The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced a new way of communicating its expectations to the financial services sectors. In February, the regulator published the first of its Regulatory Priorities reports, designed to give firms clearer visibility of the risks, supervisory focus areas and expectations shaping the year ahead. These reports

Commenting on the recent UK Parliament – Treasury Committee publication of the Artificial Intelligence in Financial Services report, Joe Norburn, CEO at TCC Group (TCC, Momenta and Recordsure), highlighted the growing regulatory and operational challenge posed by AI.     “The Treasury Select Committee’s latest report on AI in financial services delivers a stark

Consolidation has become a defining feature of growth across regulated sectors such as financial advice and wealth management. For many firms, acquisition is no longer an occasional strategic move, but a repeatable model designed to drive scale, efficiency and long-term value.    Yet as the pace of consolidation increases,

The anti-money laundering (AML) landscape is about to change dramatically for accountancy firms. With the FCA poised to take over AML and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) supervision from 23 professional body supervisors for the legal and accounting sectors, firms will face a new era of regulatory rigour under the single regulator.    Joe Norburn, CEO of