The Financial Conduct Authority outlined on Monday the scope of the review of its dealings with a whistleblower who committed suicide, which will include scrutiny of whether it followed required standards and internal procedures.
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FCA Sets Scope Of Review Into Its Treatment Of Whistleblower

By Tom Fish

The Financial Conduct Authority outlined on Monday the scope of the review of its dealings with a whistleblower who committed suicide, which will include scrutiny of whether it followed required standards and internal procedures.

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FCA Review Finds AI And Financial Crime Failings In Banks

By Tom Fish

The Financial Conduct Authority on Monday identified numerous "weaknesses" in U.K. banks' use of artificial intelligence and financial crime controls, warning inadequate oversight, data management failures and gaps in risk assessments could expose firms to operational and regulatory risks.

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UK Probes Boston Consulting's Partner Pay After Court Ruling

By Kevin Pinner

HM Revenue & Customs is investigating how Boston Consulting Group's U.K. arm treats partners for income tax purposes, the company disclosed after a U.K. Supreme Court ruling allowing a hedge fund's managers to be taxed as employees.

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LITIGATION

Thales Patent Challenged By Passport Maker Over 2008 Demo

By Eddie Beaver

A Canadian passport maker is seeking to revoke a Thales patent, alleging in a London court that it had already developed and publicly demonstrated the technology at an industry conference a year before the French multinational sought patent protection.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Agentic AI Is Not Outside Existing Rules, Regulators Say

By Joel Poultney

Organizations that deploy autonomous agents powered by artificial intelligence are still responsible for their use and compliance with existing legal and regulatory frameworks, four of the country's leading regulators have said.

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Gov't Backs Reindustrialization With £700M Funding

By Laura Stewart Liberty

The government is making more than £700 million ($940 million) available to developers to bring forward up to 10 major industrial and commercial sites as it seeks to attract private investment in Britain and boost reindustrialization.

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BNP Paribas Launches €1.3B Share Buyback

By Tom Fish

French lending giant BNP Paribas SA on Monday began repurchasing up to €1.3 billion ($1.45 billion) of its shares after receiving European Central Bank approval.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

3M Co.

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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bank of England

Competition and Markets Authority

European Central Bank

Financial Conduct Authority

HM Revenue & Customs

Information Commissioner's Office

UK High Court

UK Upper Tribunal