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The FCA proposes consolidating three existing remuneration codes into a single framework for AIFMs, UCITS managers and MIFIDPRU investment firms, with the consultation having closed on 16 September 2026.
The FCA tells authorised firms to review current permissions before a proposed change and not to start requested activities until approval.
The FCA banned Frank Breuer and fined him £755,000 in May 2026. Lessons on integrity, insurance and asset stripping for firms and their senior managers.
FCA fines reached £16.8m across 9 cases so far in 2026. A breakdown by year, breach theme and the largest recent penalties, with MEMA's view.
The FCA cryptoasset gateway opened on 30 September 2026 and closes on 28 February 2027, with the regime starting on 25 October 2027. What to prepare.
Source-led MEMA review of CP26/15: Reviewing the financial promotions rules for consumer credit, with affected-firm focus, topic-specific control actions, board questions.
Ten compliance priorities for 2026 drawn from the FCA's 2026/27 Business Plan and Regulatory Initiatives Grid, and what each means operationally.
What a decade of FCA fines data shows when read as a time series, and the enforcement patterns that matter more than any single headline penalty.
Handling motor finance commission complaints now the FCA's pause on the eight-week deadline has ended, with the July 2026 Upper Tribunal update on PS26/3.
PS25/23 extended non-financial misconduct rules to about 37,000 non-bank firms from 1 September 2026. What bullying and harassment rules mean in practice.
This week's FCA publications finalise £7.5bn motor finance redress, operational incident reporting standards, and bring Buy Now Pay Later under regulation - with immediate compliance implications.
The FCA's targeted support regime, in effect since 6 April 2026: a regulated middle ground between guidance and advice, and the authorisation needed.
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