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ICAEW Financial Services Faculty roundtable regulatory report
- Nov 2025
On 22 September 2025, the ICAEW Financial Services Faculty hosted a Roundtable of its members to seek their views on a selection of the topical issues from two papers affecting UK financial services. Specifically, the Roundtable was asked for its views across three themes.
Financial services - technology and digital assets
- Nov 2025
Understanding the evolution of block-chain enable assets, tokenisation and new forms of money and looking into how new emerging technologies like Quantum and AI are likely to impact the financial services sector.
Financial services - risk and regulation
- Nov 2025
In depth and up to date insight on new and emerging risks and regulatory change in financial services.
Financial services - reporting and assurance
- Nov 2025
Helping members navigate key reporting standards including IFRS 9 and IFRS 17, alongside financial services-specific assurance engagements such as those involving Client Asset Custody (CASS).
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International standards: an inherent tendency to be over-prescriptive?
- Oct 2025
The complexity of the financial system leads to complex regulatory standards. The process of developing international standards might, however, have an inherent tendency towards over prescription, leading to unnecessarily lengthy and overly complex requirements. Many people would certainly agree!
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Major UK banks ECL capabilities have improved
- Oct 2025
The PRA finds that major UK banks have improved their IFRS 9 Expected Credit Loss (ECL) capabilities but that certain risk remain elevated and encourages the banks to continue to look at challenging and enhancing their processes.
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CASS 5 Audits 2025
- Oct 2025
This webinar from the Financial Services Faculty will provide helpful insights and hot topics specifically focused on CASS 5 insurance intermediary firms.
CASS Audits 2025
- Oct 2025
The Financial Services Faculty along with the FCA and speakers from the firms delivered the annual CASS Audits webinar.
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CASS audits 2025
- Sep 2025
An overview of all you need to know for auditors and firms planning for their CASS audits as well as for practitioners preparing their clients.
Supreme Court motor finance ruling: six key questions for financial services
- Sep 2025
A recent Supreme Court decision has implications for payouts from banks and lenders to consumers with complaints over car finance.
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Vulnerabilities in non-bank financial intermediation
- Aug 2025
Many entities engaged in non-bank financial intermediation perform bank like functions and are exposed to many of the same vulnerabilities and risks as banks – yet some are subject to looser regulatory oversight.
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Quantum risk mitigation roadmap
- Aug 2025
The quantum threat is not a distant concern, it is a present strategic imperative that requires systematic preparation.
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Resilience of banking technology: the bad, the good and the future
- May 2025
Barclays’ customers recently suffered the inconvenience that comes with digital banking, when the technology fails. And for which the bank will pay out £12.5m in compensation.
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ECL Models Under Stress: Addressing Emerging Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Risks
- Apr 2025
In this webinar join our expert-led discussion on refining ECL models to navigate uncertainty with confidence.
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The new 'Failure to Prevent Fraud' offence: A compliance and accounting perspective
- Mar 2025
Luke Firmin - UK Head of Financial Crime and James Fox - Forensics Associate Director at Forvis Mazars, explore the UK government guidance and provide insights into the implications for organisations and auditors.
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Crypto custody shake-up: How SEC & FASB are rewriting the rulebook for US banks
- Mar 2025
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently updated its guidance on the accounting treatment of crypto-assets held by entities for their platform users. This update involves the rescission of Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 121 and the introduction of SAB No. 122.
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ICAEW’s response to the FCA’s Safeguarding Consultation
- Jan 2025
The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) recently provided their feedback to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regarding proposed changes to the safeguarding regime for payments and e-money firms. The consultation, which concluded on December 17, 2024, aimed to gather insights and opinions on the potential impacts of these regulatory adjustments.
Banks: step up for charities, CAF Bank chief urges
- Nov 2024
From difficulties opening accounts to having them closed unexpectedly, the charity sector’s experience of banking continues to fall short. CAF Bank CEO and ICAEW member Alison Taylor explains why there’s more than reputation at stake.
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Accounting for Dynamic Risk Management: challenges for insurers
- Nov 2024
It seems likely that the IASB’s current proposals for accounting for dynamic risk management (DRM) will not help insurers better present their risk management approaches. Standard setters and the industry will need to undertake further thinking to develop a suitable accounting framework for DRM within insurers.
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CASS 5 audits 2024
- Oct 2024
This webinar from the Financial Services Faculty will provide helpful insights and hot topics specifically focused on CASS 5 insurance intermediary firms.
The FCA’s Safeguarding consultation explained
- Sep 2024
The FCA has this week released its long-awaited consultation on Safeguarding. ICAEW’s Polly Tsang walks through some of the key proposals contained within it.
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Unpacking The Consumer Duty: Reflections from FCA and practitioners
- Sep 2024
Join industry experts and Joanna Legg, Head of Consumer Policy and Outcomes from the Financial Conduct Authority for an insightful webinar that dives into the post-implementation landscape of the FCA’s Consumer Duty.
Outages and the future of systemic risk
- Aug 2024
The Microsoft Azure outage showed the far-reaching consequences of a single point of failure in cloud infrastructure. For the financial services sector, it highlights the need for a comprehensive approach to managing systemic risk.
National Wealth Fund to unlock green and growth investment
- Jul 2024
Fund will bring together UK Infrastructure Bank and the British Business Bank to unlock billions of pounds of investment in the UK’s green and growth industries, government says.
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Model Risk Management: Understanding the Bank of England’s Supervisory Statement
- Mar 2024
Model risk is one of the most important risks in a financial institution. It impacts front office, operations, finance, internal and external audit.
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FCA Lessons from the first year of IFPR Implementation
- Mar 2024
In November 2023, the FCA issued a concluding report covering. We look at the key issues affecting our members.
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Insurance supervisory priorities and risks
- Feb 2024
The PRA has published a letter setting out its 2024 supervisory priorities for insurers.
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2024 prudential banking supervisory priorities
- Feb 2024
The PRA has published letters setting out its 2024 supervisory priorities for UK deposit takers and international banks.
Consultation on loss relief changes for building societies
- Feb 2024
The government is consulting on draft secondary legislation that applies to transfers of business by building societies.
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CASS audits 2024
- Jan 2024
An overview of all you need to know for auditors and firms planning for their CASS audits as well as for practitioners preparing their clients.
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The Sustainability Disclosure Regime and Investment Labels Goes Live in 2024
- Jan 2024
In a world grappling with environmental and social challenges, investors are increasingly drawn to funds that align with sustainability goals.
The Consumer Duty – What next?
- Jan 2024
The Consumer Duty signifies a notable shift in the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s expectations. The Duty increases the onus on firms to provide good value products and services, throughout their lifetime, to their customers. The FCA expects to see a higher standard of care evidenced in practice.
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How concerned should we be about a digital pound?
- Dec 2023
The Treasury and Bank of England’s consultation on introducing a digital pound received 50,000 responses.
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Data sharing as a policy intervention
- Nov 2023
The recent and spectacular advances made in generative artificial intelligence have been possible because of shared data.
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CASS 5 audits – insights and hot topics
- Oct 2023
The Financial Services Faculty will provide helpful insights and hot topics specifically focused on CASS 5 insurance intermediary firms.
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Challenges with accounting for financed emissions
- Sep 2023
In recent years, the issue of "financed emissions" has become a crucial aspect of the climate change discussion, highlighting the significant role that financial institutions play in contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.
ICAEW responds to proposals for digital pound
- Sep 2023
Following Bank of England and HM Treasury’s consultation on proposals for a retail central bank digital currency, or digital pound, Reuben Wales, ICAEW’s Head of Financial Services, outlines ICAEW’s key recommendations.
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UK proposals on retail central bank digital currency (CBDC)
- Aug 2023
Following Bank of England and HM Treasury’s consultation on proposals for a digital pound, Reuben Wales, ICAEW’s Head of Financial Services, outlines our key recommendations as proposals are taken forward.
New FCA rules require fair value for financial services
- Aug 2023
New Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules for financial services firms have come into force setting a higher standard of consumer care. Reuben Wales, ICAEW’s Head of Financial Services, examines what firms will need to consider to ensure their products are offering fair value.
Access to finance: alternatives to high street banks
- May 2023
Traditional banks’ enthusiasm for business lending may be muted, but at a time when the UK economy is hungry for growth, there are still other finance options for companies to explore.
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