FCA review: ‘Managing potential risks from inactive appointed representatives’ (ARs)
The FCA has published a review report setting out good practice and areas for improvement it has seen in its supervisory work related to inactive ARs and Introducer ARs (IARs). The FCA reviewed 14 Principal firms. The review web page explains that there are a…
FCA publishes “Year 2 Consumer Duty Board Reports: progress and what comes next”
The FCA has published a blog by Jonathan Pearson, FCA Head of Consumer Policy, about progress towards the ‘Year 2 Board report’, and what comes next. Under the Consumer Duty, firms must report annually on what their monitoring found about customer outcomes,…
FCA updates its ‘Alert for firms: fake FCA communications’ web page
The FCA has updated its ‘Alert for firms: fake FCA communications’ web page with details of fake letters claiming to be from Sarah Pritchard, FCA Deputy Chief Executive, and referencing a fake FCA employee.
FCA updates Consumer Duty information for firms
The FCA’s Consumer Duty web page has been updated to include information covering Data Protection law and vulnerability related data.
FCA and FOS confirm annual increase in the FOS award limit
The FCA has announced, as part of its Regulation Round-Up communication, that the award limit for complaints referred to FOS will increase from 1st April 2026. FOS has also published details of the award limits increases.
FCA publishes Consultation Paper CP26/11: FCA regulated fees and levies rates proposals for 2026/27
The FCA has published its fees and levies Consultation for 2026/27. The FCA is proposing to increase minimum and flat rate fees, as well as application fees, by 1%. This is in line with the increase in the FCA’s Ongoing Regulatory Activities (ORA) budget…