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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to strip outdated or duplicated requirements from its insurance rule book. In this episode David Morrey, Partner, Head of Investment Management, and Ben Farmer, Senior Manager, review what this means for firms.

The FCA has reviewed liquidity risk practices in wholesale firms. We outline good and poor practices, guiding firms improve their frameworks.

Our experts delve deep into the FCA's plan and priorities, and discuss what it means for businesses in the rest of the year and beyond.

Listen now for expert insights and practical takeaways on the latest regulatory developments and their impact on the financial services industry.

From AI to ESG, investment managers need to stay on top of ongoing issues and new trends. This is what you need to look out for this year.

David Morrey and Ben Farmer discuss the responses from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are adapting to growth prioritisation from HM Treasury. They also discuss AML's Thematic review on wholesale brokers' anti-money laundering practises, FCA's controversial email retention policy and its implications, the ongoing Supreme Court case involving finance providers and FCA, and more.

David Morrey and Ben Farmer discuss the regulatory issues that they expect will have a significant impact on the financial services sector in 2025.

In our latest episode, David Morrey and Ben Farmer, discuss the latest updates on motor finance saga where the Supreme Court has expedited an appeal involving Close Brothers, and the FCA's involvement in urging a swift resolution. The FCA's consumer duty feedback, covering various updates and analyses, including the FCA's priorities for 2025, the review of consumer duty annual reports, and insights into complaints and root cause analysis.

In the latest episode David Morrey and Ben Farmer discuss a bumper list of current regulatory issues as previewed in Rachel Reeves's Mansion House speech, aimed at unlocking innovation and growth

David Morrey and Paul Garbutt discuss the recent Court of Appeal decision regarding motor finance complaints, which requires greater disclosure of commissions paid to brokers and explicit consent from borrowers.

The FCA has published its delayed Regulatory Initiatives Grid, for October 2024-March 2025. Here are the key updates.

It’s been over a year since the financial services industry began embedding the Consumer Duty for existing products. The FCA’s relentless focus on good consumer outcomes is reshaping the landscape.

As the eighth edition of the Regulatory Initiatives Grid by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was delayed in July 2024 due to the General Election, an interim update to the November 2023 edition has been published covering the period October 2024 to March 2025.

David Morrey and Ben Farmer dive into the latest key regulatory update topics.

David Morrey and Ben Farmer dive into the latest key regulatory update topics.

David Morrey and Ben Farmer discuss the impact of the general election on the financial services sector, such as the delays to the regulatory initiatives grid, the finance act, the alternative investment fund designation bill, and the FCA's proposals on naming and shaming.