UK Financial Conduct Authority News and Updates
UK FCA opens DeFi guidance consultations, outlines crypto rule exclusions
The UK is moving ahead with its crypto regulatory framework as authorities seek to clarify how decentralized finance businesses fit within existing financial crime rules. The consultations also ...
Home REIT shares rise as UK regulator ends probe
Home REIT gets regulatory relief after a two-year review by Britain's financial watchdog closes without enforcement action. The decision supports the company's shares and leaves the focus on a ...
European regulators query Google after cloud outage disrupts banking services
European financial authorities are scrutinising a cloud outage that interrupts access to banking services for millions of customers across the region. The disruption is emerging as an early test ...
Bay Capital shares temporarily suspended from FCA official list in UK
The UK market opens with a regulatory halt for Bay Capital PLC after the company requested a temporary suspension of its listing. The measure takes effect at 07:30 on October 20 and applies to the ...
Jarvis Investment enters special administration as FCA oversight continues
Jarvis Investment Management Limited entered special administration on 14 October 2026, marking a new phase for the FCA-authorised wealth management firm. Adam Stephens and Philip Hemming of S&W ...
Meta challenges Ofcom fee and fine calculations under UK online safety rules
Britain's new online safety regime is facing an early legal test as Meta contests how the regulator measures financial exposure for large platforms. The dispute focuses on whether Ofcom can use ...
UK regulator opens governance and finance inquiry into Crossfields Institute
A formal Charity Commission investigation is now examining governance and financial oversight at Crossfields Institute, an education charity based in Stroud. The probe follows repeated failures to ...
UK expands Skilled Worker visa flexibility for modern slavery victims
The UK is changing Skilled Worker visa rules so recognised victims of modern slavery can leave abusive employers without losing their immigration status. The move applies from today and allows ...
FSB warns most major economies lack bank failure backstops
Nearly two decades after the global financial crisis, the Financial Stability Board says many major economies still lack the funding tools needed to manage a large bank collapse. Its review finds ...
UK plans tighter student loan access for university entrants
The UK government is preparing to raise borrowing thresholds for university applicants as it tries to address concerns over underqualified students entering poor-quality courses. The proposal ...
Conservatives sharpen strategy to challenge Reform and rebuild right-wing vote
Britain's opposition Conservatives are shifting toward a direct confrontation with Reform as leader Kemi Badenoch rejects calls for an alliance and tries to rebuild support across the centre ...
Volkswagen UK finance arm sets aside £725 million for car loan mis-selling costs
Britain's motor finance mis-selling scandal is deepening as lenders and carmakers increase provisions ahead of a possible consumer redress programme. Volkswagen Financial Services has recorded the ...
Regulator downgrades Heylo Housing to lowest governance and viability grades in UK social housing
Regulatory pressure is intensifying in the UK social housing sector after Heylo Housing Registered Provider Limited is downgraded to the lowest possible governance and viability ratings. The ...
Manchester City tax probe adds to financial scrutiny in UK football
Questions over Manchester City’s financial reporting are widening beyond the Premier League case to include an earlier review of the club’s tax affairs. The civil inquiry began in 2018 after ...
Labour favoured to hold Starmer’s former London seat in Holborn and St Pancras by-election
A month after the Green Party launched an ambitious push to capture Holborn and St Pancras, betting markets now point strongly towards a Labour hold in the north London by-election. The shift ...
UK companies face scrutiny as identity checks expose possible fraudulent directors
New identity verification rules for company directors are coinciding with a sharp rise in overdue filings across the UK corporate register. The pattern suggests tens of thousands of active ...
Forvis Mazars tops UK financial adviser ranking as demand for tax planning rises
Three decades into FT Adviser's annual Top 100 review, UK wealth advice firms are posting stronger sales as clients seek help with more complex tax and estate planning decisions. Forvis Mazars ...
UK agrifood deal faces business uncertainty as Conservatives vow to scrap EU alignment
Britain's food and drink industry is warning that political opposition to a planned UK-EU agrifood accord risks prolonging post-Brexit trade disruption. Companies say repeated shifts between ...
KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to Anchor ABS 2026-1 UK consumer loan securitisation
Admiral Group's push to broaden earnings beyond insurance is moving into the public securitisation market with the proposed Anchor ABS 2026-1 PLC transaction. The deal is backed by a static pool ...
Conservatives court UK business as Badenoch eases concerns over Labour taxes and regulation
British companies are showing a renewed willingness to engage with the Conservatives as concern persists over potential tax rises, labour regulation and Reform UK’s business stance. The shift ...
Meta, TikTok and X challenge Ofcom data demands under UK online safety regime
Britain's online safety framework is facing one of its earliest legal tests as major platforms push back against the scope of regulatory oversight. The dispute centers on Ofcom requests for ...
