No new rules; the FCA’s approach is to double down on the existing outcomes-based approach, with Consumer Duty, SMCR, and operational resilience frameworks remaining at the forefront.
Consumer protection
The reforms follow a CMA report, and will be implemented over the course of 2026.
The regulator has published details of key enforcement actions, including arrests and bans, in its latest annual report and accounts published last week.
Four commercial parties have challenged the scheme – Consumer Voice, Volkswagen Financial Services, Mercedes Benz Financial Services, and Crédit Agricole Auto Finance.
EBA, ESMA, and EIOPA reflect on a year filled with new mandates, increased geopolitical risk, and AI proliferation.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s latest actions and news, June 9-16, 2026.
The debate is no longer whether crypto should be regulated, but what effective regulation should look like.
The European Commission’s third annual Digital Markets Act (DMA) report shows the framework moving to active enforcement and probes toward new actors and services.