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On 23 October 2026, Bullseye Financial Ltd (Bullseye Financial) entered administration. Robert Young of Azets Holdings Limited and Matthew Haw of RSM UK Restructuring Advisory LLP were appointed as jo

The UK's most innovative businesses often start small.Before they can develop new technologies, win contracts or expand into new markets, they need access to banking services to help them operate, inv

How SMEs in the defence sector currently experience banking services and whether banks could improve their understanding and decision-making.

On 17 September 2026, Chandler King (City) Limited (Chandler King) went into creditors’ voluntary liquidation. Grace Jones and Karyn Jones of Parker Andrews were appointed as joint liquidators. Chandl

Climate-related risks are increasingly relevant to financial services, affecting consumer outcomes and the effective functioning of markets. We examine how flood risk relates to the mortgage market in

Private market firms vary in how well they identify and manage conflicts of interest, according to an FCA review. Private markets refer to investments in assets, companies, or debt not listed or trade

Detailed findings from our multi-firm review of how firms identify, manage, mitigate and disclose conflicts of interest in private market assets.

Speech by Ashley Alder, FCA Chair, at the Michael D. Gill Lecture on International Financial Regulatory Understanding and Cooperation. I wasn’t fortunate enough to work as closely with Mike as many of

This is an overview of geographical cash access coverage in the UK at the end of the first half-year (January to June) of 2025. This monitoring forms part of the FCA’s work on access to cash. ... The

This is an overview of geographical cash access coverage in the UK at the end of the second half-year (July to December) of 2024. This monitoring forms part of the FCA’s work on access to cash. ... Th

Restrictions have been placed on 6 unregulated lenders, known as Annex 1 firms, after the FCA raised concerns about their anti-money laundering policies, controls and procedures while assessing their

We're consulting on changes to our Financial Crime Guide to help firms strengthen their systems and controls. ... Read CP26/38 (PDF)Why we're consultingFirms are essential partners in tackling financi

We’re consulting on changes to streamline and improve the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) as part of the second phase of our reforms. ... Read CP26/37 (PDF)Why we are consultingChange

Speech by Nikhil Rathi, FCA chief executive at the Corporation of the City of London’s annual City Dinner, Mansion House. The success of the UK’s financial servicesIn August, flight cancellations left

We have signed an agreement for a new office at 2 Wellington Place, which will become our long-term home in Leeds from 2028. The new office will provide 36,097 sq ft of space for our growing Leeds pre

Financial services firms reported 1.85 million complaints between January and June 2026. ... Use the data to understand complaints trends, compare products and sectors, and explore complaints reported

Use the sortable tables below to explore the number of complaints by product and complaints relative to the number of products. ... How to use this tableTo see more than 10 entries at a time, use the

The data relates to the first half of 2026 (H1) and includes data from firms that report 500 or more complaints within this 6-month reporting period, or 1,000 or more for an annual reporting period. .

Banking and credit cards complaints 2026 H1There were 898,877 complaints about banking and credit card products between January and June 2026, 4.8% more than in 2025 H2. Current accounts remained the

Insurance and pure protection complaints 2026 H1There were 722,974 complaints about insurance and pure protection products, 8.6% more than in 2025 H2.Most insurance complaints related to motor and tra