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The FCA, Bank of England, and PRA have activated a joint oversight regime directly supervising designated Critical Third Parties to mitigate systemic operational risks.
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The UK FCA urges insurance firms with vertically integrated business models to robustly manage conflicts of interest, warning that disclosure alone is insufficient.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has banned and fined former Blue Horizon Asset Management CEO Paul Taylor and MD Esmeralda Toni for fabricating documents and misleading regulators.
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The CFTC has cautioned regulated entities against using gambling-style odds formats for event contracts, emphasizing compliance with federal anti-manipulation laws.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has published findings on how financial services firms design, monitor, and distribute products under the Consumer Duty.
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The CFTC has filed an enforcement action against Trevor L. Vernon and Argent Capital Management LLC for allegedly running a $14 million Ponzi-like commodity pool.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on adjustments to the Consumer Duty to reduce compliance friction and clarify boundaries for wholesale financial market participants.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has outlined its long-term regulatory strategy for consumer credit, focusing on bringing Buy Now Pay Later into the regulatory scope, modernising credit rules, and leveraging AI and data.
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UK FCA Chief Executive Nikhil Rathi highlights the regulator's evolving approach to agentic AI, tokenisation, and systemic market resilience in financial services.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined its approach to regulating Buy Now Pay Later products, emphasizing affordability checks, complaint rights, and borrower support.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority is expanding its use of early supervisory interventions, voluntary requirements, and cross-border collaboration to disrupt financial crime before consumer harm spreads.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority is calling on lenders and advisers to reform later life lending into a core pillar of retirement funding, backing the push with regulatory reviews and consultations.
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