The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) work at the intersection of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) concerns and UK financial services forms part of a wider
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FCA Takes Next Step Towards a UK Consumer Duty: An Update for Regulated Businesses
In December 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation to set a higher standard of consumer protection in retail financial markets, an
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Principals in the Spotlight as UK’s FCA Consults on Changes to Appointed Representatives Regime
The Appointed Representatives Regime (ARR), a well-known and important feature of the UK regulatory landscape, enables certain businesses – Appointed Representatives (ARs) – to conduct
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UK FCA Implements Controversial Change to Its Decision-Making Procedures
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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GT Newsletter | LIBOR Transition – Issue 6
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
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The Financial Conduct Authority – Part 2 – Criminal & Civil Insider Dealing
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
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