FCA publishes a multi-firm review – insurance financial crime controls
The FCA has published a financial crime controls review of firms in the insurance sector, setting out the review findings and what insurance firms can do to improve their financial crime systems and controls. The FCA expects firms to maintain adequate and…
FCA speech: Beyond the headlines: the unseen fight against financial crime
The FCA has published a speech delivered by Therese Chambers, FCA Joint Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight, at the International Bar Association (IBA) Anti-Corruption Conference. The speech indicates that there is much that is not seen…
FCA publishes its latest Appointed Representatives data
Every six months the FCA publishes data on the Appointed Representative (AR) population and its financial services activity. The AR population has grown significantly from its inception in 1986 to around 33,000 active ARs in 2026. The FCA collects data on…
Information Commissioner’s Office secures £118k in confiscation orders
The ICO has secured successful outcomes at Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) hearings, resulting in a total of £118,852.32 in confiscation orders being handed to Greater Manchester based former RAC employees Debbie Okparavero and Maliha Islam.
FCA publishes sanctions systems and controls findings
The FCA has published a set of findings from a review of firms’ sanctions systems and controls, warning that, although financial firms have made progress in preventing sanctions breaches (with £37bn worth of assets frozen in the UK as of last year), gaps…
FCA publishes a new regulatory guide for credit brokers
The FCA has published a ‘regulatory guide for credit brokers’, aimed at smaller credit brokers (generally, firms with fewer than 10 people), to help them understand and implement the FCA’s expectations in a way that is proportionate to their business. This…