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The Power of Collaboration: The Crucial Role of Collaborative Partnerships in SME Finance

29.02.24

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The Power of Collaboration: The Crucial Role of Collaborative Partnerships in SME Finance

In the intricate tapestry of the financial world, partnerships between lenders and brokers have emerged as a driving force, creating a ripple effect that resonates across industries.
Navigating the road to operational resilience: A critical milestone for financial firms

28.02.24

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Navigating the road to operational resilience: A critical milestone for financial firms

The regulatory environment, as outlined in supervisory statement SS1/21 (Operational resilience: Impact tolerances for important business services), mandates that by March 2025, financial institutions must demonstrate their ability to remain within impact tolerances for all their important business services (IBS).
How understanding human behaviour is key to effective prevention of APP fraud

27.02.24

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How understanding human behaviour is key to effective prevention of APP fraud

Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams are a major source of fraud losses and banks can use insight into human behaviour to reduce these.
Assessing the proposals for the UK’s stablecoin regulation

26.02.24

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Assessing the proposals for the UK’s stablecoin regulation

The government still has aspirations for the UK to be a global crypto hub, therefore building a regulatory regime for the use of a GBP-backed stablecoin as a mode of payment is integral to integrating digital assets into the domestic payments ecosystem.
Outcomes in Practice: a shared challenge

22.02.24

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Outcomes in Practice: a shared challenge

With the major regulatory milestone approaching in March 2025, it would be tempting to focus on the “compliance victory” rather than driving to deliver operational resilience as an outcome.
Consumer Duty: how to assess fair value?

21.02.24

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Consumer Duty: how to assess fair value?

2024 will see the first annual Consumer Duty board reports delivered, and implementation deadline of the Duty for closed products (both due by 31 July).
FCA introduces temporary complaint-handling rules for motor finance

20.02.24

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FCA introduces temporary complaint-handling rules for motor finance

The FCA has used its powers under s.166 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA) to undertake a review of certain historic motor finance discretionary commission arrangements (DCAs) and sales across several motor finance firms (the Conduct Review).
Unlocking Financial Inclusion for SMEs

19.02.24

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Unlocking Financial Inclusion for SMEs

Across the UK, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in driving innovation, creating jobs, and fostering economic growth.
Deposit Aggregators: Implications for Prudential Risk

14.02.24

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Deposit Aggregators: Implications for Prudential Risk

Over the last few years, deposit aggregators (DAs) have grown in both number and scale to become a significant part of the UK’s savings market infrastructure. As their reach has grown, the implications for prudential risk have attracted attention from regulators.