On 4 September 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority published Consultation Paper 26/32: Quarterly consultation paper No. 53 (CP26/32).
In CP26/32, the FCA proposes certain miscellaneous amendments to its Handbook in order to:
- Amend the readily realisable security definition to include fractional shares.
- Remove an expired reference in BCOBS 2.3.9G and replace the reference in BCOBS 2 Annex 1, Note 1, to the latest ‘Annual Equivalent Rate (AER) Practice Note’ issued by UK Finance and the Building Societies Association.
- Make deferral arrangements for the admission process of qualifying cryptoassets on UK Qualifying Cryptoasset Trading Platforms, the execution venue requirements on UK-authorised dealers and arrangers, and the execution policy requirement for these firms.
- Remove data point DISP 1.10.1IR(2)(a) which is a data point on claims management fee cap redress erroneously duplicated in the Consumer Credit Reporting return.
- Update the definition of the Glossary term ‘firm’ for the purposes of DISP 1.10 and DISP 1.10A to capture all payment services and e-money firms for the purposes of complaints data publication.
- Remove reference to the 2-stage complaints process for the Society of Lloyd’s in DISP 1.11.8G.
- Update Money Market Fund reporting requirements to ensure a proportionate approach that allows for effective monitoring of financial stability risks and is integrated into wider funds reporting requirements.
- Make minor amendments to Consumer Composite Investments rules in the DISC and COBS sourcebooks, following feedback to Policy Statement 25/20.
Next steps
The deadline for comments to CP26/32 is 12 October 2026.