FCA: Final Notice: Neil Sedgwick Dwane
FCA has fined the individual, a former advisor for ITM Power Plc, £100,281 for insider dealing and issued a prohibition order against him. He had known details of an announcement the firm had planned to make to the market and used the insider information to sell and subsequently purchase shares in the firm. He had also been required to obtain permission to deal in the firm’s shares, but had failed to do so.
Last updated · 13 Mar 2026
Regulatory News - Financial Services & Regulation
See all Regulatory News - Financial Services & RegulationHMT/FCA: Financial inclusion strategy
TSC has published HMT and FCA’s responses to its July 2026 report.
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FCA: Speech by Lucy Castledine: Building a stronger UK investment culture
Text of Lucy Castledine’s speech of 18 September 2026 follows in which she discusses growth and innovation; simpler communications and safe access to products, and financial crime.
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FCA: FS26/2: Supporting SME access to finance
FCA reports that it has found no evidence that its regulation is a major barrier to SME access to finance, but emphasises it will focus its next steps on the following: monitoring industry work to explore whether digital verification could reduce duplication in customer checks, while maintaining effective financial crime controls; delivering a proportionate regime as part of CCA reform, and enabling open finance to develop by prioritising high-impact use cases, including SME lending and consumer mortgages.
HoL Financial Services Regulatory Committee: Regulatory sandboxes in financial services
The Committee has opened this new inquiry to explore whether regulatory sandboxes support innovation; their role in supporting the development of regulation; whether they represent value for money and public benefit; and the degree to which the selection of participating firms can influence the market. Responses to the call for evidence are required by 23 October 2026.
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FCA: Payments firms - delivering good outcomes for consumers in vulnerable circumstances
FCA has published its findings on good practice and areas for improvement in payments firms’ approaches to supporting consumers in vulnerable circumstances. An accompanying blog by Alison Russell has also been published.