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UK FCA Handbook Notice 138
27 February 2026The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Handbook Notice 138, outlining amendments to the FCA Handbook resulting from the following statutory instruments:- Deferred Payment Credit Instrument 2026, which comes into force on 1 April, 15 July and 31 December. The instrument introduces the FCA's new regulatory regime for deferred payment credit (previously known as buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) credit).
- UK Listing Rules (Notification of Purchases) Instrument 2026, which came into force on 27 February. This instrument amends the requirements in UKLR 9.6.6R and UKLR 9.7.3R, which relate to the notification of purchases of own securities under the UK Listing Rules.
- Advice Guidance Boundary Review (Targeted Support) Instrument 2026, which introduces the framework for the new form of targeted support for consumers' pensions and retail investment decisions. The instrument came into force partially on 2 March, and the remaining provisions will come into force on 6 April, 31 December and 6 April 2027.
- Handbook Administration (No 76) Instrument 2026, which partially came into force on 27 February, with the remainder of the provisions coming into force on 7 May. This makes minor amendments to various modules of the FCA's Handbook.
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