Financial Conduct Authority
Sapia to pay £19.6m to WealthTek clients for safeguards failure
Sapia has agreed to pay £19.6 million to clients of WealthTek after the firm failed to implement adequate safeguards for client money.
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UK financial advice market stable, firms consolidate
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published findings from its Financial Adviser Survey, revealing a broadly stable UK financial advice market.
Advisory committee seeks market experts for secondary markets
The Financial Conduct Authority is inviting market participants to apply for membership on its advisory committee for wholesale secondary markets.
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FCA: Consultants must ensure firms are authorisation-ready
Sheree Howard, FCA Executive Director of Authorisations, emphasized the demanding nature of the authorisation process.
FCA leads first crackdown on illegal P2P crypto trading
The Financial Conduct Authority has carried out its first operation with partners to disrupt illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading across multiple London locations.
FCA expands AI Lab, targets agentic commerce future
FCA Chief Data Officer Jessica Rusu announced an expanded AI Lab and new support for fintech firms.
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Consumer Duty reports improve, third-party oversight lags
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) reports that firms have improved their Consumer Duty Board reports in year two, particularly in governance and action plans.
FCA simplifies short selling rules, cuts reporting burden
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalized a simpler UK short selling regime, aiming to reduce reporting burdens for firms while maintaining robust regulatory oversight.
FCA outlines crypto regime roadmap, seeks feedback
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation on its roadmap for the UK's future cryptoasset regulatory regime.
FCA envisions open finance to empower consumers and businesses
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a vision for open finance, aiming to give consumers and businesses greater control over their financial data.
FCA develops new methodology to track consumer credit journeys
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has developed a new methodology to identify early signs of consumer financial distress.
UK regulators seek members for transaction reporting taskforce
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England are seeking industry stakeholders to join their new Taskforce for Transaction and Post-trade Reporting Harmonisation.