FCA moves to tackle non-financial misconduct at firms

Under the new rules, serious bullying and harassment in all regulated firms will qualify as misconduct.

The new rules are expected to come into force from September 2026 and will extend existing rules that sought to address cases of bullying and harassment at banks to another 37,000 firms regulated by the FCA.

Specifically the rules will apply to all Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) firms withCOCON

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