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FSCS publishes its Annual Report and Accounts and Class Statements 2025/26
Link(s): FSCS annual report and accounts 2026 | FSCSFSCS Annual Report 2025/26 | FSCSFSCS Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26 FSCS Class Statements 2025/26 Context FSCS has announced the publication of its 2025/26 Annual Report and Accounts and Class...
FCA publishes the second edition of Enforcement Watch
Link(s): Enforcement Watch 2 | FCA Context The FCA has published ‘Enforcement Watch 2’ – the second edition of its Enforcement Watch newsletter covering insights and themes from its enforcement work. In this issue the FCA covers cover its recent approach...
FCA updates its ‘reporting complaints’ web page
Link(s): Reporting complaints | FCA Context The FCA has updated its ‘Reporting complaints’ web page to remind firms about the upcoming changes to complaints reporting and to outline the next steps that firms should take. From 1 January 2027, there will be...
FCA publishes a ‘Consultation responses: your confidentiality and personal data’ web page
Link(s): Consultation responses: your confidentiality and personal data | FCA Context The FCA has published a new web page reminding individuals that they must tell the FCA if they consent for their name and response to a formal consultation to be made...
FCA publishes its Outcomes and Metrics, with supporting publications and documents
Link(s): FCA outcomes and metrics 2025 to 2030 | FCA Helping consumers navigate their financial lives | FCAA smarter regulator - more efficient and effective | FCA FCA operating service metrics 2025/26 | FCA FCA Operating service metrics 2025/26 table...
FCA publishes its Annual Report and Accounts 2026/26
Link(s): FCA cracks down on illegal promotions and market abuse in first year of new strategy | FCAOur Annual report and accounts 2025/26 | FCAFCA Annual report and accounts 2025/26Use of our skilled person reports in 2025/26 | FCAPrescribed Persons Annual...
FCA publishes landmark review into impact of AI on retail financial services – the ‘Mills review’
Link(s): FCA publishes landmark review into impact of AI on retail financial services | FCAAI and the future of retail financial services (The Mills Review) | FCAThe Mills Review: AI and the future of retail financial servicesMills Review Yonder Consulting...
FCA publishes further simplification of the insurance rules
Link(s): CP26/22: Simplifying the insurance rules | FCACP26/22: Simplifying the insurance rules Context The FCA has set out further proposals for simplifying insurance and funeral plan requirements in a new Consultation Paper, CP26/22. The FCA is...
Companies House updates its ‘Incorporation and names’ web page and guidance
Link(s): Incorporation and names - GOV.UKIncorporation and names - GOV.UK Context Companies House has updated its ‘Incorporation and names’ web page to confirm that is has added an additional point under section 6.7 ('Same as' exceptions) of its...
EIOPA comments on an explicit competitiveness mandate
Link(s): Op-ed: An explicit competitiveness mandate for EIOPA would miss the point - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions AuthorityEIOPA Note on Competitiveness Context EIOPA has published a Note on Competitiveness, and an ‘op-ed’ article alongside...
FCA speech: ‘Shaping the future of the credit market – the road ahead’
Link(s): Shaping the future of the credit market – the road ahead | FCA Context The FCA has published a speech given by Alison Walters, FCA Director of Consumer Finance, at the ‘Credit Week: Powering the Future of Finance’ event. The speech recognises...
FCA publishes its final regulatory fee and levy rates for 2026/27 and feedback on CP26/11
Link(s): PS26/14: FCA regulated fees and levies 26/27FCA Regulated fees and levies 2026/27: feedback on CP26/11 and ‘made rules’FSCS Levy Calculation Notes 2026/27 Final Rates Context The FCA has published its final regulatory fee and levy rates for 2026/27...
FCA publishes Handbook Notice 142
Link(s): Handbook Notice 142 Context The FCA has published Handbook Notice 142, which included Policy Statement details of the ‘Targeted Clarifications of Handbook Materials’ which were part of Consultation Paper CP25/37, published on 9 December 2025. ...
FCA updates its ‘Trading names’ web page
Link(s): Trading names | FCA Context The FCA has updated the content of its ‘Trading names’ web page by adding information across the page to help firms meet requirements. The aim of the page is to help firms to learn what they should and should not...
FCA refines Consumer Duty and removes non-UK business from its scope
Link(s): Refining the Consumer Duty to give greater confidence to wholesale firms | FCANon-UK business removed from Consumer Duty scope to reduce burdens on wholesale businesses | FCACP26/23 Consumer Duty: scope and proportionality | FCACP26/23: Consumer...
FCA updates its ‘Consumer Duty requirements review: update’ web page
Link(s): Consumer Duty requirements review: update | FCA Context The FCA has updated the web page on which it highlights its ongoing work to review the requirements of the Consumer Duty. The updates are across the web page to reflect the FCA’s current...
FCA outlines why stronger Buy Now Pay Later protections are right for consumers
Link(s): Why stronger Buy Now Pay Later protections are the right step for consumers Context Alison Walters, Director of Consumer Finance at the FCA, has commented on the start of Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) regulation, which commences from 15 July. It is the...
Companies House Register of Overseas Entities helps to tackle economic crime
Link(s): How the Register of Overseas Entities helps to tackle economic crime – Companies House Context Companies House has published a new blog outlining how its Register of Overseas Entities helps to tackle economic crime. Introduced in 2022, the...
OFSI publishes ‘The U.S. and UK Economic Sanctions Authorities: A Comparative Overview’
Link(s): Achieving our objectives; Supporting our stakeholders: OFAC-OFSI Enhanced Partnership Exchange 2026 – Office of Financial Sanctions ImplementationThe U.S. and UK Economic Sanctions Authorities: A Comparative Overview -...
FCA speech: ‘Re-thinking regulation for the age of AI’
Link(s): Re-thinking regulation for the age of AI | FCA Context The FCA has published a speech given by Nikhil Rathi, FCA Chief Executive, at techUK's Agents of Change: Generative and Agentic AI in Financial Services 2026. Rathi comments that the financial...
FCA publishes the latest Wider Implications Framework update
Link(s): Wider Implications Framework minutes April 2026 Context The FCA has published the latest (albeit April 2026) Executives Forum Note for Record in relation to the Wider Implications Framework (WIF). Key points to note and next actions The only items...
FCA publishes a multi-firm review – insurance financial crime controls
Link(s): Insurance financial crime controls – multi-firm review | FCA Context The FCA has published a financial crime controls review of firms in the insurance sector, setting out the review findings and what insurance firms can do to improve their...
IFED announces arrest of suspected travel insurance fraudsters
Link(s): Suspects arrested after alleged fake death, multiple false transport claims and forged medical documents | City of London Police Context The IFED has publicised arrests after alleged fake death, multiple false transport claims and forged medical...
Which? comments further about premium finance costs
Link(s): Latest research reveals the interest rates insurers charge for paying in instalments - Which? Context Which? has published the latest results of its ongoing research into the interest rates that insurers charge for allowing customers to pay their...
New joint IUA / Airmic report seeks to close insurance protection gaps
Link(s): New joint IUA-Airmic report seeks to close insurance protection gaps - IUA 11379_IUAThoughtleadershipreport_v7_061626 Context The IUA, in association with Airmic, has published a joint report addressing the issues around ‘protection gaps’ and what...
New CII vulnerability guidance helps firms navigate Consumer Duty and UK GDPR
Link(s): New CII vulnerability guidance helps firms navigate Consumer Duty and UK GDPRcoh_j4041-data-privacy-customers-in-vulnerable-circumstances-guide-c3.pdf Context The CII has published some new guidance to support insurance and personal finance firms...
EIOPA publishes its 2025 Annual Report
Link(s): EIOPA publishes its 2025 Annual Report - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions AuthorityAnnual Report 2025 Context EIPOA has published its 2025 Annual Report, detailing its work and outlining its accomplishments in the past year. Against a...
Financial Services Regulation Committee publishes oral evidence transcript from Matt Brewis, former FCA Head of Insurance
Link(s): Financial Services Regulation Committee - Summary - Committees - UK ParliamentRegulation of the consumer insurance market - Committees - UK Parliament 10 June 2026 - Regulation of the consumer insurance market - Oral evidence - Committees - UK...
ASA publishes a Ruling in relation to misleading advertising
Link(s): Pure Cremation Funeral Planning Ltd - ASA | CAP Context As part of its weekly publication of its Rulings in relation to complaints or issues, the ASA has published details of a Ruling in relation to misleading advertising. This Ruling demonstrates...
ICO publishes a statement: the conclusion of criminal investigation
Link(s): ICO statement - conclusion of criminal investigation | ICO Context The ICO has published a statement in relation to the conclusion of a criminal investigation into the unlawful obtaining and disclosure of medical information to a third party...
FCA speech: Beyond the headlines: the unseen fight against financial crime
Link(s): Beyond the headlines: the unseen fight against financial crime | FCA Context The FCA has published a speech delivered by Therese Chambers, FCA Joint Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight, at the International Bar Association (IBA)...
FCA publishes ‘Areas of research interest’ web page
Link(s): Areas of research interest | FCA Context The FCA has published an Areas of Research Interest Paper in the form of a web page titled ‘Areas of research interest’, the foreword to which is by Kate Collyer, FCA Chief Economist. This Research Paper...
FCA bans two former Directors from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity
Link(s): Final Notice 2026: Andrew CurrieFinal Notice 2026: Peter Currie Context The FCA has published details of two Final Notices, in relation to Andrew Currie and Peter Currie, prohibiting these individuals from performing any function in relation to any...
FCA updates its Operational resilience web page
Link(s): Operational resilience | FCA Context The FCA has updated its Operational resilience web page to include a section on ‘frontier AI’. The update is merely to draw attention to the FCA’s information for firms and resources on ‘frontier AI’, a list of...
FCA updates its ‘Alert for firms: fake FCA communications’ web page – fake FCA website
Link(s): Alert for firms: fake FCA communications | FCA Context The FCA has again updated its ‘Alert for firms: fake FCA communications’ web page, this time with details of a fake FCA website. Key points to note and next actions The FCA has received a...
FCA publishes Consultation Paper CP26/19: ‘Changes to our penalty and decision-making policies’
Link(s): CP26/19: Changes to our penalty and decision-making policies | FCA CP26/19: Decision Procedure and Penalties Manual updates Context The FCA has published a Consultation Paper, CP26/19, in relation to small number of targeted proposed changes to its...
IUA publishes new report urging market protocols for cyber claims
Link(s): New report urges market protocol for cyber claims - IUACyber - IUA 055_Cyber-BITowers-2026.pdf Context The IUA has published an article urging market protocols for cyber-related business interruption claims, stating that a new published report...
CII article – public reporting may help address non-financial misconduct in the insurance sector
Link(s): CII: Public reporting may help address non-financial misconduct in sectorNon-Financial Misconduct Roundtable Beyond compliance understanding the behavioural drivers of non-financial misconduct Context The CII has published an article suggesting...
Companies House to bring in changes to accounts filing from April 2028
Link(s): Companies House to bring in changes to accounts filing from April 2028 - GOV.UK Companies House to bring in changes to accounts filing from April 2028 - GOV.UK Context Companies Huse has announced that it is to introduce changes to accounts filing...
The Insolvency Service publishes details of two Director bans
Link(s): Boss of firm which sparked almost 38,000 complaints over high-interest loan spam texts banned as company director - GOV.UKLex Greensill to be disqualified from acting as a company director in the UK for nine years - GOV.UK Context The Insolvency...
ASA article: ‘Accessibility provisions and material information in advertising’
Link(s): Accessibility provisions and material information in advertising - ASA | CAP Context The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) recently engaged stakeholders to understand developments in...
ASA article on AI and deepfakes: four things advertisers need to know before they hit ‘Run’
Link(s): AI and Deepfakes: Four Things Advertisers Need to Know Before They Hit “Run” - ASA | CAP Context Artificial intelligence is transforming how ads are created, styled and delivered - but when it comes to compliance, there’s no shortcut, no cheat...
ICO statement on the Government’s new advisory AI Growth Lab
Link(s): ICO statement on the Government’s new advisory AI Growth Lab | ICO Context Further its response to the Government on safe AI-powered innovation on 29 May, the ICO has now published a statement on the Government’s new advisory AI Growth Lab. The...
FCA publishes an article: ‘AI in financial services: shaping our approach through industry engagement’
Link(s): AI in financial services: shaping our approach through industry engagement | FCA Context The FCA has published an article by Alex Smith, Head of Cross-cutting Policy and Strategy at the FCA, explaining how the FCA is responding to the practical...
FCA decides to fine Carlos Ricardo Fuenmayor £99,600 for disclosure failures
Link(s): FCA decides to fine Carlos Ricardo Fuenmayor £99,600 for disclosure failures | FCA Decision Notice 2026: Carlos Ricardo Fuenmayor Context The FCA has published the details of a Decision Notice in which it sets out its reasons for imposing a...
FCA publishes Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 52, CP26/17
Link(s): CP26/17: Quarterly consultation paper No. 52 | FCA CP26/17: Quarterly consultation paper No. 52 Context The FCA has published its latest Quarterly Consultation Paper no. 52, CP26/17. Once a quarter, the FCA consults on proposed miscellaneous...
FCA publishes its latest Appointed Representatives data
Link(s): Appointed representatives data | FCA Context Every six months the FCA publishes data on the Appointed Representative (AR) population and its financial services activity. The AR population has grown significantly from its inception in 1986 to...
LIIBA: making the invisible visible – addressing barriers holding back talent in financial services
Link(s): Making the Invisible Visible: Addressing the Barriers Holding Back Talent in Financial Services – Liiba Context Progress Together’s new campaign, Making the Invisible Visible aims to shine a light on the often unseen barriers that...
ABI article on ‘goal-den’ rules for travel insurance ahead of the World Cup
Link(s): Goal-den rules for travel insurance ahead of the World Cup | ABI Context Ahead of the tournament, the ABI has shared five top tips to help people understand the key features of travel insurance and choose a policy that suits their needs. Insurance...
ASA updates its Complaint Handling Procedures
Link(s): Updates to complaint handling procedures - ASA | CAPNon-broadcast Complaint Handling ProceduresBroadcast Complaint Handling Procedures Context The ASA has announced that it has updated both its Non-broadcast Complaint Handling Procedures, and its...
FOS warns that festival refunds are not guaranteed: know your rights
Link(s): Festival refunds are not guaranteed so know your rights, warns the Financial Ombudsman Service – Financial Ombudsman service Context In a warning which might be relevant to firms arranging or providing event cancellation insurances, FOS has warned...
ICO secures £118k in confiscation orders
Link(s): Success in securing over £118,000 in confiscation orders against two former RAC employees | ICO Context The ICO has secured successful outcomes at Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearings, resulting in a total of £118,852.32 in confiscation orders...
ICO publishes its response to Government on safe AI-powered innovation
Link(s): ICO response to government on safe AI-powered innovation | ICO letter-to-sos-on-ai-20260527.pdf Context The ICO has published its response to the Government on safe AI-powered innovation. In January 2026, the Technology Secretary and the Business...
FCA publishes 23rd April 2026 Board meeting minutes
Link(s): FCA Board minutes: 23 April 2026 Context The FCA has published the minutes of its 23 April 2026 Board meeting. Key points to note and next actions The update from the Chair included updates on the regulatory trade-offs between growth and...
FCA publishes Handbook Notice 141
Link(s): Handbook Notice 141CP26/8: Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 51 Context The FCA has published Handbook Notice 141 outlining, amongst other things, the FCA’s Policy Statement following feedback to one element of Consultation CP26/8 (FCA Quarterly...
FCA launches investigation into second motor finance claims management company
Link(s): FCA launches investigation into second motor finance claims management company | FCA Context The FCA has opened an enforcement investigation into Consultation Claims Limited (CCL) following concerns about its conduct in the period April 2025 to...
IUA members take part in the PRA Dynamic General Insurance Stress Test
Link(s): IUA members take part in Dynamic General Insurance Stress Test - IUA Context A live stress test exercise is probing the capabilities of the London company market. The Dynamic General Insurance Stress Test (DyGIST) is run by the Prudential...
Companies House and Intellectual Property Office (IPO) join forces to warn about unsolicited payment request
Link(s): Companies House and Intellectual Property Office (IPO) join forces to warn about unsolicited payment requests - GOV.UK Context Companies House and the IPO are asking businesses to be vigilant of misleading requests for payments, sent by...
House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee launches consumer home and travel insurance regulation inquiry
Link(s): Regulation of the consumer insurance market - Committees - UK ParliamentFinancial Services Regulation Committee launches consumer insurance regulation inquiry - Committees - UK ParliamentCall for evidence - Committees - UK Parliament Context The...
ASA article: ‘Taking the legwork out of compliance’
Link(s): Taking the legwork out of compliance - ASA | CAP Context The ASA has published an article in relation to its approach to marketing campaigns. The article acknowledges the advantages of a marketing campaign over a single ad. Campaigns support...
ICO secures a £356k proceeds of crime confiscation order
Link(s): £355,880.10 confiscation order secured following proceeds of crime hearing | ICO Context The ICO has secured a £355,880.10 confiscation order following a proceeds of crime hearing. The order was against former Manchester motor insurance worker,...
FOS insights: Vulnerability in a Changing Financial Redress System
Link(s): Vulnerability in a Changing Financial Redress System – Financial Ombudsman service Context The standout statement within this article is that “fair process is the foundation of fair outcomes”. FOS has published an Insights article by Rachel Lam,...
FOS resolved more than 220,000 cases in the last year as it publishes its 2025/26 complaints data
Link(s): Financial Ombudsman resolved more than 220,000 cases in the last year – Financial Ombudsman serviceQuarterly complaints data: Q4 2025/26 – Financial Ombudsman service Annual complaints data and insight 2025/26 – Financial Ombudsman service Context...
FCA announces open vacancies for FCA Smaller Business Practitioner Panel – Insurance and Consumer Credit sectors
Link(s): Vacancies open for FCA Smaller Business Practitioner Panel | FCAFCA Smaller Business Practitioner Panel vacancies: general insurance and consumer credit Context The FCA is inviting applications from senior practitioners at smaller regulated firms...
FCA publishes Q4 2025/26 Skilled Persons Reviews data
Link(s): Skilled person reviews | FCANumber of Skilled Persons Reports commissioned in 2025/26 Q4 Context The FCA has published its Skilled Persons Reviews data relating to Q4 2025/26 (January to March 2026). There were only four Reviews commissioned in...
FCA review of financial promotion approvers finds some firms need to raise standards
Link(s): Review of financial promotion approvers finds some firms need to raise standards | FCA Context The FCA has published the results of a review into firms which approve financial promotions (‘financial promotions approvers’) and has found that some...
OFSI imposes a £165k penalty on Deutsche Bank AG London Branch
Link(s): DB_Penalty_Notice.pdf Context OFSI has imposed a £165,000 monetary penalty on Deutsche Bank AG London Branch (DBLB) for breaches of the Russia financial sanctions regime. ...
PM publishes notes of the ‘Enhancing Financial Services Bill’
Link(s): FINAL Lobby Pack 2026 .docx[92] Context The Prime Minister’s Office has published the background notes to the King’s Speech, delivered on 13th May 2025, which include some detail and background to a...
ICO reminds firms about the new Data Protection complaints procedure
Link(s): One month to go: what businesses need to know to meet new data law | ICO Context The ICO has reminded firms that businesses across the UK have until 19th June to make sure that their complaints...
ICO suggests five steps to protect your organisation from AI-powered cyber threats
Link(s): Five steps to protect your organisation from AI-powered cyber threats | ICO Context The ICO has published a blog by Ian Hulme, ICO Interim Executive Director for Regulatory Supervision, about how...
ICO provides advice to government on potential changes to online advertising rules
Link(s): Our advice to government on potential changes to online advertising rules | ICO Economic growth commitment update ICO report for DSIT Context The ICO has provided a report and advice to the Department...
FSCS publishes its latest Outlook – Spring forecast 2026
Link(s): FSCS spring forecast sets levy at £247m for 2026/27 | FSCS Chief Executive's statement - May 2026 Outlook | FSCS Outlook May 2026 | FSCS FSCS Outlook May 2026 Context FSCS has announced the...
FOS announces a new charity partnership with Dementia UK
Link(s): Financial Ombudsman Service announces new charity partnership with Dementia UK – Financial Ombudsman service Context FOS has announced that, following a company-wide vote, Dementia UK – the UK’s...
FOS publishes its latest Ombudsman News
Link(s): Ombudsman News Context FOS has published its latest Ombudsman News e-mail, in which FOS highlights a number of recent issues. Key points to note The publication covers: FOS’ joint consultation with...
FCA warns young drivers about fake insurance sold on social media
Link(s): Young drivers warned about fake insurance sold on social media | FCA Context The FCA has published a web page warning 17-to 25-year-old drivers about 'ghost broking' scams, where “bogus insurance policies” are sold through social media and...
FCA speech: “Working together against financial crime”
Link(s): Working together against financial crime | FCA Context The FCA has published a speech delivered by Nikhil Rathi, FCA Chief Executive, at the FCA’s Financial Crime Conference. Rathi introduced the speech by stating that financial crime is changing...
FCA blog: “Supporting customers through challenging times”
Link(s): Supporting customers through challenging times | FCA Context The FCA has published a blog by Charlotte Clark, FCA Director of Cross-Cutting Policy and Strategy, outlining the FCA’s expectations of firms in supporting customers in challenging...
FCA updates its AI Lab web page
Link(s): AI Lab | FCA Context The FCA has updated its AI Lab web page with details of its re-opened AI Input Zone. Key points to note and next actions The FCA is reopening the AI Input Zone to ask for views and examples to inform a good and poor practice...
FCA, Bank of England and Treasury joint statement on frontier AI models and cyber resilience
Link(s): FCA, Bank of England and Treasury joint statement on frontier AI models and cyber resilience | FCA Context The FCA has published a joint statement it has issued with the PRA and the Bank of England. The statement relates to frontier AI models and...
FCA seeks views on the scope of its market study on claims management services and publishes a blog
Link(s): MS26/2: Claims management services: market study terms of reference | FCA MS26/2-1: Claims management services: market study terms of reference M26/2-2: Claims management services: market study notice Is the claims management market working? | FCA...
FCA opens doors to support fast-growing financial firms
Link(s): FCA opens doors to support fast-growing financial firms | FCA Scale-up Unit: supporting fast-growing, innovative firms | FCA Apply to the Scale-up Unit as a FCA solo-regulated firm | FCA Scale-up Unit: FCA solo regulated firms application form...
FCA publishes its latest Authorisations Division service metrics
Link(s): FCA Authorisations operating service metrics 2025/26 Q4 | FCA Authorisations operating service metrics Q4 2025/26 Context The FCA has published its latest Authorisations Division service quality metrics, covering January to March 2026. The FCA...
FCA publishes a new regulatory guide for credit brokers
Link(s): Regulatory guide for credit brokers | FCA Context The FCA has published a ‘regulatory guide for credit brokers’, aimed at smaller credit brokers (generally, firms with fewer than 10 people), to help them understand and implement the FCA’s...
FCA response to the Treasury’s policy statement on Consumer Credit Act reform
Link(s): Our response to the Treasury’s policy statement on Consumer Credit Act reform | FCA Consumer Credit Act reformed to protect consumers and support modern finance - GOV.UK HM_Treasury_-_Policy_statement_on_reform_of_the_Consumer_Credit_Act_1974.pdf...
FCA further updates its “Alert for firms: fake FCA communications” web page
Link(s): Alert for firms: fake FCA communications | FCA Context The FCA has again updated its ‘Alert for firms: fake FCA communications’ web page, this time with details of fake FCA text messages. Key points to note and next actions The FCA has received...
FCA publishes the 10th Edition of the Regulatory Initiatives Grid – May 2026
Link(s): Regulatory Initiatives Grid - 10th Edition (May 2026) | FCA Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum (FSRIF): Minutes: April 2026 regulatory-initiatives-grid-may-2026.xlsx Regulatory Initiatives Grid: 10th edition May 2026 Context The FCA...
NCSC highlights questions for firms to ask when using AI models to find vulnerabilities
Link(s): 10 questions to ask when using AI models to find vulnerabilities Context The National Cyber Security Centre has published an article outlining that using AI to find vulnerabilities can bring added...
OFSI announces changes to UK sanctions regulations
Link(s): Changes to UK sanctions regulations – overview for firms Context OFSI has announced changes to the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026, which are now in force. Key points...
OFSI marks its 10th year by hosting an international conference on financial sanctions at HM Treasury
Link(s): Marking 10 years of OFSI: partnership, progress and the future of financial sanctions – Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation Context At the end of April, OFSI marked its...
HM Treasury publishes its findings from the Regulatory Environment – Cross Cutting Reforms consultation
Link(s): FS Sector Strategy: Regulatory Environment - Cross-Cutting Reforms Context HM Treasury has published its findings following the consultation on ensuring the financial services regulatory environment...
FCA fines and bans Frank Breuer for serious misconduct in pension transfer advice
Link(s): FCA bans and fines Frank Breuer for serious misconduct in pension transfer advice Context The FCA has taken action against an individual adviser resulting in a fine of £755,000 and a ban from the...
FCA updates Whistleblowing Data for Q1 2026
Link(s): Whistleblowing quarterly data Q1 2026 Context The FCA has provided its whistleblowing data for Q1 2026, which shows an increase in reports compared to Q4 2025 (from 281 reports to 355 reports). Key points to note The top allegations reported by...
FCA publishes its Board Minutes from 26 March 2026
Link(s): FCA Board Minutes 26 March 2026 Context The FCA has published the minutes of its Board meeting held on 26 March 2026. Key points to note Part of the meeting (Section 4, Strategic Discussion) focused on the role of technology in financial...
Kanda Products & Services Ltd enters liquidation
Link(s): Kanda Products & Services enters liquidation Context The FCA has announced that Kanda Products & Services, an authorised credit broker, has gone into liquidation. The firm operated a network of around 700 Introducer Appointed...
CII joins Injury Prevention Consultancy campaign for workplace safety in TV, film and theatre
Link(s): CII joins campaign for workplace safety amidst culture of fear in TV, film and theatre Context The CII has announced that it will join the Injury Prevention Consultancy (IPC) in its campaign to...
ABI: Home insurers pay out £846 million to support households
Link(s): Home insurers pay out £846 million to support households | ABI Context Latest ABI data shows home insurers paid out £846 million in property claims across the first quarter of 2026, helping thousands...
EIOPA Consults on draft technical advice on minimum common standards for insurance guarantee schemes across the EU
Link(s): EIOPA seeks feedback on draft technical advice regarding minimum common standards for insurance guarantee schemes across the EU - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions AuthorityPublic...
ASA publishes a ruling about a CPD accreditation service
Link(s): The Professional Development Consortium Ltd - ASA | CAP Context The ASA has published details of an ‘upheld’ Ruling in relation to two paid-for Meta (Facebook) ads for a training accreditation...
Home Office and Ministry of Justice publicise the enactment of the Crime and Policing Act 2025
Link(s): Crime and Policing Act 2026 - GOV.UKCrime and Policing Bill: serious crime factsheet - GOV.UKCrime and Policing Bill Context The Home Office and the MoJ have jointly updated the GOV.UK web page in...
New FCA information request on RegData – act by 4th June
Link(s): RegData | FCA Context All insurance intermediaries have today, 7 May 2026, received an unexpected RegData submission request from the FCA. This is not malicious; it is a genuine request. However, the FCA did not announce to the market that this...