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Conduct & Culture

The road to financial conduct failure is paved with good intentions. Success demands that business intent is aligned with the latest conduct insights ― to ensure integrity.

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Conduct & Culture

Experts weigh in on HSBC’s new head of culture

HSBC has created a new role of group customer and culture director to help embed its customersʼ voice at the...
By Lindsey Rogerson 20th March 2025
Experts weigh in on HSBC’s new head of culture

Conduct & Culture

EU regulators accelerate DEI; US firms shift approach, UK halts work

European Union financial services regulators are seeking to accelerate their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, just as companies in...
By Rachel Wolcott 12th March 2025
EU regulators accelerate DEI; US firms shift approach, UK halts work

Compliance

FCA prepares for industry-wide motor finance redress scheme, cuts out claims firms

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) looks likely to impose an industry-wide redress scheme for mis-sold car finance, as this...
By Lindsey Rogerson 11th March 2025
FCA prepares for industry-wide motor finance redress scheme, cuts out claims firms

Conduct & Culture

Compliance allegations top FCA whistleblowing reports for 2024

Compliance issues topped the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) whistleblowing data for the fourth quarter of 2024, published yesterday. Almost 21%...
By Lindsey Rogerson 5th March 2025
Compliance allegations top FCA whistleblowing reports for 2024

Compliance

Q3 complaints to Financial Ombudsman leap 40%

The UK Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received 20,000 more complaints in Q3 2024/25 than in the same quarter the previous...
By Lindsey Rogerson 4th March 2025
Q3 complaints to Financial Ombudsman leap 40%

Regulatory Oversight

Lawmakers demand answers over sudden exit of chief financial ombudsman

The chairs of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have both been asked to provide...
By Lindsey Rogerson 11th February 2025
Lawmakers demand answers over sudden exit of chief financial ombudsman

Conduct & Culture

DEI backlash should not stall efforts to tackle toxic behaviour in financial firms

The new US administrationʼs cancellation of diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) initiatives should not lead to misconduct at financial services...
By Lindsey Rogerson 4th February 2025
DEI backlash should not stall efforts to tackle toxic behaviour in financial firms

Conduct & Culture

FCA reveals broker probe, says individuals wield too much power

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is concerned that individual brokers wield too much power over their employers, and is...
By Rachel Wolcott 29th January 2025
FCA reveals broker probe, says individuals wield too much power