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HM Treasury Pitches Base Camp At The Mountain Of Consumer Credit Reforms
HM Treasury has published its Policy Statement on reform of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA), setting out the planned policy direction following the Phase 1 consultation which closed in July 2025. The statement confirms the intention to repeal many provisions of the CCA, recasting these within the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Handbook (though not necessarily as a direct copy-out). 
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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Investment Management Update - April 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority has released a series of regulatory updates and priorities for the investment management sector, introducing new operational resilience requirements, reforming advice market rules, and modernizing the redress system. These developments signal significant changes in how firms must approach consumer protection, operational incident reporting, and third-party arrangements while balancing growth objectives with regulatory compliance.
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Macfarlanes LLP
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Open Finance: FCA Roadmap
The Financial Conduct Authority has published its roadmap for open finance, outlining a clear and ambitious path for 2026-2030 that will guide the development and delivery of open finance in the UK. The roadmap sets out three distinct phases of activity, starting with collaboration to prioritize high-impact use cases in 2026, moving to framework design and coordination in 2027, and culminating in scaling and delivery from 2028 to 2030.
United Kingdom Finance
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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