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See if your firm needs to be authorised or registered, how to apply or cancel, and the fees you will have to pay.
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FS Register
Financial Services Register
Gabriel
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Connect
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FCA Handbook
FCA Handbook
Online invoicing
Annual fees: online invoices

Latest news

FCA reveals findings from its first Financial Lives Survey
Published:
18/10/2017
Rio Tinto plc fined £27m for breaching Disclosure and Transparency Rules
Published:
17/10/2017
Investment Association Annual Dinner 2017
Published:
17/10/2017
Ageing population and financial services
Published:
16/10/2017
FCA launches the Asset Management Authorisation Hub
Published:
16/10/2017
FCA fines and bans wife and bans husband financial advisor for lack of integrity
Published:
12/10/2017
Challenges for the regulator - consumer credit, long-term savings and an ageing population
Published:
04/10/2017
Our work on Defined Benefit Pension Transfers
Published:
03/10/2017
Andrew Bailey speech on Free Trade in Financial Services matters
Published:
29/09/2017
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In focus

MiFID II

MiFID II could affect a wide range of your firm’s functions – from client services to IT and HR systems.

Consumer credit firms: authorisation

Firms must be authorised by us, or have interim permission, to offer consumer credit.

Senior Managers Regime

We and the PRA have introduced a range of policy changes that aim to increase individual accountability within the banking sector.

Latest consultation papers

Quarterly Consultation Paper No 18: CP17/32
Market infrastructure providers - 2017/18 fee rates: CP17/31
PSR regulatory fees 2018/19 and onwards CP17/30
Client money and unbreakable deposits: CP17/29
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Latest policy statements

Implementation of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2): PS17/19
CASS 7A and the special administration regime review: PS17/18
PSR regulatory fees 2017/18: PS17/17
Regulatory reporting - retirement income data: PS17/16
The treatment of politically exposed persons for anti-money laundering purposes: FG17/6
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Annual Public Meeting 2017

Our Annual Public Meeting took place on 18 July.
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Live & Local

Live and Local
Our new 2017/18 programme has been launched.
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