20 Apr 2023 21 min listen
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Business Plan for 2023/24. This year the plan has a strong alignment with the FCA’s strategy, focusing on better outcomes for consumers and markets. The regulator will be accelerating its work in four areas over the next year: putting customers’ needs first; preparing financial services for the future; strengthening the UK’s position in wholesale markets; reducing and preventing financial crime.
David Morrey and Ben Farmer delve deeper into the FCA’s priorities and discuss what it means for businesses in the rest of the year and beyond.
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