The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its annual business plan for fiscal year 2017-2018. Its annual business plan and mission statement gives firms and consumers greater clarity about how the regulator intends to prioritize its interventions in financial markets over the next 12 months.
The plan sets out the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) cross-sector and individual sector priorities for the next 12 months. It identifies the following cross-sector priorities: culture and governance, financial crime and anti-money laundering (AML), promoting competition and innovation, technological change and resilience, treatment of existing customers, and consumer vulnerability and access.