The Financial Conduct Authority has published today a package of potential red tape cutting measures it claims will save the asset management sector £128m a year.  

Technology and other service providers whose services underpin the UK financial system will be overseen from today by UK financial regulators The Bank of England, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the FCA.

FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi received a 4.4% pay increase in the past year, pushing his total salary and pension package up from £559,000 to £577,000, according to the FCA’s 2025-26 Annual Report and Accounts published this week.

The FCA's international crackdown on illegal 'finfluencer' promotions resulted in three arrests over the past year and 650 social media 'takedown' requests, according to the FCA's annual report and accounts published today.

Responding to today’s Mills Review, the FCA's examination of the impact of AI on financial services, pension consultancy Broadstone has warned that consumers must be protected, “from bad pension decisions driven by good-looking AI answers.”

The FCA's eagerly-awaited review on the impact of AI on financial services, The Mills Review - published today - warns that despite the benefits many consumers are concerned about the risks of AI (artificial intelligence).

The FCA has published proposals today to cut the jargon used by platforms, advisers and wealth managers to hide and obfuscate the cost of investing. 

Firms involved in crypto currency investments will have to meet clearer standards under new rules set out today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The FCA has proposed removing non-UK business from the scope of Consumer Duty to help wholesale financial businesses involved in retail markets.

The FCA has censured WealthTek’s custodian and agreed the firm will pay £31.7m to WealthTek clients for weak financial crime controls.

The FCA is consulting on plans to change UK Listing Rules to ensure that closed‑ended investment funds, such as investment trusts and investment companies, manage conflicts of interest better.

The FCA wants to crack down on inconsistent record-keeping in SIPPs by introducing new clearer standards of due diligence.

The FCA has published a list of the introducers and sub-distributors involved in the unlawful Argento Wealth Limited (AWL)Unauthorised Collective Investment Scheme (UCIS).

The FCA has today launched a bond consolidated market data tape to give investors and market participants access to a single, real-time source of prices and trading activity across the UK bond market.

Criminals are innovating faster than law enforcement can respond, according to a warning from Therese Chambers, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight at the FCA.

Later life lending - a type of equity release - has the potential to become the fourth pillar in retirement, according to the FCA.

The FCA has banned convicted P2P fraudster brothers Andrew and Peter Currie from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity.

Wealth manager and Financial Planner Rathbones Investment Management Limited (FRN 116316) has halted the onboarding of clients requiring enhanced due diligence (EDD) following a Consumer Duty-focused review which highlighted issues with some clients and how they were treated.

The FCA has issued a warning about a fraudulent website impersonating the regulator which it said may expose users to malware or other security risks.

The FCA is planning to raise its penalty for individuals charged with market abuse from £100,000 to £150,000, an increase of 50%.