Новости FCA

The insurance broker has agreed to stop carrying out any regulated activity. This means it can't provide any services on behalf of an insurer. From 9 July 2026, the insurance broker Anthony Jones (UK) Limited (AJL) agreed to stop carrying out any regulated activity.This means that AJL cannot provide any services on behalf of an […]

People struggling should find it easier to access basic bank accounts, after nine banks committed to improving widespread poor practice identified by the FCA. Nine of the biggest UK banks and building societies are legally mandated to offer basic bank accounts. They exist to serve people who may not otherwise be able to access standard […]

The FCA has announced Kirsty Cooper will take up the role as Chair of the Listing Authority Advisory Panel (LAAP). Clare Woodman and Matt Hammerstein have been reappointed as Chair of the FCA Markets Practitioner Panel and Chair of the FCA Practitioner Panel. The panels play an important role helping the FCA develop policy – […]

The FCA is proposing to simplify how platforms, advisers and wealth managers communicate the costs of investing while reminding firms to communicate with consumers about investing in plain English. The move will bring all investment cost disclosures into line with previous investment product disclosure reforms and create a more consistent framework for firms to give […]

The Retail Payments Infrastructure Board (RPIB), led by the Bank of England, recently published a consultation on the future retail payments infrastructure.To support the consultation, the Payment Vision Delivery Committee (PVDC) which comprises representatives of HM Treasury, the FCA, Bank of England and the PSR, has published further context to support stakeholders' reading of the […]

The Upper Tribunal has made an order suspending parts of the scheme. We set out what the partial suspension means for firms and consumers. The Upper Tribunal has confirmed it will hear the legal challenges to our motor finance scheme on 14 to 18 December 2026 or 16 to 26 February 2027. The final dates […]

The FCA has found that peopleholding legacy pension products,now closed to newsavers, could be receiving poorer value than those in newer ones. The regulatoridentifiedsome good practices,butcomplexcharging structures,older product design andweakness infirms'datameantsome pension savers are not getting as much value as they could.What good looks likeSomeunit-linked non-workplace pension providers are working tosimplifyor rationalise their legacyproductsandfunds,orhaveplans to […]

The review sets out how AI could reshape retail financial services for consumers, firms, markets and regulators by 2030 and beyond. Led by FCA executive director Sheldon Mills and commissioned by the Board, The Mills Review is the first work of its kind initiated by a regulator globally.Drawing on views from across the financial services […]

On Monday 6 July 2026, Eldens Finance Limited (Eldens) was placed into administration. Antony Batty and Hugh Jesseman of Antony Batty & Company Ltd were appointed as Joint Administrators. Eldens provided pawnbroking loans, primarily secured against high-value and luxury assets.The Joint Administrators are responsible for winding down the firm in an orderly way in the […]

Speech by Sarah Pritchard, deputy chief executive, at a Breakfast Briefing at The Whitehall & Industry Group. As everyone who has wrestled with a problem knows, getting to the right answer is about more than just understanding the question.It’s about having a firm grasp on your constants.We’re working with 2. And they are, admittedly, significant. […]

The FCA, Advertising Standards Authority, Solicitors Regulation Authority and Information Commissioner's Office are tackling the poor handling of motor finance claims by some claims companies and law firms. As part of the joint taskforce's continued crackdown, in June the FCA had 170 misleading car finance claims adverts removed or amended by claims management companies (CMCs), […]

The FCA has appointed members to its advisory committee on secondary markets for the period July 2026 to July 2028. The committee will increase from 25 to 27 members. The Secondary Markets Advisory Committee supports the FCA’s work in wholesale secondary markets in equities, fixed income, foreign exchange, and commodities markets across securities, futures, swaps, […]

Richard Bloomfield has been charged by the FCA with 5 counts of insider dealing. The FCA alleges that in his role as a solicitor at a law firm, Mr Bloomfield worked on an acquisition of Seraphine Group PLC and used inside information obtained through his role to deal in securities of Seraphine Group PLC on […]

The FCA led an international crackdown on illegal finfluencer promotions – resulting in 3 arrests and 650 social media takedown requests. It also secured a combined 11 years in prison for 2 cases of insider dealing in the first year of its 5-year strategy, according to its Annual report and accounts published today. The FCA […]

Financial products and services shape some of the most important decisions we all make – from saving and borrowing, to protecting ourselves and our families when things go wrong.Consumer needs vary widely, and there’s no such thing as a standard consumer. Our Financial Lives data shows a huge spread of needs, resilience and capability. That’s […]

The Bank of England (the Bank), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the FCA will start overseeing the first critical third parties (CTPs) on Monday 13 July 2026, following designation by the Treasury. CTPs are technology and other service providers whose services underpin the UK financial system. Today, the Treasury has announced its first designations […]

On 1 July 2026, Logbook Lending Limited (trading as AFPremier.co.uk, pawnmy.co.uk, LBL Asset Finance, Log Book Loans 247) entered administration. Paul Appleton, Adam Shama and Robert Ferne of BTG Begbies Traynor (London) LLP were appointed as Joint Administrators. Logbook Lending Limited provided lending secured on vehicles (known as logbook loans or bill of sale agreements), […]

The FCA has proposed a package of reforms that would tailor requirements proportionately for asset managers, cut costs for firms and give better data to supervise the sector more effectively. A large share of the £128m-a-year savings are expected to come from simpler Fund Reporting for Asset Management Entities (FRAME) requirements. These would be tailored […]

The FCA Board has appointed Dan Lavender as a new member of its Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC). The RDC is responsible for taking certain regulatory decisions on behalf of the FCA relating to contested enforcement action. Committee members bring a broad range of professional experience to support fair, independent and evidence-based decision-making.Alison Potter, the Chair […]

Firms supporting people to buy, trade and hold crypto will need to meet clear standards under landmark rules set out by the FCA. All firms must meet financial resilience requirements including capital and stress testing. The FCA is also introducing new market integrity rules covering areas such as insider trading and market manipulation.The new framework […]