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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.

In our Risk and Regulation Unravelled podcast, we discuss developments in financial services with industry experts.

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.

In this episode we discuss the latest developments and challenges in the motor finance industry.

The controversy over the FCA’s proposal to name and shame firms under investigation and the political and industry opposition to it, PRA Business Plan and its focus on international policy, growth and AI regulation and the FCA’s finalised guidance on anti-greenwashing are just some of the key topics discussed by David Morrey and Ben Farmer in this episode.

The FCA Business Plan 2024/25 landed slightly earlier than usual, but the content and structure are very similar to last year's plan.

The insurance industry is undergoing a transformative journey driven by digital innovation, regulatory scrutiny, and enhanced consumer expectations.

Volatile interest rates, AI, and technology, regulation, and macroeconomic uncertainties are just some of the challenges the banking and capital markets will continue to face this year.

The FCA has published an insight setting out examples of good and bad practice that it has observed in firms' implementation of the Consumer Duty.

The year ahead is set to bring both opportunities and reasons for caution to investment managers, with challenges spanning the uncertain impact of regulatory change, emerging technologies, and the long-running struggle with shrinking margins.

Could the ongoing Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigation into the motor finance industry could be as big as the PPI scandal?

David Morrey and Ben Farmer discuss regulatory topics for 2024 that will have a significant impact on institutions operating in the financial services space.

In this episode Irina Velkova welcomes Eric Usher, head of the UNEP Finance Initiative, to discuss its Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB).

In this episode, Irina Velkova welcomes Niki Mardas, Executive Director of Global Canopy, to discuss nature-positive investments, COP28 notable moments and key takeaways, the State of Finance for Nature report, and TNFD final recommendations for nature-risk management and disclosure.