On 2 October 2024, the FCA issued a final notice announcing it had fined digital challenger bank Starling Bank Limited £28,959,426 for financial crime and
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This 5 Trends piece covers non-financial misconduct, the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, FCA investigations and Upper Tribunal proceedings, motor finance, and FCA Sustainability Disclosure Requirements.
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a Discussion Paper (DP23/2: Updating and improving the UK regime for asset management) in February 2023
Continue Reading Updating and Improving the UK Asset Management Regime: An FCA Discussion Paper
1. Non-financial misconduct – FCA guidance expected
It is anticipated that in 2023 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will provide further guidance on the increasingly
Continue Reading 5 Trends to Watch: 2023 UK Contentious Financial Regulation
The UK Appointed Representative Regime (ARR) enables certain businesses – Appointed Representatives (ARs) – to conduct UK-regulated activities without having to be authorised by the
Continue Reading FCA Publishes Final Rules for Reform of the Appointed Representative Sector
The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published its first formal five-year strategy. The Strategy centres on four priorities: 1) access to and choice of
Continue Reading The UK Payment Systems Regulator’s First Five-Year Strategy Plan
To expedite decisions to prevent or stop consumer harm, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has implemented a controversial change to its decision-making procedures. The change
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Welcome to the third issue of Greenberg Traurig’s LIBOR Transition Newsletter, where we provide updates, analysis, and occasional commentary on the latest developments relating to
Continue Reading LIBOR Transition Newsletter – Issue 3
Welcome to Greenberg Traurig’s LIBOR Transition Newsletter, where we provide updates, analysis, and occasional commentary on the latest developments relating to the highly anticipated phasing-out
Continue Reading LIBOR Transition Newsletter – Issue 1
In a February 2019 speech, the FCA’s Director of Market Oversight, Julia Hoggett, said the following:
The life blood of all well-functioning markets is the
Continue Reading The Financial Conduct Authority – Part 2 – Criminal & Civil Insider Dealing