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23/10/2025

Square 4 Partners and CourtCorrect Announce Strategic Partnership to Transform AI-Powered Outcomes Monitoring – Assure 4

London, UK – [23rd October 2025] – Square 4 Partners, a professional services firm specialising …

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24/03/2026

Consumer Understanding: The FCA’s verdict is in.

The FCA has delivered a clear verdict on Consumer Understanding under the Consumer Duty and …

By Nicky Green - Advisory Director | 22/04/2026

CASS, Consumer Duty and CP25/37: More Than a Tidy Up

At first glance, Chapter 4 of the FCA’s Consultation Paper 25/37 looks like a welcome …

By Alice Buckley - Consultant | 14/04/2026

Targeted Support: From Policy to Implementation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s Targeted Support regime is now live, with the authorisation gateway …

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By Mani Johal - Senior Consultant | 14/04/2026

Good Customer Outcomes Don’t Manage Themselves

The FCA is no longer asking whether firms have outcomes monitoring frameworks in place. It …

By Nicola Crump - Advisory Director | 10/04/2026

The FCA isn’t waiting: Six Papers, Ten Weeks, One Message

The FCA has published at least six good practice and areas for improvement papers in …

By Darren Fisher | 09/04/2026

FCA Consumer Finance Regulatory Priorities 2026: Why Boards need to act now

On 17 March, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published its Consumer Finance Regulatory Priorities Report …

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By Roma Pearson - Senior Advisory Director | 02/04/2026

Motor finance: From Consultation to Policy Statement – what’s changed?

The FCA received over 1,000 responses during consultation on CP27/25, and on the 30th March …

By Dean Ritchie - Consultant | 31/03/2026

The End of the Annual Review – What Firms Need To Consider

On 25 March 2026, the FCA published CP26/10: Simplifying the Pensions and Investment Advice Rules. …

30/03/2026

FCA Smarter Regulation Strategy: What the Latest Announcement Means for Regulated Firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the next phase of its smarter, more effective …

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24/03/2026

Consumer Understanding: The FCA’s verdict is in.

The FCA has delivered a clear verdict on Consumer Understanding under the Consumer Duty and …

By Sara Haworth - Senior Consultant | 28/01/2025

2025 Consumer Duty Board Report – An Updated Guide

On 11 December 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued its findings of the review …

By Simon Goryl & Sara Haworth | 30/09/2024

Outcomes Monitoring – A Good Practice Guide

With the introduction of the FCA’s Consumer Duty in July 2023, the regulatory focus has …

By Darren Fisher (Advisory Director) & Natalie Baglin (Senior Consultant) | 12/10/2023

Goodbye TCF. Hello Consumer Duty.

In the early days of Consumer Duty (the Duty) consultation, there was a belief amongst …

Board Report

By Darren Fisher - Advisory Director | 19/12/2023

Consumer Duty: Annual Board Report – Don’t delay!

It’s almost six months on from the 31 July implementation deadline – so what’s next? …

By Sara Haworth - Principal Consultant | 07/05/2025

FCA & FOS Complaints Data – A Deep Dive

Complaints data, it appears, is like waiting for buses. You wait a while and two …

Annual Board Report

06/06/2024

2024 Consumer Duty Board Report – A Helpful Guide

Square 4 have updated this information for 2025, following the FCA’s end-of- year review and …

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