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On November 14, 2018, the FCA published the outcome of its
review of firms' whistleblowing arrangements. The FCA has
reviewed how retail and wholesale banks have implemented its
whistleblowing rules by looking at firms' policies and
procedures, the role of the whistleblowers' champion,
firms' whistleblowing annual reports and the relevant training
arrangements.
Both the FCA and the PRA published their whistleblowing rules in
2015 and the FCA extended certain of the requirements to U.K.
branches of overseas banks in early 2017.
The FCA has published its findings, including areas of good
practices, areas for improvement and the FCA's expectations of
firms' whistleblowing arrangements. The FCA urges firms to
consider its findings and whether they need to take action to
improve their whistleblowing arrangements.
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