UK FCA regulation round-up

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its latest Regulation Round-up, a monthly newsletter to firms covering hot topics, events and sector news. Areas for firms to note include: (i) the launch of the InvestSmart Hype Type Revealer, a behavioural tool designed to help retail investors recognise how hype can influence their investment decisions; (ii) plans to standardise financial data collection at the authorisation gateway, introducing sector-specific templates to accelerate authorisation processes and reduce follow-up queries. The improvements are live for wholesale applicants with templates available on the FCA website, with further rollout coming for other sector firms; and (iii) enhancing the Digital Gateway experience by testing and rolling out a series of improved digital online forms for authorisations and notifications, providing clearer guidance and improved navigation for firms. The list of forms is included within the newsletter.

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