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Siân Cowan
Insights
Oct 16, 2023

Applying the FCA’s proposed new guidance on non-financial misconduct

Non-financial misconduct in financial services firms is back at the top of the agenda following the concurrent publication of the FCA’s Consultation Paper 20/23 (Diversity and inclusion in the…
Insights
Jul 25, 2023

‘Finfluencers’ beware – FCA consults on new social media financial promotions guidance

The FCA is continuing to crack down on firms and ‘finfluencers’ using social media for non-compliant and illegal financial promotions and this week has announced plans to update its existing guidance…
BankBCLP
Aug 02, 2022

Banking Bites – August 2 2022

Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market. This edition covers: FCA publishes guidance on…
BankBCLP
Jul 13, 2022

Banking Bites - July 13 2022

Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market.  This edition covers: Banks continue to crack down on…
BankBCLP
May 30, 2022

Banking Bites – May 30 2022

This edition of Banking Bites provides updates on: Privy Council rules against extension of the Quincecare duty No privilege protection for the identity of the person communicating with…
Insights
Mar 17, 2022

Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 ushers in the new overseas entities register with some late amendments of note

The draft Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill, published on 28 February 2022 and following an expedited passage through Parliament, received Royal Asset on 15 March 2022 to become the…
Insights
Mar 17, 2022

FCA’s expectations of senior managers in the context of Russian sanctions

On 22 February 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a statement about the new financial sanctions measures imposed in relation to Russia and set out its expectations of authorised…
Insights
Mar 06, 2022

Understanding the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill

The majority of the provisions in the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill (the Bill) have been seen before: they were included in the Draft Registration of Overseas Entity Bill, which…
Insights
Mar 02, 2022

Government expedites legislation on a register of overseas entities that own UK property in its Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill 2022

As part of its response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, HM Government intends to fast-track the long-awaited Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill. The Bill requires overseas entities…
Insights
Feb 21, 2022

The Economic Crime Bill: what is it and how much might change?

The House of Commons Treasury Committee recently published their Eleventh Report of Session 2021–22 (the “Report”). In addition to identifying key gaps in the Government’s response to economic crime,…
Insights
May 28, 2021

FCA’s new rules on general insurance pricing practices - more than meets the eye

The FCA published today a collection of new ‘pricing practices’ rules for insurers and insurance distributors. Most headlines will be on the new price-walking prohibition for home and motor insurance,…
Insights
Mar 17, 2021

Has the FCA missed the mark in its attempts to protect customer value for money in insurance products?

The FCA has become increasingly concerned with protecting customer ‘value for money’ in the insurance industry. How has this focus been manifested by the regulator and what are the key challenges for…
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