FCA deputy CEO outlines growth, risk and trust priorities
FCA deputy chief executive Sarah Pritchard delivered a speech framing FCA priorities around deepening trust, rebalancing risk, supporting growth and improving lives.
Pritchard's speech reinforces FCA's dual mandate to enable growth while maintaining trust, signalling a continued rebalancing of risk tolerance. Firms should expect supervisory dialogue to increasingly weigh innovation and competitiveness alongside consumer protection and market integrity.
Signals evolving FCA supervisory philosophy affecting how firms are assessed on risk-taking, innovation and consumer outcomes.
Action Required
Align compliance and strategy narratives with FCA's rebalanced risk appetite and growth mandate in supervisory engagement.
Senior FCA leadership speeches shape supervisory tone and are leading indicators of regulatory expectations.
Reflect FCA's rebalancing of risk and growth in RCSA narratives; ensure product governance and consumer duty frameworks demonstrate proportionate risk-taking.
“Speech by Sarah Pritchard, deputy chief executive, at a Breakfast Briefing at The Whitehall & Industry Group, framing FCA's vision as deepening trust, rebalancing risk, supporting growth and improving lives.”
Published: 2026-07-28