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Featured · FCA Authorisation
Preparing for FCA authorisation: what the regulator expects
Threshold conditions, the regulatory business plan and the five issues that most often stall an application at the gateway.
12 August 2026 · 7 min read
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Anti-Money Laundering
Transaction monitoring that actually works for a small firm
How to calibrate rules, evidence your tuning decisions and stop drowning your team in false positives.
29 July 2026 · 6 min read
Governance
SM&CR: getting responsibilities right as your firm grows
Statements of responsibility, fitness and propriety, and the governance evidence supervisors ask for first.
14 July 2026 · 5 min read
Payments & E-money
Safeguarding client funds: common failings in payments firms
Reconciliations, segregation, acknowledgement letters and the safeguarding audit that regulators now expect annually.
26 June 2026 · 6 min read
AML Audit
How to prepare for an independent AML audit
What auditors ask for, how long each phase takes, and how to turn findings into an action plan your bank will accept.
3 June 2026 · 5 min read
Cryptoassets
Cryptoasset registration in the UK: why applications fail
The FCA's registration bar for cryptoasset businesses is high. Here is where most applications come apart.
19 May 2026 · 5 min read
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