FCA: John Burford
FCA has reported that John Burford, sole director of Financial Trading Strategies Limited, has pleaded guilty in a £1m investment fraud case in which he took money from over 100 investors and advised on and managed investments without FCA authorisation. He will be sentenced at a later date.
Last updated · 13 Mar 2026
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See allCMORG: Firm guidance for frontier AI
This guidance brings together industry and regulatory thinking on frontier AI resilience and sets out a structured approach across governance, protection, response, automation and resilience.
HoL: Financial Services and Markets Bill
Ahead of the second reading of the Bill, scheduled for 8 June 2026, a HoL Library briefing has been published.
FCA: Appointed representatives data
FCA has published data on the appointed representatives population and financial services activity.
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FCA: CP26/17: Quarterly Consultation Paper No. 52
The latest edition of FCA’s QCP includes consultations on: climate reporting for investment firms; various issues relating to cryptoassets; UK CRR, and RMA-M scheduling and guidance. Responses are required by 13 July 2026. A separate press release has been published on the climate reporting rules consultation.
BoE/FCA: MoU on the supervision of FMI
BoE and FCA wrote to CCPs, RIEs and RCSDs to request feedback on the MoU on whether the proposed cooperation set out in the MoU was working effectively. This joint statement notes that respondents reported a high degree of cooperation.