# FCA

*Regulation & Compliance — Finicade finance glossary*

The FCA regulates conduct across UK financial services, with the Prudential Regulation Authority handling bank and insurer solvency separately. Its approach is principles-based rather than purely rules-based, and its Consumer Duty obliges firms to deliver good outcomes rather than merely to disclose. It also pioneered the regulatory sandbox, now copied by dozens of jurisdictions.

**Also known as:** Financial Conduct Authority, UK regulator

**Related terms:** [SEC](https://finicade.com/glossary/sec), [MiFID II](https://finicade.com/glossary/mifid-ii), [Regulatory Sandbox](https://finicade.com/glossary/regulatory-sandbox), [Compliance](https://finicade.com/glossary/compliance), [Enforcement Action](https://finicade.com/glossary/enforcement-action)

Source: https://finicade.com/glossary/fca