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What does Enforcement mean? Enforcement is the practical process of making a court order, judgment, decree or arbitral award take effect when the party bound has not complied by the deadline. It involves applying for, and using, court-sanctioned measures to secure compliance or recover sums due, including where permission is required. The term is descriptive rather than a single statutory definition; the available remedies depend on the jurisdiction and the nature of the order. England and Wales: governed mainly by CPR Parts 70–73, including writ/warrant of control, third party debt orders, charging orders (and orders for sale), attachment of earnings, possession and delivery up, appointment...

Public Censures under UK Financial Services Law: FCA, PRA, Bank of England and PSR Powers, Criteria and Procedure across FSMA 2000 and non-FSMA Regimes

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Public censures

The financial conduct authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) hold disciplinary and enforcement powers to publicly censure individuals and firms that have breached requirements under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000), rules made by the FCA or PRA, or other applicable legislation. The Bank of England also possesses censure powers under FSMA 2000. Public censures help regulators highlight standards and principles, influence the subject’s behaviour, and deter others from similar misconduct. The regulators view public censures as a useful disciplinary measure where appropriate. They have applied them where a financial penalty would result in serious financial hardship, and where the subject has taken substantial, proactive steps to remedy breaches and tackle consumer harm. A public censure may also be issued alongside other enforcement or disciplinary actions, such as a prohibition order.

This Practice Note considers:

the meaning of a public censure;
the regulators’ powers to impose one;
their approach to using a public censure instead of a financial penalty;
the procedure for issuing a public censure; and
examples...

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Oli has extensive experience advising retail, wholesale, private and investment banks, asset managers, listed issuers and investment advisers across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious financial services regulatory matters. Oli is a specialist in regulatory enforcement and internal investigations matters. This includes UK FCA and PRA, and internal, investigations covering matters relating to financial crime, retail issues (inc. pensions), systems and controls, governance, non-financial misconduct and notification obligations. Oli also has significant experience advising clients on financial services supervisory issues, skilled person reviews and FOS complaints handling issues.Oli also advises clients on other financial services-related non-contentious matters such as governance/SMCR, the consumer duty, market abuse, and regulatory change projects. Oli in particular has deep experience advising clients on their obligations and arrangements under the SMCR.Oli’s experience across both contentious and non-contentious financial services-related matters means that he has a deep...

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