The FCA’s new Handbook API gives firms and technology providers direct access to structured, machine-readable regulatory content. This could make requirements easier to identify, map and monitor, but firms must also be prepared to demonstrate that policies and controls are reflected in customer interactions and

The FCA’s transaction reporting reforms aim to reduce complexity, remove low-value reporting, and improve regulatory data quality. While firms will have fewer reporting fields and some instruments will leave scope, regulatory expectations around data accuracy, governance and oversight remain unchanged. As reporting requirements become more

The FCA’s CP26/28 consultation proposes a more proportionate UK regulatory framework for Alternative Investment Fund Managers, with requirements calibrated more closely to firms’ size and activities. Although the proposals are specific to the alternative investment sector, their focus on risk management, oversight, investor information and clearly defined

 In July 2026, the FCA published its review of firms’ approaches to outcomes monitoring under the Consumer Duty. Alongside examples of good practice, the regulator identified firms that were collecting management information (MI) without being able to demonstrate what that information revealed about customer outcomes, what action had been taken