Regulatory Updates

FCA launches a call for input in relation to SME access to FOS

16 Mar 2023 - In The News

The FCA has published a call for input on whether the thresholds for SMEs to be able to refer complaints to FOS remain appropriate. This review seeks to ensure that access to the Ombudsman Service remains available for SMEs that are unlikely to be able to…

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FCA publishes the latest regulatory initiatives grid

7 Mar 2023 - In The News

The Regulatory Initiatives Grid is updated twice each year by the Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum, which is made up of representatives from the Bank of England, FCA, PRA, Payment Systems Regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, the…

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The FCA issues a 'Dear CEO' consumer duty letter to general insurance and pure protection firms

20 Feb 2023 - In The News

The FCA has issued a ‘Dear CEO’ letter to general insurance and pure protection sector firms as part of its promised sector-specific publication of information and assistance in relation to the Consumer Duty. The letter sets out: a reminder of the…

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FCA publishes results of a review of consumer duty implementation plans and updates its consumer duty 'information for firms' web page

17 Feb 2023 - In The News

The FCA has announced the publication of a new web page outlining the results of a review it has undertaken of some larger firms’ Consumer Duty implementation plans. The firms in the sample have a dedicated FCA supervision team and which primarily operate in…

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HM Government: Department for levelling up, housing and communities (DLUHC) responds to the FCA's report about the buildings insurance market for multi-occupancy residential buildings

7 Feb 2023 - In The News

The DLUHC has published a further letter to the FCA from the Secretary of State, Michael Gove, setting out his response to the FCA’s September 2022 report about the multiple-occupancy residential buildings insurance market. The letter acknowledges the FCA’s…

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FCA writes to insurance firms about period-end reporting

10 Jan 2023 - In The News

The FCA has issued emails to insurance firms about period-end reporting that is due, and to Principal firms in relation to its request for data about Appointed Representatives. The first is an auto-generated email from the RegData system, reminding firms that…

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