All FCA Publications — Last 90 Days
News Story
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2026-10-27
Investment & Consumer DutyAML & Financial Crime
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
Blog
2026-10-26
AML & Financial Crime
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
Other
2026-10-26
How SMEs in the defence sector currently experience banking services and whether banks could improve their understanding and decision-making.
News Story
2026-10-26
Investment & Consumer Duty
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.
Chand
Other
2026-10-26
Mortgage & Lending
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
Press Release
2026-10-23
Investment & Consumer Duty
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 trad
Other
2026-10-23
Detailed findings from our multi-firm review of how firms identify, manage, mitigate and disclose conflicts of interest in private market assets.
Other
2026-10-23
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 o
Other
2026-10-23
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.
Other
2026-10-23
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.
Press Release
2026-10-23
Payments & E-MoneyAML & Financial Crime
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
Consultation Paper
2026-10-23
Payments & E-MoneyInsuranceCrypto & Digital AssetsAML & Financial Crime
We're consulting on changes to our Financial Crime Guide to help firms strengthen their systems and controls.
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Read CP26/38 (PDF)Why we're consultingFirms
Consultation Paper
2026-10-22
Crypto & Digital AssetsAML & Financial Crime
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.
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Other
2026-10-22
InsuranceInvestment & Consumer Duty
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 lef
News Story
2026-10-22
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 pr
Other
2026-10-22
Payments & E-MoneyConsumer Credit & BNPLInsuranceInvestment & Consumer DutyMortgage & Lending
Financial services firms reported 1.85 million complaints between January and June 2026.
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Use the data to understand complaints trends, compare p
Other
2026-10-22
Payments & E-MoneyInsuranceInvestment & Consumer DutyMortgage & Lending
Use the sortable tables below to explore the number of complaints by product and complaints relative to the number of products.
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How to use this tableTo se
Other
2026-10-22
Consumer Credit & BNPLInsuranceInvestment & Consumer DutyMortgage & LendingAML & Financial Crime
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 peri
Other
2026-10-22
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
Other
2026-10-22
Insurance
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
Other
2026-10-22
Decumulation and pensions complaints 2026 H1There were 88,701 complaints about decumulation and pension products, 0.7% more than in 2025 H2.Non-workplace personal pensions was the largest complaints c
Other
2026-10-22
Investment & Consumer Duty
Investments complaints 2026 H1There were 67,935 complaints about investment products, 25.2% more than in 2025 H2.Investment ISAs remained the largest complaint category in the sector.Firms received 23
Other
2026-10-22
Mortgage & Lending
Home finance complaints 2026 H1There were 72,870 complaints about home finance products, 3.7% fewer than in 2025 H2.Most home finance complaints related to other regulated home finance products.Firms
Other
2026-10-22
This page shows a breakdown of complaints opened, by product, product group and firm type. For the 5 product groups, we break down volume of complaints opened by cause of complaint.
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Other
2026-10-22
This page shows a breakdown of complaints upheld by product group and firm type.
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Download the underlying data and notes for this Tableau dashboard (XLSX)
Other
2026-10-22
This page shows a breakdown of redress paid for complaints upheld and not upheld by product group. We show the average redress per complaint not upheld by product group.
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Other
2026-10-22
This page shows a breakdown of complaints closed by product group and firm type. We also show how quickly complaints were resolved.
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Closed complaints (sna
Other
2026-10-21
Investment & Consumer Duty
Speech by Sarah Pritchard, deputy chief executive, at Investment Association Annual Dinner 2026.
Reform: more than writing rulesIn this sector, we’re just past peak rule making. The scale of change h
Other
2026-10-21
Crypto & Digital AssetsInvestment & Consumer DutyAML & Financial Crime
We’re consulting on non-Handbook guidance to help firms providing financial services using decentralised finance (DeFi) comply with our rules on operational resilience and financial crime, and with th
Press Release
2026-10-21
Investment & Consumer Duty
The FCA has banned Jeffrey Dawkins, the former chief executive of Vector Wealth Ltd, after he dishonestly acted as a front for a disqualified director using the company to sell high-risk bonds.
Mr Da
Other
2026-10-19
Payments & E-MoneyInsuranceAML & Financial Crime
Jessica Rusu, FCA chief data, information and intelligence officerat Bloomberg's UK Policy Series.
The Mills ReviewThat is why we commissioned the Mills Review, published in July, focused on how AI c
Statement
2026-10-16
The FCA has reviewed its regulatory action against individuals whose convictions have recently been overturned by the Court of Appeal.As these convictions formed the basis on which the FCA took its ac
News Story
2026-10-15
Payments & E-Money
On 15 October 2026, ePayments Systems Limited (EPS) entered special administration. Mark Boast and Allister Manson of Opus Restructuring LLP (Opus) have been appointed as joint special administrators.
News Story
2026-10-15
Investment & Consumer Duty
On 14 October 2026, Jarvis Investment Management Limited (Jarvis Investment) entered special administration. Adam Stephens and Philip Hemming of S&W Partners LLP were appointed as special administ
Press Release
2026-10-13
Investment & Consumer DutyAML & Financial Crime
The FCA has conducted a major operation to disrupt a suspected organised criminal group for engaging in insider dealing and money laundering.
On 13 October, 3 individuals were arrested following a jo
Press Release
2026-10-13
Investment & Consumer DutyMortgage & LendingAML & Financial Crime
Two people who worked at financial advice firms have pleaded guilty to fraud after 4 clients lost £2m.
Kerry Nelson, the director of Nexus Independent Financial Advisers Limited and Nexus Investment
Statement
2026-10-13
The Upper Tribunal has confirmed it will hear the legal challenges to our motor finance compensation scheme between 16 February and 3 March 2027.
The scheme was challenged by 3 lenders - Volkswagen F
Press Release
2026-10-09
InsuranceInvestment & Consumer DutyMortgage & Lending
The FCA Board has appointed Liam Coleman as chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service, with the approval of the Treasury.
Liam will take up the permanent role on 10 October 2026 for a 3-year term, hav
Blog
2026-10-08
Investment & Consumer Duty
Corporate finance firms help businesses raise funding and implement strategic transactions, supporting investment and growth.This brings responsibility: clients need to be able to trust that firms wil
Press Release
2026-10-08
Payments & E-MoneyInvestment & Consumer Duty
The FCA has set out clearer expectations for asset managers about long-term investments, such as property.
This will help give the market more confidence to invest in funds that support private marke