The UK regulator has launched a consultation on tighter standards for SIPP operators, citing historical cases of poor due diligence and gaps in how firms protect pension money and assets.
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FCA-authorised payments firm Monevium Ltd entered special administration last Thursday after a prolonged period of non-trading left it unable to repay customers.
The FCA just launched a single, real-time source of post-trade data for the first time, with 98% coverage of in-scope trading at launch, operated by ETS Connect UK.
The FCA published an updated cryptoasset gateway guidance outlining how firms can enter the new regime, while stripping a Welsh firm of its Part 4A permission.
The FCA’s enforcement chief told an anti-corruption conference that the regulator has accelerated its use of supervisory tools since July 2024, citing outcomes.
The FCA’s retail banking director told the Later Life Lending Summit that housing wealth should sit alongside pensions in retirement planning.
The FCA’s consultation paper would lift the minimum individual penalty for serious market abuse cases from £100,000 to £150,000, while also targeting cryptos.
The FCA’s 11 June update cycle covered three separate actions spanning senior manager conduct, payments-sector financial crime, and consumer lending distress.
The UK regulator says Carlos Fuenmayor withheld a US investigation, a subsequent FINRA sanction and a Venezuelan account freeze from disclosure forms. He has referred the decision to the Upper Tribunal.
UK regulators publish a shared framework for wholesale-market tokenisation and open a Call for Input, backed by coordinated moves on settlement hours, prudential guidance and collateral eligibility.
The UK regulator finalised rules letting asset managers use distributed ledger technology within the existing framework, while introducing a new dealing route that applies to both conventional and tokenised authorised funds.
The Financial Conduct Authority has finalized a new short selling framework that pushes back reporting deadlines and replaces named positions with aggregated data. The regime takes effect July 13, 2026.
The Financial Conduct Authority opened a formal consultation on Thursday to define which crypto activities will fall under UK regulation. Firms can apply for authorisation from September 2026, with the new regime beginning in October 2027.
The UK regulator identifies multiple clone operations and unregistered entities targeting consumers, including fraudsters impersonating an authorized lender through anggleloan.com.
The number of retail consumers trading complex exchange traded products (ETPs) rose by 23% in the year to July 2025.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned firms to take care over how they assess, market and monitor complex exchange traded products (ETPs) for retail investors.
The UK regulator has proposed doing away with its existing quantitative wealth requirement for clients of investment firms to register as professionals.
FCA changes to professional client classifications could mean more UK traders can get access to high leverage.
The FCA said NVIDIA tech will be used as part of the Supercharged Sandbox, that let’s financial services firms test new AI products.
The announcement from the FCA comes just a week after SCA said it will launch a new license for finfluencers.
In response to its growth mandate, the Financial Conduct Authority has said firms don’t need an internal ‘Consumer Duty Board Champion’.
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