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Paul Bruns takes a look at shifting regulation and policy over the past two decades...

The UK set out a package of financial services reforms that cuts across dozens of areas but fell short of the "Big Bang" that politicians were promising

On 9 December 2022, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a package of reforms to drive growth and competitiveness in the financial services sector in the UK.  The series of...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled the 'Edinburgh Reforms' of UK financial services to unlock investment and turbocharge growth in towns and cities across the UK.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is unveiling a 30-point package of City policy changes on Friday that rows back on regulations to boost competition and growth.

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The case provides instructive practical examples of the “reasonable steps” companies can take according to the FCA and a reminder of the FCA’s cultural expectations of CEOs. ...

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<li><span>Speaker: </span>Emily Shepperd, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Authorisations</li>
<li><span>Event:</span> City and Financial Globals 8th Annual Culture and Conduct Forum for the Financial Services Industry</li>
<li><span>Delivered:</span> 28 November 2022</li>
<li><span>Note: </span>This...

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<li>The Consumer Duty will help us manage the entry of Big Tech firms into the UK retail financial service, ensuring a level playing field.</li>
<li>Firms should take advantage of digitalisation but market developments must not leave groups of consumers behind, particularly those most vulnerable or the least digitally enabled.</li>
<li>We want to work with industry to ensure that the UK r...

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently introduced important changes to the regime governing Appointed Representatives (ARs), which carry out regulated activity for which an...