Vulnerable Customers: A Short Overview (Finance)
10 Minutes
Introduction to FCA Regulation
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This course provides an introduction to how the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulates conduct across UK financial services. It explains the FCA’s statutory role, objectives, and responsibilities, including how it authorises, supervises, and enforces standards for firms.
The course also explores the FCA Handbook and the FCA’s Approach to Payment Services and Electronic Money, showing how regulatory expectations are applied in practice, particularly in sectors where firms hold or move customer funds. Learners will gain an understanding of how the FCA seeks to protect consumers, promote market integrity, and support effective competition.
Course Objectives
- What FCA regulation is, what it does, and why it exists
- The FCA’s core responsibilities for protecting consumers and market integrity
- How the FCA regulates firms through authorisation, supervision, and enforcement
- How firms are expected to apply the FCA Handbook and the FCA’s Approach to Payment Services and Electronic Money
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