UK regulators tell financial firms to plan for frontier-AI cyber threats
UK financial firms must fold frontier-AI cyber threats into resilience, vulnerability, third-party and response planning under existing expectations
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FCA keeps motor-finance implementation-plan deadline but waives attestations
Motor finance firms must file implementation plans by 12 May, while formal attestations are no longer due on that date
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FCA faces four legal challenges to motor finance redress scheme
Motor finance lenders must keep redress plans flexible until FCA confirms next steps
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UK FCA sets fund tokenisation guidance and Direct to Fund rules
Asset managers must map tokenised fund designs to FCA guidance
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UK FCA charges Shaun Lawrence over unauthorised mortgage broking
Mortgage networks must verify authorisation before regulated arranging
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UK FCA opens cryptoasset pre-application meetings from May 11
Crypto firms can request FCA authorisation meetings from May 11
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FCA censures Sapia and mandates £19.6m client restitution
Firms must enforce client-money segregation controls in account handling
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UK FCA restricts LCM Family Limited from regulated activities and asset handling during administration
Client-facing teams must stop all dealings with LCM — the firm cannot conduct regulated activities or handle assets without FCA approval
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UK’s FCA and PRA streamline SM&CR, cut certification roles and extend filing timelines
Compliance teams must update SM&CR certification scope and senior-manager application timelines
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UK's FCA orders cease-and-desist at illegal peer-to-peer crypto sites
Unregistered peer-to-peer crypto traders must stop operations immediately
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UK FCA revises short selling reporting and notification rules
Firms must follow extended reporting timelines and annual confirmations
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UK FCA bars Bazar Money Transfer from payment services
Firm cannot process regulated remittance transactions
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