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FCA consults on Handbook updates to align with 2024 UK Corporate Governance Code

Published on: 06 December 2024
Published by LNB News

LNB News 06/12/2024

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Issue Date: 06 December 2024

Published Date: 06 December 2024

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched its 46th Quarterly Consultation, proposing regulatory changes across several sectors. A key proposal includes updating the FCA’s Handbook to align with the new edition of the UK Corporate Governance Code, published by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in January 2024 (the 2024 Code). This includes removing specific references to FRC guidance in the UK Listing Rules (UKLR) and Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR) sourcebooks, along with introducing transitional provisions for UKLR and DTR implementation. The FCA also proposes updating the Code's definition in the Handbook’s Glossary, as well as updating references to the Code’s guidance in the Systems and Controls sourcebook (SYSC), Code of Conduct sourcebook (COCON), Statements of Principle and Code of Practice for Approved Persons sourcebook (APER), and the Decision Procedure and Penalties manual (DEPP). The FCA considers the impact of these proposals to be minimal, and therefore, a...

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