The UK Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery) has upheld the Financial Conduct’s Authority’s (FCA) decision to take action against two former executives of a bank for being “knowingly concerned” in the bank’s breach of the listing...more
6/26/2025
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Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Listing Rules ,
Penalties ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Tax Tribunal ,
Tribunals ,
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has updated its Enforcement Guide, including its revised policy on when it will announce details of enforcement investigations. Following a consultation process that was subject to...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its strategy for the next five years and it has a very different tone and objective to the three-year strategy it shared in 2022. This shift in tone reflects developments...more
This article examines the latest trends in U.K. regulatory enforcement and supervisory action and highlights the key takeaways for firms in 2025 and beyond.
Over the past 18 months, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...more
2/6/2025
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Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Governance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Fines ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
UK
This is the final note in a three-part series on the regulation of artificial intelligence in the financial services sector in the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom. Our first note, we provided a...more
10/21/2024
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Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liability ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
United States
By now, you may have heard that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on changes to its approach to publicising enforcement investigations, as well as other changes to its Enforcement Guide. If they come into...more
3/4/2024
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Capital Markets ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investigations ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK
Regulatory change programmes are no small undertaking. Failure to implement change thoroughly can lead to intensified regulatory scrutiny or, if sufficiently serious, investigations and enforcement action....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
Despite concerns being raised through the consultation process, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has implemented its proposals to shift some decision making from the Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC) to senior FCA...more
The CEO of a mortgage intermediary is challenging a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) decision to fine and prohibit him in relation to oversight failures....more