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In 2022, for the first time, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a three-year strategy setting out three key themes for promoting positive change, namely: (1) reducing and preventing serious financial harm and...more
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Both the EU and the UK are taking steps to enhance the rules in the financial services sector to add a new layer of direct regulation for key technology providers to banks and other regulated financial services institutions –...more
On 8 June 2022, and to coincide with the introduction of amendments to the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 (“the Economic Crime Act”), the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”)...more
Identifying and reporting instances of potential market abuse is required under the Market Abuse Regulation ('MAR'). A firm must have effective arrangements, systems and procedures in place to detect and report suspicious...more
From June 15, 2022, important changes to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation’s (OFSI) enforcement powers come into force. These were highlighted in our 2022 Compliance and Regulatory Update....more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) shift towards consumer protection is intensifying. At the same time, it is gearing up to become a more assertive regulator, intervening more frequently, following the example of its...more
As the dust looks like it is starting to settle on the Covid-19 pandemic, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have been busy resuming their enforcement agendas. Originally...more
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