Managing Whistlelbowers
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Episode 381 -- NAVEX's 2025 Annual Hotline Report
Compliance Tip of the Day: AI, Whistleblowing and a Culture of Speak Up
2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 56 – The Grasshopper Edition
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Episode 379 -- Update on False Claims Act and Customs Evasion Liability
Everything Compliance: Episode 157, The Q2 2025 Great Women in Compliance Edition
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2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 55 – The From Worse to Worser Edition
Daily Compliance News: July 18, 2025, The Don’t Alter Docs Edition
Blowing the Whistle: What Employers Should Know About DEI & the False Claims Act
When DEI Meets the FCA: What Employers Need to Know About the DOJ’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative
FCPA Compliance Report: Stay the Course: Ellen Lafferty on Navigating Anti-Corruption Compliance in 2025
On Tuesday (24 June 2025) the FCA published its Prescribed Person’s Annual Report on whistleblowing (“24/25 Report”), which covers reports received and acted on with during the period 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025 (the “24/25...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 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
The UK’s new Labour government unveiled a package of new workers’ rights yesterday, with wide-ranging ramifications for employers. Whilst the most significant measures will not be implemented until 2026 at the earliest,...more
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
The UK Upper Tribunal (Tribunal) has overruled Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) decisions that three former employees of Julius Baer International Limited (JBI) lacked integrity and should be prohibited. The Tribunal’s...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced plans to keep whistleblowers better informed about the way in which information provided to the FCA is being used and, in particular, the FCA’s rationale for taking or...more
It is well known that one of the biggest frustrations for whistleblowers is the lack of feedback. Having taken the difficult step to report wrongdoing, they are then left out of the process, and have little or no idea whether...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published the findings from its 2022 whistleblowing qualitative assessment survey, together with the steps it intends to take to improve whistleblower confidence. The FCA...more
Many sectors, including financial services, have encountered a discernible increase in whistleblows in recent times — a trend that shows no signs of abating. Indeed, some whistleblowers have seen fit to publicise their...more
We were delighted to interview Kevin Parle – Fellow of the International Compliance Association (ICA) and Deputy Chair of the Data Protection Forum – for insights and observations of whistleblowing roles within U.K....more
On 7 April 2022, changes to DIFC Regulatory Law 2004 and the DFSA Rulebook came into force, to implement proposals concerning a whistleblowing regime that were consulted on by the DFSA in 2021. The Regime applies to all...more
Over the past decade sport globally has had a number of high-profile public scandals, namely in doping and abuse. In the UK, British Gymnastics has been placed under the microscope for reports of abuse; a doping scandal has...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently announced that it is considering adding a sixth question on diversity and inclusion (D&I) to its five conduct questions (5CQs). The significance of D&I has long been...more
CMA 2021/22 annual plan - The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its annual plan for 2021/22. In 2021/22, the CMA will focus on the following themes...more
Confidence - The FCA has just upped the ante with regard to whistleblowing with its latest campaign “In confidence, with confidence”, designed to encourage individuals working in financial services to report potential...more
COVID-19: FCA proposes additional guidance for insurance and premium finance firms on customers in financial difficulty - The FCA has published draft additional guidance for insurance and premium finance firms, setting...more
On 7 October 2019, the Council of the European Union formally adopted a new Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law. The Directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on...more
The Financial Conduct Authority has published its latest report on industry progress made against the "Five Conduct Questions" it poses to wholesale banks in a bid to improve their conduct and culture. The FCA will use its...more
September 2016 saw the enforcement of new rules by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) that aimed at increasing confidence amongst financial services employees and encouraging...more
NAVEX Global partnered with an independent research firm to survey compliance professionals from the UK Financial Services industry about their approach to whistleblowing and incident reporting. Our findings provide insight...more
New rules on whistleblowing have come into effect which impact certain Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) regulated financial services firms. The aim of these rules is to promote a...more
Financial firms in the UK are grappling with new whistleblower requirements aimed at helping to prevent another financial crisis. And while many in the financial community are nervous about the new requirements, we believe...more
Relevant firms in the UK have until March 7, 2016 to appoint a “whistleblowers’ champion,” who then has until September 7, 2016 to oversee their firm’s readiness for the new whistleblowing regime. The new whistleblowing...more