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US$ settings given LIBOR leeway over fears of market risk
Users of one, three and six-month US dollar LIBOR settings have been warned by the FCA that publication of these settings will continue only "for a short period after 30 June 2023" - probably ceasing on 30 September 2024.
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04 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 7 - 03 April 2023
New topics could trigger section 166 reviews
At a conference for skilled person panels in November, the Financial Conduct Authority gave presentations on the Consumer Duty, ESG, as well as diversity and inclusion - indicating some areas that will receive regulatory scrutiny going forward. Neasa MacErlean examines the use of section 166 reviews in recent years and stresses that the compliance officer has a key role to play.
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05 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 7 - 03 April 2023
Stumbling towards the Consumer Duty
A flurry of Dear CEO letters to sectors within the financial services industry have set out the Financial Conduct Authority's concerns in the lead-up to commencement of the Consumer Duty on 31 July. But Adam Samuel fears that lack of effective enforcement could leave the virtuous running up their consulting and staff bills while others carry on as ever.
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05 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 7 - 03 April 2023
The AI regulation challenge
Use of artificial intelligence is transforming many operations within financial services. Yet, while AI delivers game-changing benefits, its potential harms are the subject of increasing regulation. Minesh Tanna outlines the onerous regime proposed by the European Union and warns that compliance with AI laws is not straightforward.
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05 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 7 - 03 April 2023
How financial institutions should prepare for crypto regulation
While regulation is unlikely to take effect before 2024/2025, financial institutions must consider their strategy for engaging in the crypto market and ensure that they have appropriate controls for anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance, writes Bernadine Reese.
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05 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 7 - 03 April 2023
Digital Operational Resilience: requirements expand for EU financial services firms
'DORA' establishes extensive and broader requirements for the management of ICT risk and third-party ICT risk by in-scope financial services firms in the European Union. It also establishes, for the first time, a regime for the direct oversight of certain 'critical' ICT providers in the EU financial services sector. Charlotte Hill and Clare Reynolds explore what the new requirements mean for in-scope firms and how they can start preparing ahead of DORA's application in January 2025.
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05 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 7 - 03 April 2023
MPs lambast fraud reimbursement proposals
"Victims of APP fraud have been waiting more than long enough." A cross-party committee of parliamentarians has berated proposals for the Payment Systems Regulator to hand over the APP fraud reimbursement scheme to industry body Pay.UK, claiming this would cause further unacceptable delays, conflicts of interest and issues with enforcing the scheme. Denis O'Connor reports.
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05 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 7 - 03 April 2023
Fintech and crypto in the Cayman Islands: an offshore alternative
The Cayman Islands Government has introduced a bespoke legislative regime to attract cryptoasset and other fintech businesses to its shores, writes Ian Mason.
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05 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 7 - 03 April 2023
PRA takes first 'Large Exposure Limits' action against Gupta Family Group bank
Wyelands Bank plc has become the first firm to have action taken against it by the PRA for breaching the "large exposure limits" of the European Union Capital Requirements Regulation - with sums equal to more than 25 per cent of its capital on loan to group companies and connected parties.
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06 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 7 - 03 April 2023
Ex-TSB CIO fined £82k for SMCR failings during platform disruption
The former chief information officer of TSB has been penalised based upon 15 per cent of his gross compensation during the 2018 transfer of 5.2 million customers onto a new IT platform.
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17 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 8 - 17 April 2023
Lenders given leeway on strategies for helping repeat overdraft users
The FCA looks set to allow firms to continue to develop their own strategies to deal with borrowers who repeatedly go into overdraft.
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20 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 8 - 17 April 2023
FCA moves towards Woodford redress proposal with fund administrators
Investors who were in the Woodford Equity Income Fund when it was suspended in 2019 are being urged by the FCA to agree a settlement arrangement that will pay out about 77-79 per cent of the estimated losses.
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20 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 8 - 17 April 2023
Crackdown on commission for leasehold building insurance
The FCA is pushing ahead witha set of measuresto protect leaseholders in blocks of flats when they pay for building insurance.
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24 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 8 - 17 April 2023
Expectations raised on response of firms during extreme events
The FCA has set out itsexpectations for firms in times of market volatility, based on the crisis in the gilt market following the mini-budget in September 2022.
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26 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 8 - 17 April 2023
Warning over mismanagement of 'asset protection' of trust schemes
Consumers have been cautioned by the FCA about firms that offer 'asset protection' trust schemes and then mismanage them.
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26 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 8 - 17 April 2023
Banks told to cut Post Office cash deposit maximum to £10k a year
Banks are being ordered to slash the amount they will accept through cash deposits in Post Offices to £10,000 a year for personal customers.
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26 April 2023
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Vol 35 No 8 - 17 April 2023