August 2026 FinReg Update: Key united kingdom, EU and US Regulatory Moves

Welcome to the FinReg Monthly Update, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK, EU and US financial services regulation. 11 August – FOS Redress: The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has published a policy statement on modernising the redress system. 10 August – High Growth Firms: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its findings, including examples of good and poor practice, following a review of its early and high growth oversight pilot with high-growth firms. 7 August – Annex 1 Firms: The FCA has published a statement setting out its concerns about a number of risks it has identified among Annex 1 financial institutions. 18 August – Wealth Management: The FCA has published a report containing its findings from its wealth management survey. 13 August – Retail Fund Liquidity Risk Management: The FCA has published a policy statement on enhancing fund liquidity risk management UK retail investment funds (PS26/17). 3 August – UK Transaction Reporting Regime: The FCA has published a policy statement on improvements to the UK transaction…