Regulatory Updates

FCA fines Starling Bank £29m for financial crime failings

2 Oct 2024 - In The News

The FCA reviewed financial crime controls at challenger banks in 2021 and, during this review, identified serious concerns with Starling’s anti-money laundering and sanctions framework. The bank agreed to a requirement restricting it from opening new accounts…

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FCA publishes a speech calling for a change in mindset on financial inclusion

25 Sept 2024 - In The News

The FCA has published a speech, delivered by Nikhil Rathi, FCA Chief Executive, on 19th September 2024, at StepChange Connected 2024 at the Aspire building in Leeds. Rathi noted that the building was previously Yorkshire Penny Bank Head Office, a bank founded…

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FCA publishes a ‘Price and Value Outcome: Good and Poor Practice’ update

25 Sept 2024 - In The News

The FCA has published a web page regarding insights from the first year of the implementation of the price and value outcome under the Consumer Duty, which is intended to help firms improve the way they think about fair value assessments. For the general…

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FCA Thematic Review TR24/2: product oversight and governance – overview, distributors and manufacturers

16 Sept 2024 - Hot TopICS

Following a review of general insurance (GI) and pure protection (PP) manufacturers’ and distributors’ product oversight and governance arrangements, the FCA has published a Thematic Review – TR24/2 – “Product Oversight and Governance thematic review – General…

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FCA publishes Consultation Paper regarding Consumer Credit Regulatory Returns

16 Sept 2024 - In The News

The FCA has published a consultation paper regarding consumer credit reporting. The FCA wants to improve the information it collects from firms, so that it can better understand firms’ consumer credit activities. The proposed return will ask firms for much…

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FCA updates its General Insurance Pricing Practices Q&A document

16 Sept 2024 - In The News

The FCA has updated its General Insurance Pricing Practices (GIPP) Q&A document. Q 1.11 has been removed, and the answers to Q 1.12 and 1.13 have been updated with new answers, superseding the previous versions.

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