The FCA has set out guidance on how fund managers can use distributed ledger technology (DLT) to support innovation in fund tokenisation.

One of the main talking points this week has been the FCA’s Adviser Survey which seems to point to both positive and negative factors, as far as the professional advice sector is concerned.

The Financial Conduct Authority is leading a global campaign of action to tackle illegal finfluencers who are scamming and conning consumers. 

The FCA and PRA have confirmed changes to the Senior Manager Certification Regime (SMCR), streamlining rules ahead of plans for wider changes which they claim will halve the SMCR’s regulatory burden on firms.

Financial adviser HDH Investment Services Limited (HDH) has entered Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation three months after the FCA intervened over concerns the company may have given unsuitable advice to some clients, potentially resulting in financial loss.

The Consumer Duty has helped improve standards in financial services but more progress is needed and some areas of board monitoring are "weak", a senior FCA figure has said.

The FCA has set out its plans to take action against both Hartley Pensions Limited and an individual involved with the firm.

The Consumer Duty was introduced on 31 July 2023 and it’s fair to say it has shaken up the financial services sector and driven improvements in consumer protection - but is it having the full effect intended?

Mutual provider Royal London has become one of the first retail finance firms to offer Targeted Support to consumers, a day after Targeted Support was allowed by the FCA.

The FCA has today fined Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited £338,000 for failings related to its handling of sophisticated CFD investments (contracts for difference).