Chris Davies: FCA business plan 2022/23 - if you haven't got the data, it didn't happen

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Chris Davies assesses the FCA's latest business plan and says "if you haven't got the data, it didn't happen"...

When it is not on strike, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is producing promising work. Its new business plan and focus on metrics and outcomes is a case in point. This business plan takes a new form in that it is hosted digitally on a webpage which provides hyperlinks to other relevant resources such as their three-year strategy and excellent Regulatory Initiatives Grid. Gone are specific sector plans which could make it harder for firms to identify what is relevant to them, but what is good is the new outcomes-focused strategy incorporates the previous business plan's seven str...

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