FCA publishes annual work programme 2025/26

On April 8, 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority published its annual work programme for 2025/26, which sets out how it will deliver its four strategic priorities for the year ahead.

The FCA's priorities are:

• Being a smarter regulator that is more efficient and effective. The FCA intends to streamline data collection, improve regulatory interactions and enhance its supervision model.
• Supporting economic growth through increased competitiveness of the UK financial services industry and encouraging a more productive and innovative financial services industry.
• Helping consumers navigate their financial lives. The FCA highlights its work relating to matters including motor finance redress, the review of retail conduct rules in the light of the consumer duty being in force and supporting customers in vulnerable circumstances.
• Fighting financial crime. This includes slowing the growth of authorised push payment fraud and making it harder for serious organised crime to launder money through firms.

The FCA published its long-term Strategy for 2025 to 2030 in March 2025.