The In Focus section includes information on FinCoNet's newest Members, highlights from the first OECD Financial Markets Week and the Joint Meeting of the Working Party on Financial Consumer Protection, Education and Inclusion & FinCoNet, held on 9-10 September 2025 in Paris, France, and a reminder about the FinCoNet Annual General Meeting to be held on 26-28 November 2025, hosted by the Central Bank of Ireland, in Dublin.
This third 2025 issue of the FinCoNet Newsletter includes:
Financial Conduct Authority, United Kingdom:
- UK proposals to bridge the pensions and investment advice gap with smarter, tech-enabled support.
Central Bank of Brazil:
- Introduces a new risk and control model to strengthen market conduct supervision and consumer protection.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
- Expanding better banking outcomes to more low-income Australians through refunds, low-fee accounts, and fairer practices.
- ASIC launches a review of debt management and credit repair services to address consumer risks and unfair practices.
Central Bank of Ireland:
- CBI study links risky Buy Now Pay Later use to financial vulnerability, underscoring the need for stronger safeguards.
Banca d’Italia:
- Annual reports on customer complaints and Ombudsman activity, promoting transparency and consumer protection.
CGAP:
- New Technical Guide: Responsible Digital Credit
- Recent posts from the CGAP blog