July 2024

On 29 July 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Secondary International Competitiveness and Growth Objective (SICGO) report 2023/24, in fulfilment of its obligation under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023, section 26. The FCA also published a set of SICGO metrics to show the impact of its

On 29 July 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched a call for input on its review of FCA requirements following the introduction of the Consumer Duty. Through the call for input, the FCA is seeking views on whether, where and how it can refine its retail conduct rules, while ensuring it continues

On 29 July 2024, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a Policy Statement, PS14/24, on the leverage ratio treatment of omnibus account reserves and minor amendments to the leverage ratio framework. PS14/24 includes feedback to responses the PRA received to its Consultation Paper, CP28/23, and sets out its final policy.

Background

The US Supreme Court’s ruling on the Chevron doctrine in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo (Loper), will profoundly impact multiple industries regulated by federal agencies that have grown accustomed to being the ultimate arbiter of ambiguous language in their applicable laws, rules and regulations. Those days are over—courts no longer have to defer