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The shifting focus of regulatory intervention: from enforcement to assertive supervision

8 February 2026 / Author(s): Hywel Jenkins , Ian Thomas , Isobel Salzedo
Issue: February 2026 / Categories: In Practice
Company: Herbert Smith Freehills

We examine the Financial Conduct Authority’s evolving approach, with an apparent shift from the widespread use of enforcement investigations to the increasingly interventionist use of various supervisory tools.

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