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The FCA's strategy for 2025-2030 is here

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April 14, 2025
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The FCA's strategy for 2025-2030 is here

With governments around the world looking to promote the growth of their economies, financial services regulators in the US, Europe and elsewhere are looking at ways to support growth by encouraging greater innovation, bolstering competitiveness and reducing “burdensome” regulation. Today, it was the FCA’s chance to let us know how it plans to address this challenge...
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The Cybersecurity Blind Spot in SOX Compliance and How to Fix It
November 6, 2025
Recent ransomware attacks and new SEC cyber disclosure rules have increased the focus on cyber resilience across nearly all industries. As a result, many companies have invested substantial resources to help manage and mitigate cybersecurity risk to an acceptable level. Case in point: Gartner projects that worldwide information security spending will reach $212 billion in 2025, up more than 15% from the prior year…
How ServiceNow AI Agents Are Reshaping Business Operations
November 6, 2025
It’s clear that artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming how organisations operate, make decisions and deliver value. Across industries, AI is being integrated into core business processes, not just to automate repetitive tasks, but to enable smarter, faster, and more adaptive operations. Leading companies are quickly moving along the continuum of traditional scripted workflow to predictive intelligence…
Finance at the Speed of Innovation
October 17, 2025
Imagine a finance function where data is seamlessly consolidated from multiple sources in real time. Imagine generating real-time insights with minimal effort and leveraging AI capabilities to proactively identify emerging trends before they impact organisational performance. These scenarios are no longer aspirational – they’re being realised today.
How Microsoft Copilot Can Supercharge Internal Audit
October 16, 2025
These days, it’s easy to get caught up in the routine of risk assessments, planning, fieldwork, and reporting during the audit lifecycle. Microsoft’s Copilot for M365 is changing the game for internal audit teams across Australia. By automating repetitive tasks, enhancing analysis, and simplifying documentation, Copilot not only saves time but also helps organisations uncover deeper insights and achieve better audit…
AI in Financial Services: A COO’s Practical Playbook for Real-World AI Adoption
September 24, 2025
Over the past 18 months, in every COO conversation I’ve had in financial services, AI has moved from buzzword to boardroom priority. But in our highly regulated UK market, where the FCA and PRA keep a keen eye on risk and efficiency, it’s not enough to be optimistic about AI’s potential. You must be relentlessly pragmatic.
The FCA's strategy for 2025-2030 is here
April 14, 2025
With governments around the world looking to promote the growth of their economies, financial services regulators in the US, Europe and elsewhere are looking at ways to support growth by encouraging greater innovation, bolstering competitiveness and reducing “burdensome” regulation. Today, it was the FCA’s chance to let us know how it plans to address this challenge as it published its strategy for 2025 to 2030.
FCA Strategy 2025-2030: how to become a "smarter regulator"
April 14, 2025
The FCA has set out four priority areas in its 2025-2030 Strategy. Here we explain the first one – becoming a “smarter regulator”, and what it could mean for regulated firms.
CFOs’ Risk Outlook—The Economy, Cyber and Talent Are Top Concerns
March 26, 2025
Economic conditions and inflationary pressures, followed by cyber threats and rising labour costs, are the top near-term concerns for finance chiefs, according to the 2025 Executive Perspectives on Top Risks global survey.
IAASB’s ISSA 5000 Sets the Global Standard for Sustainability Assurance
March 19, 2025
The International Standard on Sustainability Assurance, or ISSA 5000, developed by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) in late 2024, is widely expected to be the global benchmark for sustainability assurance, influencing the future of sustainability audits. As regulatory mandates for sustainability reporting increase, organisations seeking to enhance the credibility of their reports are…
CSDDD: It’s Not Too Soon To Get Moving
January 14, 2025
While the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) that took effect in January 2023 is primarily disclosure-oriented, the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is all about action.
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