12/10/2025 6:01:23 PM UK’s financial regulators consult on new diversity and inclusion rules By Daniel Fisher Olivia Hatt Madeleine Brown The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) have both launched consultation papers on a new...
12/10/2025 5:55:12 PM New Year, New Powers: Serious Fraud Office gains greater powers to compel information at an early stage By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Lara Gardiner As of 15 January 2024, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) can now compel individuals and companies to provide them with information before an...
12/10/2025 5:54:41 PM Non-financial misconduct – further warning shots fired By Laura Bridgewater Madeleine Brown There were two interesting developments last week on the regulatory hot topic of non-financial misconduct. This is against the backdrop...
12/10/2025 5:52:54 PM How many NDAs have you signed? FCA approaches insurers and intermediaries as first recipients of its Non-Financial Misconduct Survey By Lorna Emson Madeleine Brown Olivia Hatt The FCA has this week issued a notice to insurers and insurance intermediaries compelling them to provide it with data about...
12/10/2025 5:52:42 PM FCA update on reducing and preventing financial crime: what you need to know By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Francis Bond Alex Taylor +1 more... Show less The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an update on its three-year strategy to reduce and prevent financial crime. The...
12/10/2025 5:52:31 PM PRA unveils its new early settlement scheme – what might the likely impact be and should we expect similar for FCA Enforcement? By Laura Bridgewater Olivia Hatt Madeleine Brown The Bank of England (Bank) recently published its new policy statement, PS1/24 – The Bank of England's approach to enforcement, on the...
12/10/2025 5:51:41 PM Major changes proposed for FCA enforcement regime By Laura Bridgewater Madeleine Brown The FCA has launched a consultation on changes to its enforcement regime. If enacted, this will be the biggest shake up of the...
12/10/2025 5:51:31 PM Anti-financial crime controls: the FCA issues a call for action By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) wrote a letter on 5 March 2024 to the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of “Annex 1” firms. These are...
12/10/2025 5:49:10 PM New director, new strategy? The Serious Fraud Office publishes its five-year strategy By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Freddy Rendall Last week, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its new strategy for 2024-2029. This identifies four strategic outcomes, by reference...
12/10/2025 5:46:39 PM Sports Direct 0 – Newcastle United 2: Court of Appeal win for Newcastle United By Simon Day Edward Parry-Smith Zoe Carter Madeleine Brown Greg Dowell +2 more... Show less Sports Direct has failed to persuade the Court of Appeal that it should be granted an interim mandatory injunction obliging Newcastle...
12/10/2025 5:44:11 PM Naming and shaming: the FCA stands firm By Laura Bridgewater Lorna Emson Helen Harvey The FCA has confirmed it is standing by its hotly debated proposal to “name and shame” firms under investigation. The FCA confirmed in...
12/10/2025 5:43:41 PM “Shockingly lax” financial crime controls lead to £29m fine By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey The FCA has fined Starling Bank (the Bank) £29m for failings in their financial crime systems and controls. As the FCA summarised it, the...
12/10/2025 5:41:17 PM FCA finds that firms are falling short in their efforts to combat money laundering and the movement of illicit funds By Lorna Emson Helen Harvey Danny Benchabbat The FCA has published two reviews in January dealing with different aspects of the fight against money laundering and financial crime....