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UK Financial Services Enforcement Outlook 2023: FCA, PRA and OFSI priorities across AML, sanctions, market abuse, operational resilience, affordability, unauthorised communications, crypto, ESG, non‑financial misconduct and culture

Published on: 26 January 2023

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Investigations & Enforcement Trends 2023—a perfect storm for regulatory enforcement

Introduction

Set against intensifying economic headwinds, geopolitical volatility and a continuing shift to a post-pandemic landscape, 2022 delivered a surge in UK regulatory activity across bodies such as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) and Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI). The FCA handed down 26 fines in 2022 versus 10 in 2021, although the aggregate value declined from £567.7m in 2021 to £215.8m last year. The UK’s appetite to strengthen enforcement shows little sign of easing, with the FCA already issuing two fines this year. The authors accordingly foresee a testing year ahead as regulators further expand the scope and scale of their investigative reach.

AML Systems and Controls

As expected, robust action persisted in 2022, with the FCA levying its largest penalty of the year—£107.7m—on Santander UK plc (after a 30% discount) for repeated AML shortcomings, including continuing KYC monitoring deficiencies and not addressing ‘red flags’ linked to suspicious activity with sufficient promptness. This sanction underscores the firm enforcement measures the FCA is prepared...

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