The Financial Conduct Authority has revised its approach to disclosure processes in regulatory enforcement cases after receiving criticism from London’s Upper Tribunal.
In a statement, the UK's financial watchdog said it had completed a review of its disclosure process and introduced various changes to improve quality and minimise the risk of mistakenly failing to disclose a document. FCA fines Julius Baer £18m over 'corrupt' relationship with Russian oil conglomerate This involves providing greater training and support for case teams, and taking a broader approach to disclosure, which the regulator said "will mean our review of documents is not focused only on identifying potentially undermining material". "Under our new broader approach, we wil...
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