All hail the new Fat Bear Champion
Bear #32, also known as Chunk, has won Fat Bear Week. | Photo: Christine Loberg via National Park Service
The votes are in, and the winner of Fat Bear Week 2025 is the indomitable Bear 32, also ...
FCA closes Wellesley & Co Limited investigation
We have decided to take no further action against Wellesley & Co Limited (WCL) after our investigation found no evidence of serious misconduct. We announced the investigation into WCL in 2022 followin...
Regulating for growth – the future is now
Speech by Jessica Rusu, FCA chief data, information and intelligence officer, delivered at Travers Smith’s Future of Fintech 2025, Merchant Taylors’ Hall. The invite for this conference highlights...
Communities use rules to successfully maintain access to cash
The ribbon was cut on a new banking hub in Monmouth, Wales, marking the first anniversary of the FCA’s access to cash rules. The rules mean that before banks and building societies change cash servi...
Regulatory perspective and priorities for 2025
Speech by Lucy Castledine, director of consumer investments, at the Personal Investment Management & Financial Advice Association (PIMFA) Compliance Conference 2025. Speaker: Lucy Castledine, director...
Scott & Mears Credit Services Limited enters administration
On 2 September 2025, Scott & Mears Credit Services Limited (SMCS), a debt collection firm, went into administration. Louise Longley and Julian Pitts of Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP were appointed as ...
