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Last week, the FCA published its long-awaited policy statement containing amendments to the FCA’s Code of Conduct (“COCON”) aimed at combatting non-financial misconduct (“NFM”). NFM can amount to a breach of FCA rules in any...more
In a previous alert, “FCA D&I Standards for Large Firms Abandoned (for now), Non-financial Misconduct Rules Delayed (but Still Important),” we discussed the proposals put forward by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...more
On 2 July 2025, the FCA published a further consultation paper on “tackling non-financial misconduct in financial services”. The industry has been eagerly awaiting publication of this paper, in the hope that it will address...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its most recent paper on non-financial misconduct (NFM), clarifying its expectations on bullying and harassment in financial services....more
On 2 July 2025, the FCA published its long-awaited proposed next steps on addressing non-financial misconduct (NFM) in financial services. In a joint Consultation Paper and Policy Statement (CP25/18), the regulator is...more
The Upper Tribunal has upheld the FCA’s decision that the CEO and CFO of Metro Bank were knowingly concerned in the Bank’s breach of the Listing Rules....more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the full details of its proposal to fine and ban the fund manager, Crispin Odey, for lacking integrity. But the FCA’s proposed action against Mr Odey does not rely on his...more
In a previous alert, we discussed the proposals put forward by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for all FCA-authorised firms to better integrate non-financial misconduct (NFM) considerations into their senior manager...more
On 11 March 2025, the UK’s financial regulators confirmed they have decided not to move forward with proposed diversity and inclusion (D&I) rules for financial firms. This decision in a letter by the Financial Conduct...more
The regulators have said they will not pursue their proposals on announcing enforcement investigations and on D&I. On 12 March 2025, the FCA and PRA made important announcements regarding the long-awaited outcomes on certain...more
Firm culture remains a key topic on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) radar this year. In a previous alert, we discussed the FCA’s proposals for all FCA-authorised firms to better integrate non-financial misconduct...more
Quick read - It is all but inevitable that UK enforcement agencies will start paying for information about organisational misconduct. In the US, whistleblower reward schemes have generated tens of billions of dollars in...more
The FCA’s focus, in the six years since #MeToo began, upon tackling ‘non-financial misconduct’ (broadly, poor interpersonal behaviour) in the financial services sector has sometimes been said to be a bit odd and/or not the...more
In February 2024, the FCA sent a survey to 1,028 wholesale firms (insurers, market intermediaries, banks and brokers) asking about recorded incidents of non-financial misconduct between 2021 and 2023. With a 96% response...more
Make no mistake, nonfinancial misconduct remains at the top of the Financial Conduct Authority's agenda. Originally published in Law360 - November 26, 2024....more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has published the findings from its non-financial misconduct survey. The survey, sent to 1,028 wholesale banks, brokers and insurance firms in February, aimed to examine how firms detect...more
The data provides important insights to assist firms with their ongoing work in this area. On 25 October 2024, the FCA published the results of a survey on non-financial misconduct it undertook earlier in the year...more
On 13th February 2024, in a wide-ranging speech, the Director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), Nick Ephgrave, publicly stated his provisional support for financial incentives to whistleblowers in allegations of...more
Recent legislative developments in the United Kingdom, public remarks from the new director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and recent parliamentary hearings on the Post Office Horizon scandal put a spotlight on...more
Last week, firms in the insurance sector submitted their responses to the recent survey issued by the Financial Conduct Authority ('FCA') into non-financial misconduct....more
“The wholesale insurance market in particular has a long way to go in having an inclusive culture...areas for improvement include...preventing and handling non-financial misconduct,” stated the Financial Conduct Authority...more
Key Points - 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
It has been a summer of revelations leaving the financial services sector facing uncertainty and increased scrutiny on how allegations of behavioral misconduct might be managed going forward. This came after multiple...more
The FCA has long since regarded non-financial misconduct as potentially relevant to the integrity and reputation elements of a regulated individual’s fitness and propriety. While not formally defined, non-financial misconduct...more
Originally published on February 24, 2020. Updated as of July 1, 2020. The UK senior managers and certification regime ("SMCR") overhauled the accountability regime for individuals working in UK financial services firms...more