The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday that it plans to become an "agentic regulator," using artificial intelligence to automate more of its supervisory work, analyze the activities of regulated companies and intervene more quickly when it identifies potential problems.
Law360 UK
Financial Services
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2026 Law360 iOS App Law360 Android App Follow Law360 on Facebook Follow Law360 on LinkedIn Follow Law360 on Twitter

TOP NEWS

GettyImages-451034459.jpg

FCA Plans 'Agentic' Shift To AI-Powered Supervision

By Tom Fish

The Financial Conduct Authority said Monday that it plans to become an "agentic regulator," using artificial intelligence to automate more of its supervisory work, analyze the activities of regulated companies and intervene more quickly when it identifies potential problems.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

EU Expands Grounds For Inside Info Disclosure Delays

By Tom Fish

The European Union's financial markets regulator has widened the circumstances in which listed companies can delay disclosing sensitive information to investors, but stressed that these exceptions must be "interpreted narrowly."

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

FCA Sues Hunter Jones Over Alleged Property 'Ponzi Scheme'

By Sophia Dourou

The Financial Conduct Authority has sued property investment specialist Hunter Jones Group and its director, accusing the company of promoting a multimillion-pound property investment plan that operated as a Ponzi scheme.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

LITIGATION

Ex-Security Says Police Killed People At Tanzanian Mine

By Ronan Barnard

A former soldier who was security manager for a Tanzanian mine told the High Court on Monday that Tanzanian police had killed people at the site, saying that more could have been done to improve the human rights situation.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

FINANCIAL CRIME

UK Property Market Faces AML Risks, Report Warns

By Tom Fish

Weak anti-money-laundering safeguards in the U.K.'s new-build property market are allowing billions of pounds in potentially illicit wealth to enter the economy, an anti-corruption organization warned Monday.

Read full article » | Save to favorites »

Dark blue promo that reads 2026 Regional Powerhouses dark blue promo that reads 2026 Rising Stars

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

4 Pump Court

Henderson Chambers

Holman Fenwick

Leigh Day

Simmons & Simmons

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Enterprise Chambers

Google LLC

YouTube Inc.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bank of England

European Securities and Markets Authority

European Union

Financial Conduct Authority

National Crime Agency

Transparency International

UK High Court