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Liam Coleman appointed as chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service

The FCA Board has appointed Liam Coleman as chair of the Financial Ombudsman Service, with the approval of the Treasury. Liam will take up the permanent role on 10 October 2026…

9 October 2026
Bank of England
CMORG holds sector-wide cloud outage simulation exercise

The Cross-Market Operational Resilience Group (CMORG) yesterday (8 October 2026) completed its biennial simulation exercise, known as SIMEX26, focused this year on a global cloud…

9 October 2026
FCA
Strong compliance functions support trusted corporate finance markets

Corporate finance firms help businesses raise funding and implement strategic transactions, supporting investment and growth.This brings responsibility: clients need to be able to…

8 October 2026