Chaos theory, and a new dawn for FCA/govt relations
There’s a head of steam building up around the role of the FCA, with a government apparently keen on a more streamlined, focused regulator.
How to have a midlife crisis in a desert
Alison Gay on turning a mid-life crisis into a passion for extreme running events…and finding out jelly babies can’t survive in the desert!
Tracker: Your key to a parallel universe…
Dealing with regulatory and policy change? With the lang cat’s Tracker service, you’ve got this.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is dusting off her navy suit and preparing for government
Alison Updates us this week about the FCA’s plans to take a new approach to enforcement and rules around technology.
The FCA’s plan for ‘world class, data-led’ regulation
Alison Gay on what the regulator is prioritising and why over the next year, and why it’s skilling up on data expertise.
The FCA’s watching brief on Consumer Duty
The regulator’s areas of concern on Consumer Duty compliance – both for those working to the closed book deadline, and everyone else.
The Autumn Statement papers to keep an eye on
The policy papers, proposals and consultations from the Autumn Statement that are worth flagging.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is going to have a sunburned nose and she’s not happy about it
Alison Gay looks at how The Financial Services and Markets Act replaces retained EU law with a ‘Smarter Regulatory Framework’. We’ll see.
The Top Class Wednesday Update is blowing out a candle
Our senior public affairs consultant, Alison Gay, reflects on her first year at the lang cat and how regulation has developed in that time.
Are we ready? Yes – and no
Is the industry ready for Consumer Duty? Alison Gay looks at the results of an FCA survey of smaller firms in the industry.