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United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Final Guidance

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PEP talk revisited: revised UK guidance on treatment of PEPs

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued finalised guidance on the treatment of politically exposed persons (PEPs) for anti-money laundering purposes. There is no significant shift in the FCA’s expectations of...more

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Regulatory monitoring - December 2024

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) International - FSB: Plenary December 2024 - Status: Final - The FSB has set out the outcomes of its Plenary that met on 3 and 4 December. Points of...more

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FCA Publishes Final Guidance on the Trading Venue Perimeter

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UK regulator follows the European Securities and Markets Authority in clarifying the scope of the trading venue perimeter. On 5 July 2023, the FCA published its Policy Statement (PS23/11) containing final guidance on the...more

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UK Adopts a New Consumer Duty: Key Implications for Financial Services Firms

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published final guidance (FG22/5) and a policy statement (PS22/9) for the new consumer duty (Duty) on 27 July 2022. The main rules will come into force on 31 July 2023 for existing...more

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Crypto regulation: UK FCA clarifies regulatory perimeter – but leaves open questions over its tech neutrality

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On 31 July 2019 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published final Guidance on the cryptoasset activities within its regulatory perimeter, in response to feedback on its January 2019 consultation paper and as trailed in...more

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Bridging the Week - August 2019

Both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange brought and settled charges against a CFTC-registered floor broker, claiming he engaged in spoofing trading activity on the CME. The two...more

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Latest UK Developments on the Regulation of Cryptoassets

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FCA finalises guidance on cryptoassets and consults on product intervention measures. FCA guidance on the regulation of cryptoassets - As previously reported in this blog, the FCA consulted on guidance on cryptoassets...more

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FCA finalised guidance on fairness of variation terms in financial services consumer contracts: the devil's in the detail

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The FCA published their finalised guidance on the fairness of variation terms in financial services consumer contracts under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 on 19 December 2018....more

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UK: PPI UPDATE – November 2018

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FCA publishes final guidance on regular premium PPI complaints and new consultation on mailing rules....more

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Next Steps in the Asset Management Market Study

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FCA publishes final rules and further consultation on outstanding remedies under its asset management market study. Key Points: ..The FCA has published a Policy Statement (PS18/8) setting out final rules and guidance...more

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UK Regulator Announces Its Approach to Financial Promotions in Social Media

On March 13, the UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published finalized guidance on its supervisory approach to financial promotions in social media (the “Guidance”). The range of social media within the...more

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UK’s Financial Services Regulator Issues Draft Guidance on Social Media – should we Favourite* or #Fail?

On 6 August 2014, the UK’s financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), issued long-awaited draft guidance on the use of social media in financial promotions by regulated financial institutions. ...more

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