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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: July 15, 2025, The Fighting Workplace Bullying Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: March 18, 2025, The Slack Channel Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance...more

A&O Shearman

FCA publishes review of liquidity risk management at wholesale trading firms

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published observations on good and poor liquidity risk management practices from its multi-firm review of wholesale trading (sell-side) firms in scope of the Investment Firms...more

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Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ring-fenced Bodies, Core Activities, Excluded Activities and Prohibitions) (Amendment)...

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The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ring-fenced Bodies, Core Activities, Excluded Activities and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Order 2025 has been published alongside an explanatory memorandum. The Order amends the...more

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European Regulatory Timeline 2025

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Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2025 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more

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UK Financial Markets Standards Board updated final statement of good practice for front office supervision of wholesale traded...

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The Financial Markets Standards Board has published its updated final statement of good practice for front office supervision of wholesale traded markets. The statement of good practice sets out 15 good practice statements,...more

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Managing Technology Supply Chains: What the Advent of the UK’s Critical Third Party Regime Means for Financial Services Firms and...

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The FCA, PRA, and Bank of England have published their finalised critical third party (CTP) rules (and accompanying guidance) in PS24/16 Operational resilience: Critical third parties to the UK financial sector....more

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A New Safeguarding Regime: Five Points for Payments and E-money Firms

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For any UK fintech business involved with payments of electronic money (e-money) and any (experienced) investor in these businesses, safeguarding client funds is a key regulatory issue....more

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UK regulators expectations on governance and DI within financial services firms

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The recent proposals from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) on diversity and inclusion (D&I) include proposals in respect of governance and oversight within in-scope firms....more

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D&I as a non-financial risk: considerations for control functions

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Proposals from the UK financial regulators aimed at improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the UK financial services sector include an explicit expectation for all in-scope firms to consider a lack of D&I as a...more

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Non-Financial Misconduct: Will The Crispin Odey Case Reshape Investigations Into Behavioral Misconduct for the Financial Services...

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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

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FCA Publishes Outcome of its Review of Firms' Compliance with Sanction Controls

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Introduction - Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 the UK has introduced an unprecedented number and variety of sanctions. The FCA has recently assessed the sanctions controls of over 90 financial service...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Messaging Compliance in a Shifting Regulatory Landscape: The Current and Shifting UK Regulatory Landscape

Are you ready to learn how to implement electronic communications capture and supervision in your firm for better compliance and prevention of regulatory violations? Is messaging compliance giving your compliance function...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCA Issues Final Notice to Former Banking CEO Over Anti-Money Laundering Failures

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The case provides instructive practical examples of the “reasonable steps” companies can take according to the FCA and a reminder of the FCA’s cultural expectations of CEOs. On 16 November 2022, the FCA issued a final...more

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FCA Confirms New Rules to Improve Oversight of Appointed Representatives - Insights

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On 3 August 2022, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a policy statement (PS22/11) on improvements to the appointed representatives (“ARs”) regime. The FCA  consulted on amendments to the AR framework in...more

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The SMCR, five years on

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Five years ago, on 7 March 2016, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) came into force. At first it applied only to dual-regulated banks, those which are regulated both by the FCA and PRA. Originally...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

The heat is on - Regulators step up pressure to implement LIBOR transition plans

Regulators are increasing pressure on financial institutions to demonstrate that they are proactively addressing the transition away from LIBOR.  On December 23, 2019, the New York State Department of Financial Services...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Private Bank Briefing: Issues Impacting the Private Bank Sector - June 2019

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The FCA and the PRA published their Business Plans for 2019/20 in April 2019. FCA Priorities - As expected, with Brexit remaining a key focus, there are few new initiatives for this year. The FCA’s Business Plan sets...more

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Private Banking Newsletter: Issues Impacting the Private Bank Sector

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The FCA’s Business Plan for 2018/19, published on 9 April 2018, outlined key priorities for the upcoming year. Although the Business Plan revealed that the FCA’s Brexit-related workload will mean a dearth of new initiatives,...more

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The New FCA Whistleblower Rules: What You Need to Know

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In October 2015 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), alongside the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), published new rules in relation to whistleblowing channels in banks and other financial institutions to encourage a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FCA and Ofgem Question Adequacy of Commodity Firms’ Compliance and Market Abuse Controls

In the most recent edition of its regular market conduct and transaction reporting-focused ‘Market Watch’ publication, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) provides a review of commodities firms’ compliance and...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bridging the Week - June 2015 #5

UK Regulators Implement Tougher Pay Rules for Banking Institutions’ Senior Managers: The United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have adopted new rules regarding the remuneration of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

UK’s Financial Services Regulator: No Hashtags in Financial Promotions

Earlier this month the UK’s financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), issued its final guidance on financial promotions made via social media channels. As we reported last year, the FCA...more

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2014—A Record-Setting Year for Whistleblowers

2014 was a record-breaking year for whistleblowers, including both the U.S. Department of Justice’s prosecution of cases under the False Claims Act (FCA) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s prosecution of cases...more

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