Regulatory

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Suspicious Transaction and Order Reports (STORs) for the year ending December 2019 showing the first decrease in the total number of reports since 2016. The FCA said that there may be several reasons for the decrease, including the fact that th

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted to accidentally posting the personal information of an estimated 1,600 people who complained about it on its website. The FCA has issued a statement which says that in a response to a Freedom of Information Act request published on our website in No

A major review of how companies and auditors assess and report on the impact of climate change has been announced by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). The watchdog will review the extent to which UK companies and auditors are responding to the impact of climate change on their business to ensur

Moneybarn, the car financing arm of Provident Financial, is facing a £2.8 million fine from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its annual Sector Views, an assessment of the risks and potential harm to consumers across financial services markets. The Sector Views look at the impact of macroeconomic developments and common drivers of change emerging across financial ma

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published guidance for companies on disclosure of risks and other reporting consequences arising from the emergence and spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The regulator is also discussing with audit firms whether the virus affects their ability to revie

Sheldon Mills has been appointed as interim chief executive director of strategy and competition at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) have published joint letters for accountants and auditors with information regarding auditing, accounting and corporate reporting standards during the transition period following the UK’s e

New research from the Hampton-Alexander Review has found one-third of board seats at FTSE 100 companies are now held by women, however progress to develop the succession pipeline across the FTSE 350 remains slow.

The Treasury has confirmed the appointment of Jeannette Lichner and Bernadette Conroy as non-executive directors to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) board. Ms Lichner and Ms Conrol will each serve three-year terms beginning on 1 April 2020 and 1 August 2020 respectively.

Over half of FTSE 250 companies (52%) fail to mention ethnicity in their board diversity policy, and most of the FTSE 350 do not set measurable ethnicity targets, according to new research from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). Just 14% of FTSE 100 companies set measurable objectives for board

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today announced a major shakeup of its oversight and supervisory functions to speed up the pace of enforcement investigations. The regulator is also broadening its stated purpose which is to serve the public interest by setting high standards of corporate go

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued information for firms during the Brexit implementation period. The authority said that during the implementation period of the UK's withdrawal from the EU today, which is due to last until 31st December 2020, EU law will continue to apply.

Stonewall has released its Top 100 Employers 2020 listing with financial organisations featuring making the cut.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today launched a consultation on revised auditing standard for identifying and assessing risks of material misstatement.  The FRC’s changes reflect revisions made by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) and are designed