the build-up to his appointment as chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2020, Nikhil Rathi stated that his vision for the regulator involved “a stronger, prompter approach to enforcement”. This...more

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FCA Implements Strategies to Clamp Down on Illegal Social Media Financial Promotions

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The regulator described the steps it is taking to increase scrutiny of advertisements about financial products and services on social media platforms. On 3 February 2023 the FCA published an analysis of its financial...more

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FCA’s thinly veiled warning to challenger and traditional retail banks over financial crime risk

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On 22 April 2022, the FCA published the findings of its review of financial crime controls at six relatively new and primarily digital challenger banks that all offer similar products to traditional retail banks. These six...more

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Looking Forward: The FCA Enforcement Trends Firms Can Expect in 2022 Part 1

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As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) attempted to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 on consumers and the market, enforcement investigations and action slowed. ...more

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The FCA’s new “game plan” - What do banks need to know about the FCA Business Plan for 2021/22?

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Yesterday the FCA published its eagerly-awaited Business Plan for 2021/22 (the “Plan”), its publication having been delayed from April due to the pandemic and it being Nikhil Rathi’s first business plan since he was appointed...more

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