Financial Conduct Authority
FCA appoints Dan Lavender to Regulatory Decisions Committee
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Board has appointed Dan Lavender as a new member of its Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC).
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FCA reforms target £128m savings for asset managers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a package of reforms designed to save asset managers £128 million annually.
Firms improve product design for consumers, FCA finds
The Financial Conduct Authority reviewed how firms design and monitor products under the Consumer Duty.
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FCA reports £5.6bn benefits, arrests in first strategy year
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reported significant achievements in the first year of its 5-year strategy, including a £5.6 billion benefit to consumers and the economy.
Individual charged with 5 counts of insider dealing
The Financial Conduct Authority has charged Richard Bloomfield with 5 counts of insider dealing.
FCA expands market advisory committee to 27 members
The Financial Conduct Authority has appointed 27 members to its Secondary Markets Advisory Committee for the period July 2026 to July 2028.
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FCA balances growth, risk and trust in regulation
Sarah Pritchard, deputy chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, outlined the regulator's approach to balancing growth, risk, and trust.
UK banks commit to better basic account access
Nine major UK banks and building societies have committed to improving access to basic bank accounts, following an FCA mystery shopping exercise that revealed widespread poor practice.
AI to reshape retail finance by 2030, FCA review finds
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published 'The Mills Review', a landmark report detailing how artificial intelligence will reshape retail financial services by 2030.
Upper Tribunal suspends parts of motor finance scheme
The Upper Tribunal has partially suspended the FCA's motor finance compensation scheme, pending legal challenges to be heard in December 2026 or February 2027.
Pension firms must improve value for older products
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found that customers in older, closed pension products receive poorer value.
FCA committee provides context for retail payments consultation
The Payments Vision Delivery Committee (PVDC), including the FCA, has published supporting context for the Bank of England's consultation on future retail payments infrastructure.