UK FCA Regulatory
Material regulatory developments from Financial Conduct Authority are tracked daily by Cresthaven Analytics. Over the last 90 days, 20 material briefs relevant to professionals operating in the financial & capital markets sector have been published below. Each brief is sourced directly from the primary regulatory feed, summarized for institutional readers, and scored for materiality.
Recent material activity
A selection of recent published briefs; this is not a complete archive.
FCA revokes regulatory bans on four individuals following Court of Appeal conviction reversals in LIBOR/EURIBOR matter
The FCA has revoked the regulatory bans on Colin Bermingham, Philippe Moryoussef, Jonathan Mathew, and Christian Bittar, and removed their associated Final Notices from FCA channels. The revocations follow Court of Appea…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA confirms ePayments Systems Limited enters special administration on 15 October 2026
EPS has entered special administration. The FCA announced on 15 October 2026 that ePayments Systems Limited (EPS) has entered special administration, with Mark Boast and Allister Manson of Opus Restructuring LLP appointe…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA announces Jarvis Investment Management enters special administration under appointed S&W Partners administrators
The FCA announced on October 15, 2026 that Jarvis Investment Management Limited entered special administration on October 14, 2026. Adam Stephens and Philip Hemming of S&W Partners LLP serve as special administrators. Th…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA and NCA arrest three suspects in joint operation targeting organised insider dealing and money laundering ring
The FCA and the National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested three individuals on October 13, 2026, following searches at five residential premises across London and Manchester. The operation targets a suspected organised crimin…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA secures guilty pleas from two financial advisers who defrauded clients of £2 million between 2019 and 2023
Kerry Nelson and Jacqueline Stephens pleaded guilty at Portsmouth Crown Court on 12 October 2026 to fraud by abuse of position, use of false instruments, and, in Nelson's case, money laundering. The offences spanned four…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA motor finance compensation scheme faces Upper Tribunal hearing in February 2027 as partial suspension continues
The FCA confirmed on October 13, 2026 that the Upper Tribunal will hear legal challenges to its motor finance compensation scheme between February 16 and 26, 2027. Three lenders and a consumer group have challenged the s…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA consults on mandatory 90-day redemption notice periods for retail funds holding illiquid assets
The FCA published consultation paper CP26/35 on October 8, 2026, proposing mandatory minimum 90-day investor redemption notice periods for non-UCITS retail schemes holding inherently illiquid assets such as property and …
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA opens crypto authorisation gateway with a February 2027 application deadline and October 2027 regime start
The FCA opened its authorisation gateway for cryptoasset firms on 30 September 2026, activating the UK's full crypto regulatory regime. Firms intending to operate in the UK must apply by 28 February 2027. The regime come…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA secures Scottish bankruptcy order against Arthur Temlett of Abacus Insurance Consultants following embezzlement investigation
The FCA obtained a sequestration order against Arthur Temlett, trading as Abacus Insurance Consultants, granted by the Sheriff on 27 August 2026. Emma Porter of Aver Chartered Accountants was appointed trustee to assess …
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA-authorised InterestMe Financial Planning Limited and appointed representative enter administration under joint Kroll administrators
InterestMe Financial Planning Limited and its appointed representative InterestMe Advisers Limited entered administration on 24 September 2026. The FCA confirmed this in a consumer notice published on 28 September 2026. …
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA confirms ITI Capital Ltd has entered special administration with Teneo Financial Advisory appointed as administrators
ITI Capital Ltd entered special administration on 25 September 2026, with Duncan Perring and David Soden of Teneo Financial Advisory Ltd appointed as special administrators. The FCA-authorised brokerage had ceased most r…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA closes 21 CFD firms and opens enforcement investigations into two for misusing UK authorisation as a credibility badge
Since 2025, supervisory action by the FCA has led to the closure of 21 CFD firms, with three more currently cancelling permissions. The regulator identified a pattern of firms using UK authorisation primarily to lend cre…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA acts against two debt advice firms and issues sector-wide red-flag warning for consumers
The FCA published a consumer-facing warning on September 22, 2026 identifying conduct red flags in the debt advice market, alongside enforcement actions against Curtis Faraday and Beauforce Corporation Limited. This sign…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA initiates High Court proceedings against Hunter Jones for alleged unauthorised regulated activity in loan notes
The FCA filed High Court proceedings on September 21, 2026 against Osborne Baldwin Limited, trading as Hunter Jones and Hunter Jones Group. The firm allegedly sells loan notes while conducting regulated activity without …
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA, HMRC, and Metropolitan Police raid three London premises for unregistered peer-to-peer crypto trading
The FCA, working with HMRC and the Metropolitan Police Service, raided three London premises on September 10, 2026 on suspicion of illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading under the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and T…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA opens formal AML investigation into Euro Exchange Securities UK Ltd following court-ordered administration
The FCA announced on 17 September 2026 that it has opened a formal investigation into Euro Exchange Securities UK Ltd for potential offences under the UK money laundering regulations, covering the period 1 February 2020 …
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA publishes cryptoasset perimeter guidance ahead of September 2026 authorisation gateway opening
The FCA published cryptoasset perimeter guidance on September 16, 2026, clarifying which activities require authorisation under the UK's incoming cryptoasset regime. The authorisation gateway opens September 30, 2026, wi…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA bans Nurul Miah from financial services following SRA findings of £28m client money misappropriation
The FCA issued a Final Notice on September 15, 2026 banning Nurul Miah, also known as Neil Mia and Neil Miah, from all financial services activity. The ban follows Solicitors Regulation Authority findings that Miah disho…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →FCA confirms Premier Payment Solutions Ltd entered liquidation on 10 September 2026, ceasing money-remittance operations
The FCA confirmed on 14 September 2026 that Premier Payment Solutions Ltd — trading as PPS Money and MTBS — entered liquidation on 10 September 2026. Bai Cham and Gary Shankland of BTG Begbies Traynor were appointed join…
Read the full UK FCA Regulatory brief →Upper Tribunal upholds FCA ban on Crispin Odey, reducing the penalty to £1.53 million
The Upper Tribunal upheld the FCA's prohibition of Crispin Odey from financial services on September 14, 2026, finding he lacked integrity across all five allegations. The Tribunal reduced the proposed fine from £1.83 mi…
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