FCA publishes the outcome of an enforcement regulatory disclosure review
Following a review, the FCA has made a number of changes to, and has improved, its disclosure processes in regulatory enforcement cases. In the case of Seiler and others v FCA [2023] UKUT 00133, the Upper Tribunal recommended that the FCA should review certain…
ABI and Lloyd’s of London publish guidance on major cyber events
The ABI and Lloyd’s have co-published a guide for (re)insurers on how to approach defining a major cyber event. As one of the most prominent systemic and emerging risks, there are few historic major cyber events for insurers to look at when trying to establish…
FCA publishes a new “CrowdStrike outage: lessons for operational resilience” web page
The FCA has published a document setting out its insights, observations and key lessons from how firms responded to the CrowdStrike outage and their preparedness to respond to future incidents. On 19th July 2024, CrowdStrike released a Falcon content update…
FCA publishes a speech: “Vulnerability is not a buzzword”
The FCA has published a speech, delivered by Graeme Reynolds, FCA Director of Competition, at the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association’s (PIFMA) Wealth Vulnerability event. The headlines from the speech included: - The FCA wants…
FCA publishes an interim updated Regulatory Initiatives Grid
The FCA has published an October 2024 interim update to the Regulatory Initiatives Grid (RIG), updating its RIG web page, posting a new interactive web page about the interim update, and publishing a spreadsheet format detailed update. Following the…
FCA publishes a Consumer Duty multi-firm review – Payments firms
The FCA has published a multi-firm review report of Payment firms’ implementation of Consumer Duty, having asked 23 Payment firms in January 2024 how they had implemented the Consumer Duty’s requirements. Although not a sector relevant to our client base,…