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Tribunal makes third decision in 15 days to cut fines on individuals
In a third judgment in just over two weeks, the Upper Tribunal has upheld prohibitions on individuals but substantially reduced the fines imposed by the FCA.
Online Published Date:
01 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
Vol 37 No 10 - 01 July 2025
All firms to report non-financial misconduct on references from late 2026
Regulatory employment references will include "substantiated" cases of bullying, harassment and violence across the industry from September next year - the date when the FCA extends its non-financial misconduct rules from the banks across the whole regulated sector.
Online Published Date:
02 July 2025
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Vol 37 No 10 - 01 July 2025
All firms to report non-financial misconduct on references from late 2026
Regulatory employment references will include "substantiated" cases of bullying, harassment and violence across the industry from September next year - the date when the FCA extends its non-financial misconduct rules from the banks across the whole regulated sector.
Online Published Date:
02 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
Vol 38 No 1 - 01 September 2025
Pay strategies to counter non-financial misconduct
A keen regulatory focus on how firms approach problem behaviours is driving careful attention to payment and accountability structures. Kate Pumfrey and Sarah Ward explore how the latest developments in NFM are impacting remuneration design and committee practices.
Online Published Date:
03 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
Vol 37 No 10 - 01 July 2025
Taking aim with AI
Artificial intelligence is the business topic of the times, with one Big Four outfit urging firms to, "Get on board or get out of the way." So, what are the risks, uses, sources of help, important steps and future issues? Neasa MacErlean reports.
Online Published Date:
03 July 2025
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Vol 37 No 10 - 01 July 2025
Shifts in FCA's market abuse strategy
Though threats to market integrity are a perennial issue, advances in technology and acute risks from organised crime groups are among the factors shaping the evolving outlook. Tepo Din discusses updates from the regulator.
Online Published Date:
03 July 2025
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Vol 37 No 10 - 01 July 2025
Responsible mortgage lending and repossession under review
The UK's mortgage affordability assessments and arrears rules are among the most effective in its regulatory regime. Current proposals seeking to broaden access to home ownership will not drastically alter the mortgage market; nor will they help customers currently trapped in high-rate subprime loans, comments Adam Samuel.
Online Published Date:
04 July 2025
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Vol 37 No 10 - 01 July 2025
A Quincecare derivation: new recovery option for scam victims
Use of a derivative action on behalf of the shell company that received the funds may assist claimants seeking recourse against payment service providers who facilitate APP fraud. Denis O'Connor examines a recent case.
Online Published Date:
04 July 2025
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Vol 37 No 10 - 01 July 2025
FCA wins 5-6 year sentences for £1.5m cold-calling crypto scammers
The regulator has successfully prosecuted two men who have together been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for their roles in a £1.5 million crypto fraud. The pair cold-called and sold fake investments to at least 65 people between February 2017 and June 2019.
Online Published Date:
04 July 2025
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Vol 37 No 10 - 01 July 2025
Spreading the cost: changes to Buy-Now Pay-Later rules
Draft legislation before Parliament will remove third-party lenders from the exemption for BNPL regulation. Emma Radmore and Stephen Wilson examine what the changes mean, who they will affect and what happens next.
Online Published Date:
04 July 2025
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Vol 37 No 10 - 01 July 2025
Monzo fined £21m after accepting suspect addresses like 'Buckingham Palace'
Monzo Bank plc has been penalised £21 million for running inadequate anti-financial crime systems for nearly four years between 2018 and 2022, when it was onboarding clients with addresses as suspicious as Buckingham Palace, 10 Downing Street and the bank's own location in Shoreditch.
Online Published Date:
08 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
Vol 38 No 1 - 01 September 2025
Mastercard subsidiary is first infrastructure firm fined by Bank of England
The Bank of England has given its first fine to an infrastructure firm in the financial markets through an £11.9 million penalty on Vocalink Ltd, the payment systems architect and operator owned by Mastercard.
Online Published Date:
10 July 2025
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Vol 38 No 1 - 01 September 2025
FCA and Treasury prepare overhaul to improve shock of mass complaints
Unexpected mass redress schemes are being targeted by a set of proposals from the FCA to understand and respond to the causes earlier, to help firms take action sooner and to improve "operational efficiency" at the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
Online Published Date:
15 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
Vol 38 No 1 - 01 September 2025
Regulators consult to streamline the SMCR
The FCA, PRA and HM Treasury are working on a range of proposals to refine, clarify and make more flexible the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) for the 37,000 firms who have to comply with its rules. While the cost-savings per firm will be fairly small - averaging £117 a year - the changes are likely to be welcomed.
Online Published Date:
15 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
Vol 38 No 1 - 01 September 2025
Prospectus requirements eased under new rules
The threshold at which a prospectus is needed for further share issuances is to be lifted nearly fourfold when new rules come into force on 19 January.
Online Published Date:
15 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
Vol 38 No 1 - 01 September 2025
Barclays notches up four fines for financial crime control failings in ten years
The bank has been fined for the third and fourth times in a decade for poor financial crime controls - in breaches that could have been avoided by basic steps such as checking the FCA register.
Online Published Date:
16 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
Vol 38 No 1 - 01 September 2025
Deferred payment credit to be onboarded for FCA regulation next year
Consumer Duty requirements and other protections will come into force for the BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later) sector on 15 July next year when the FCA takes on its regulation.
Online Published Date:
18 July 2025
Appeared in issue:
Vol 38 No 1 - 01 September 2025