By Jaclyn Jaeger2016-01-27T09:30:00
Image: HM Treasury this week announced the appointment of Andrew Bailey as the new permanent chief executive of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority for a five-year term. He is expected to take up the role in July 2016. Bailey is currently the deputy governor for Prudential Regulation at the Bank ...
2025-07-31T20:37:00Z By Neil Hodge
When growth slows, governments often cut rules to attract investment, as the U.K. has in its financial services sector, which contributes 8.8% of GDP, but easing the “compliance burden” raises concerns about oversight, governance, and prioritizing profits over safety.
2025-07-14T15:36:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Serious bullying and harassment count as misconduct in regulated financial services firms, per a July 1 clarification by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, which said non-financial misconduct rules now applied only to banks will extend to 37,000 more firms starting September 1, 2026.
2025-07-09T19:15:00Z By Ruth Prickett
Will “taking an axe to” red tape and onerous reporting commitments free up trillions invested in U.K. pensions and increase the value of assets managed by regulated financial services firms?
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