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SFO Authority Spotlight

Deep analysis of regulatory patterns, enforcement trends, and policy directions

26
Total Updates
19
High Impact
5
This Month
7.3
Avg Impact Score

Momentum Intelligence

Update Velocity
2
Prev week: 3
Cooling (-1)
Enforcement Focus
54%
35% high-impact notices
Elevated
Coordination Score
92
Cross-authority references
Joint focus
Consultation Pressure
0%
Consultation & call-for-input share
In range
Enforcement ratio above 30% Cross-authority references increasing

Regulatory Pulse Charts

Visual readout of velocity, impact mix, and intent signals.

Publication Pace

8-week velocity snapshot

This week: 2 updates

Impact Mix

Distribution by impact level

Significant: 73%

Update Intent

Enforcement vs consultation mix

Enforcement: 54%

Topic Shift Radar

sector:banking
Cooling
Recent: 0 • Prev: 16

Activity slowing; monitor but deprioritise.

sector:investment-management
Cooling
Recent: 0 • Prev: 15

Activity slowing; monitor but deprioritise.

sector:fintech
Cooling
Recent: 0 • Prev: 13

Activity slowing; monitor but deprioritise.

urgency:medium
Cooling
Recent: 0 • Prev: 10

Activity slowing; monitor but deprioritise.

impact:moderate
Cooling
Recent: 0 • Prev: 9

Activity slowing; monitor but deprioritise.

sector:payment-services
Cooling
Recent: 0 • Prev: 7

Activity slowing; monitor but deprioritise.

Forecast & Recommended Actions

Next 7 Days Outlook Low confidence

Expect a lighter cadence than last week from SFO. Expect heightened enforcement communications.

  • Maintain twice-weekly review cadence.
  • Brief enforcement response leads on likely follow-up.
What Changed This Week Medium confidence

SFO momentum is cooling. Emerging focus areas: core priorities. Joint regulator messaging likely; align cross-team responses.

  • No major thematic shifts detected; reinforce ongoing priorities.
Operational Focus Medium confidence

Translate signals into workflow priorities for stakeholder teams.

  • Trigger playbooks for highlighted alerts and notify accountable owners.
  • Update leadership briefing deck with latest momentum visuals.

Execution Priorities

  • Consider reallocating analyst time to other regulators if cadence stays low.
  • Share enforcement summary with legal/compliance partners.
  • Coordinate with public policy leads on cross-authority initiatives.

Target Authority Analysis

This authority has published 26 regulatory updates with an average impact score of 7.3.

Recent activity shows 5 updates this month, with 19 classified as high impact.

Momentum is currently Cooling with 54% enforcement share and a coordination score of 92.

Recent Updates from SFO

Informational 1/14/2026 Impact: 3/10 Sector: General Regulation
Informational 1/14/2026 Impact: 3/10 Sector: General Regulation
Informational 1/8/2026 Impact: 4/10 Sector: Corporate Finance
Informational 1/8/2026 Impact: 4/10 Sector: Banking
Moderate 1/8/2026 Impact: 7/10 Sector: Banking
Significant 12/18/2025 Impact: 10/10 Sector: AML/Financial Crime
Significant 12/18/2025 Impact: 10/10 Sector: Investment Management
Moderate 12/9/2025 Impact: 7/10 Sector: RegTech
Moderate 12/4/2025 Impact: 7/10 Sector: General Regulation
Significant 12/1/2025 Impact: 10/10 Sector: Aerospace & Defense

Authority Directory

A-Z authority list plus quick acronym reference for cross-regulator context.

A-Z Directory

ACPR - Autorite de Controle Prudentiel et de Resolution 0 ADGM - Abu Dhabi Global Market 0 AFM - Authority for the Financial Markets 0 AMF - Autorite des Marches Financiers 0 APRA - Australian Prudential Regulation Authority 0 Aquis - Aquis Exchange 0 ASA - Advertising Standards Authority 0 ASIC - Australian Securities and Investments Commission 0 AUSTRAC - Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre 0 BaFin - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority 0 BARC - Barclays 0 Basel Institute - Basel Institute on Governance 0 BCB - Banco Central do Brasil 0 BCBS - Basel Committee on Banking Supervision 0 BdI - Bank of Italy 0 BIS - Bank for International Settlements 0 BoE - Bank of England 0 BofA - Bank of America 0 CBE - Central Bank of Egypt 0 CBI - Central Bank of Ireland 0 CBN - Central Bank of Nigeria 0 CBUAE - Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates 0 CFPB - Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 0 CFTC - Commodity Futures Trading Commission 0 CIMA - Cayman Islands Monetary Authority 0 Citi - Citigroup 0 CMA - Competition and Markets Authority 0 CNBV - National Banking and Securities Commission 0 CNMV - Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores 0 CONSOB - Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa 0 CSRC - China Securities Regulatory Commission 0 CVM - Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios 0 DB - Deutsche Bank 0 DBT - Department for Business and Trade 0 DFSA - Dubai Financial Services Authority 0 DNB - De Nederlandsche Bank 0 EBA - European Banking Authority 0 EC - European Commission 0 ECB - European Central Bank 0 EEAS - European External Action Service 0 Egmont - Egmont Group 0 EIOPA - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority 0 ESMA - European Securities and Markets Authority 0 EU Council - Council of the European Union 0 FATF - Financial Action Task Force 0 FCA - Financial Conduct Authority 0 FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 0 Fed - Federal Reserve System 0 FI - Finansinspektionen 0 FIC - Financial Intelligence Centre 0 FINMA - Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority 0 FINRA - Financial Industry Regulatory Authority 0 FOS - Financial Ombudsman Service 0 FRC - Financial Reporting Council 0 FSB - Financial Stability Board 0 FSCA - Financial Sector Conduct Authority 0 FSCS - Financial Services Compensation Scheme 0 Gambling Commission 0 GS - Goldman Sachs 0 HKMA - Hong Kong Monetary Authority 0 HMG - HM Government 0 HMRC - HM Revenue & Customs 0 HMT - HM Treasury 0 HSBC 0 HSE - Health and Safety Executive 0 ICO - Information Commissioner's Office 0 IOSCO - International Organization of Securities Commissions 0 JFSA - Japan Financial Services Agency 0 JMLSG - Joint Money Laundering Steering Group 0 JPM - JPMorgan Chase 0 LSE - London Stock Exchange 0 MAS - Monetary Authority of Singapore 0 MS - Morgan Stanley 0 NCA - National Crime Agency 0 NFRA - National Financial Regulatory Administration 0 NFRA - National Financial Reporting Authority 0 OCC - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 0 OFAC - Office of Foreign Assets Control 0 OFCOM - Office of Communications 0 OFSI - Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation 0 Pay.UK 0 PBOC - People's Bank of China 0 PRA - Prudential Regulation Authority 0 PSR - Payment Systems Regulator 0 QCB - Qatar Central Bank 0 RBI - Reserve Bank of India 0 SAMA - Saudi Central Bank 0 SARB - South African Reserve Bank 0 SEBI - Securities and Exchange Board of India 0 SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission 0 SFC - Securities and Futures Commission 0 SFO - Serious Fraud Office 0 SRA - Solicitors Regulation Authority 0 TPR - The Pensions Regulator 0 Treasury Committee 0 UBS 0 WFC - Wells Fargo 0 Wolfsberg - Wolfsberg Group 0

Acronym Index

ACPR Autorite de Controle Prudentiel et de Resolution ADGM Abu Dhabi Global Market AFM Authority for the Financial Markets AMF Autorite des Marches Financiers APRA Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Aquis Aquis Exchange ASA Advertising Standards Authority ASIC Australian Securities and Investments Commission AUSTRAC Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre BaFin Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BARC Barclays Basel Institute Basel Institute on Governance BCB Banco Central do Brasil BCBS Basel Committee on Banking Supervision BdI Bank of Italy BIS Bank for International Settlements BoE Bank of England BofA Bank of America CBE Central Bank of Egypt CBI Central Bank of Ireland CBN Central Bank of Nigeria CBUAE Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates CFPB Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission CIMA Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Citi Citigroup CMA Competition and Markets Authority CNBV National Banking and Securities Commission CNMV Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores CONSOB Commissione Nazionale per le Societa e la Borsa CSRC China Securities Regulatory Commission CVM Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios DB Deutsche Bank DBT Department for Business and Trade DFSA Dubai Financial Services Authority DNB De Nederlandsche Bank EBA European Banking Authority EC European Commission ECB European Central Bank EEAS European External Action Service Egmont Egmont Group EIOPA European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ESMA European Securities and Markets Authority EU Council Council of the European Union FATF Financial Action Task Force FCA Financial Conduct Authority FDIC Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Fed Federal Reserve System FI Finansinspektionen FIC Financial Intelligence Centre FINMA Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINRA Financial Industry Regulatory Authority FOS Financial Ombudsman Service FRC Financial Reporting Council FSB Financial Stability Board FSCA Financial Sector Conduct Authority FSCS Financial Services Compensation Scheme GS Goldman Sachs HKMA Hong Kong Monetary Authority HMG HM Government HMRC HM Revenue & Customs HMT HM Treasury HSE Health and Safety Executive ICO Information Commissioner's Office IOSCO International Organization of Securities Commissions JFSA Japan Financial Services Agency JMLSG Joint Money Laundering Steering Group JPM JPMorgan Chase LSE London Stock Exchange MAS Monetary Authority of Singapore MS Morgan Stanley NCA National Crime Agency NFRA National Financial Regulatory Administration NFRA National Financial Reporting Authority OCC Office of the Comptroller of the Currency OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control OFCOM Office of Communications OFSI Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation PBOC People's Bank of China PRA Prudential Regulation Authority PSR Payment Systems Regulator QCB Qatar Central Bank RBI Reserve Bank of India SAMA Saudi Central Bank SARB South African Reserve Bank SEBI Securities and Exchange Board of India SEC Securities and Exchange Commission SFC Securities and Futures Commission SFO Serious Fraud Office SRA Solicitors Regulation Authority TPR The Pensions Regulator WFC Wells Fargo Wolfsberg Wolfsberg Group

Regulator Profiles

Quick explainers, leadership notes, and formation context for key regulators.

Regulator Formation Timeline

1694 BoE Bank of England
1987 SFO Serious Fraud Office
1989 FATF Financial Action Task Force
2005 TPR The Pensions Regulator
2013 FCA Financial Conduct Authority
2013 PRA Prudential Regulation Authority
FCA

Financial Conduct Authority

Sets conduct rules, supervises firms, and protects consumers and market integrity.

Formed 2013 London, UK
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PRA

Prudential Regulation Authority

Prudential supervisor focused on capital, liquidity, and resilience.

Formed 2013 London, UK (Bank of England)
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BoE

Bank of England

Sets interest rates and safeguards financial stability for the UK.

Formed 1694 London, UK
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TPR

The Pensions Regulator

Protects pension savers and promotes good scheme governance.

Formed 2005 Brighton, UK
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SFO

Serious Fraud Office

UK lead authority for complex economic crime prosecutions.

Formed 1987 London, UK
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FATF

Financial Action Task Force

Inter-governmental body shaping global AML/CFT policy.

Formed 1989 Paris, France
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