The 2025 regulatory landscape: The FCA's plans for the year ahead

There is noise that the regulatory landscape is undergoing a transformation, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) promising to become a more efficient, effective, and proportionate regulator.  Following discussions with the government, the FCA has now set out a new five-year strategy which will involve both consumer protection and regulating for growth. This long-term strategy will take time to deliver. For insight into the more immediate future, we can turn to the Portfolio Strategy Letter issued on 7 October last year, which sets the agenda for the upcoming two years; both wha...