Risk & Compliance news in the UK

An overview of news, trends and research in Risk & Compliance consulting in the UK:

Risk fragmentation sees four-in-five companies facing supply shortages Geopolitical tensions, cyber threats, tariffs, cost volatility, and supply shortages are no longer isolated challenges, they are occurring simultaneously – and it is putting supply chains under historic pressure.
23 July 2026
4most expands actuarial offering with chief actuary capability Risk consultancy 4most has expanded its insurance offering by bringing its chief actuary capability in-house.
23 July 2026
Valcon launches Meridian to speed enterprise adoption of agentic AI European consultancy Valcon has announced its new Meridian service.
10 July 2026
Mills Review marks an ‘important shift’ in the FCA’s thinking on AI The Financial Conduct Authority’s Mills Review has been published, examining how AI may reshape retail financial services for consumers, firms, markets and regulators by 2030 and beyond.
09 July 2026
The danger of removing humans from AI-powered investigations AI can analyse vast datasets in minutes, but corporate investigations are rarely resolved on data alone.
25 June 2026
From the Pacific to the UK: How extreme weather creates business risk A ‘Super El Niño’ may be unfolding thousands of miles away in the Pacific Ocean, but its effects can be felt much closer to home.
23 June 2026
Mott MacDonald supports TerraPower with Natrium reactor development Mott MacDonald is supporting TerraPower, a nuclear innovation company, on the Generic Design Assessment of its Natrium advanced reactor.
22 June 2026
Grove West selected for housing association contract GreenSquareAccord Housing Association has handed a three-year contract to a West Midlands-based property consultancy.
12 June 2026
Incentivisation a possible future for more honest ESG disclosures ESG reporting could “collapse over the next decade” unless regulators stop “penalising firms for making honest disclosures and rewarding those who don’t”, according to Scott Lane, a governance expert
10 June 2026
Grant Thornton re-appointed to FCA and PRA Skilled Person panels Grant Thornton has been re‑appointed to the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority panels of Skilled Persons.
22 May 2026
KPMG and ION bring EU payee verification live at scale As EU payee verification requirements move into active enforcement, KPMG has worked with ION Treasury to bring Verification of Payee live at scale across ION’s treasury solutions.
01 May 2026
Alvarez & Marsal launches Reputation Advisory practice Alvarez & Marsal has announced the roll-out of a new practice to preserve enterprise value for companies facing public and regulatory scrutiny.
17 April 2026
Two-thirds of digital and telecoms deals collapsing due to cyber risk While digital and telecommunications infrastructure is said to have become essential to the economic success of whole industries, a large number of deals in the space are falling through – with a num
01 April 2026
Navigating the FRC’s new governance frontier Simon Keslake is a founder of Behavioural Risk Intelligence, and a member of the British Psychological Society.
04 March 2026
ERM and Auquan bring agentic AI to sustainability advisory Specialist sustainability consultancy ERM has announced a new collaboration with agentic AI firm Auquan.
11 February 2026
WEF and Marsh: Business landscape will face mounting risks in 2026 Global business leaders are facing mounting risks, as deepening geopolitical divides, along with growing technological and societal challenges, are expected to continue to shape the business landscap
28 January 2026
Passporting can leave payment service providers with compliance and operational gaps Many payment service providers advertise “full European coverage”, via the EU passporting system.
20 January 2026
10 steps to master climate risk from the experts at dss+ Global consultancy dss+ works to transform how high-hazard industries manage operational risk.
08 January 2026
SEO must be a financial services compliance consideration in the age of AI SEO is becoming a compliance tool in the age of AI, according to Lourenço Caliento Gonçalves, SEO consultant at AccuraCast.
17 December 2025
Younger internet users wary of social media but mostly happy with experiences With Australia having made headlines for banning users under the age of 16 from social media, a study from Ofcom has highlighted worrying digital trends within younger demographics; with many encount
12 December 2025
Jason Schenker on how geopolitics is redrawing the global business outlook As President of Prestige Economics and Chairman of The Futurist Institute, Jason Schenker is a leading economic forecaster and strategic advisor.
11 December 2025
Europe seeking greater AI sovereignty amid geopolitical friction Concerns around fraught supply chains and geopolitical tensions are giving rise to demands for ‘sovereign AI’, as nations seek to develop and deploy the technology, without being reliant on overseas
20 November 2025
Calls for ‘beefed up’ regulator as ex-KPMG auditor being fined again An ex-KPMG auditor has been fined for ‘serious breaches’ – the latest in a long line of reprimands aimed at the Big Four.
10 November 2025
4most acquires VB Risk Advisory in Netherlands expansion Dutch consultancy VB Risk Advisory has joined UK-based firm 4most. The move takes the organisation’s combined headcount past 300, including more than 20 experts in Amsterdam.
03 November 2025
Breathe Services winding up shows gravity of data privacy breaches Despite the repeated warnings from regulators and experts, many companies still struggle to see data privacy beyond abstract terms.
15 October 2025
What consultants need to know about Making Tax Digital for income tax The professional services sector has seen a boom in self-employed and independent professionals in recent years – something which makes the new digital requirements for income tax especially importan
10 September 2025
Financial firms must analyse customer needs ahead of FCA targeted support proposals The Financial Conduct Authority has concluded its consultation, ahead of new targeted support proposals to help offer financial advice to UK residents who usually miss out.
05 September 2025
Fair Game’s Niall Couper discusses the impact of the Football Governance Act In July 2025, the Football Governance Act gained royal ascent, to become law in the UK, establishing new independent football regulator to safeguard the future of the national sport.
01 September 2025
EY leader touted as inaugural boss of new football regulator As the laboured effort to regulate England’s increasingly vulnerable football pyramid draws to its conclusion, talk has turned to who should head the new watchdog.
24 July 2025
BBGC launches CRTM Implementation Readiness Assessment for commodity groups UK-headquartered BBGC has introduced a new Quick Scan aimed at helping commodity groups assess their readiness before undertaking the implementation of a new Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CT
07 July 2025
Clearing technical debt to fuel business growth Technical debt builds up over time to place huge pressures on a business’ workflows and technological transformations.
03 July 2025
Top companies could lose $1 trillion annually to climate risks As climate risks intensify, businesses across all sectors face imminent threats to their value chains, from raw material scarcity to infrastructure damage.
01 July 2025

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