Yasmine Allwood

May 22, 2024 | mondaq.com | Dan Smith |Yasmine Allwood

Recognising the increasing numbers of influencers communicating financial promotions on social media, and the rise of social media as an important platform in firms' marketing strategies, the FCA published final guidance in March this year clarifying its expectations of both firms and influencers who promote financial products and services ("finfluencers")("the Guidance").1 In particular, the FCA reminded firms of the need for all financial promotions to be standalone compliant and, where...

Nov 7, 2023 | mondaq.com | Sushil Kuner |Scott Wilson |Yasmine Allwood

In September 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published their long-awaited consultation papers on diversity and inclusion (D&I) for FCA -regulated and PRA -regulated firms, respectively1.