COCON
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Horizon scanning: UK regulatory topics to look out for in 2026
Regulatory topics that will have a significant impact on institutions operating in the UK financial services sector this year.
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FCA completes the puzzle and finalizes guidance on non-financial misconduct
Moving from soft culture to hard rules, the FCA explicitly categorizes serious NFM as a breach of regulatory conduct standards.
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Conduct takes center stage with SMCR and non-financial-misconduct proposals
The FCA, Treasury, and PRA are tabling proposed changes to the SMCR, alongside raising standards around non-financial misconduct.
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Legal implications of the FCA’s new non-financial misconduct rule
New rule, COCON 1.1.7FR, expands the scope of COCON for non-banks in the context of NFM and comes into force on September 1, 2026.
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FCA guidance on non-financial misconduct: Top 12 takeaways from CP25/18
Ashurst set out the key takeaways from the paper, which is clearly important – but not for the reasons the FCA has given.
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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.
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Sexism in the City: “Talking to women, nothing seems to have changed”
In the week of International Women’s Day, and with the Sexism in the City inquiry under way, we look at non-financial misconduct and the role of the regulators.
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Improving D&I and promoting healthy culture
Regulatory spotlight on D&I makes it clear that non-financial misconduct is misconduct and so falls within the regulatory remit.