FCA: Our Consumer Duty focus areas
FCA has updated this webpage in order to include new priorities, and to provide links to work that has now been published, and further details on existing priorities where they may have changed.
Last updated · 07 May 2026
Regulatory News - Financial Services & Regulation
See allFCA: CP26/22: Simplifying the insurance rules – a package of proposals on the scope of our rules, disclosure and advice
FCA is consulting on: narrowing the scope of the rules for non‑UK business; removing unnecessary disclosure requirements; increasing flexibility in means of disclosure; simplifying rules for advised sales of insurance products, and amending rules for PII. Responses are required by 4 September 2026.
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HMG/Government of Australia: MoU
The UK and Australia have signed an MoU (signed in April 2026 and published in June 2026). It is intended to support greater investment between superannuation and pension funds in both countries.
FCA: CP26/23: Consumer Duty – scope and proportionality
FCA is consulting on changes to its rules and non-Handbook guidance to: remove business with non-UK customers from the Consumer Duty's scope; clarify where the Consumer Duty applies and where it does not; clarify when and how firms can rely on each other when they work together in distribution chains, and explain the interaction between the Consumer Duty and other product governance rules. Responses are required by 18 September 2026. FCA emphasises that the changes are part of its plans to “give wholesale firms the confidence to apply the Duty proportionately”. A blog by Simon Walls has been published alongside the consultation.
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FCA: Listings data
FCA has published information on key trends in the UK listings market. The data will be updated quarterly. FCA intends to add new categories and share further research to provide a clearer picture of market trends in future updates.
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FCA: Handbook Notice 142
FCA has published details of Instruments made at its Board meeting on 25 June 2026. These are: Markets in Financial Instruments (Equity Transparency) Instrument 2026/30; Technical Standards (Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation) (Equity Transparency) (Amendment) Instrument 2026/31; Collective Investment Schemes Sourcebook (Statement of Recommended Practice) Instrument 2026/32, and Targeted Clarifications of Handbook Materials Instrument 2026/33.
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