The companies, products and regulatory developments shaping the broker industry.
Superannuation-fund complaints rose sharply while SMSF complaints fell. AFCA’s multi-product counting rules prevent these changes being added into an exact explanation of the sector’s total increase.
A cross-year comparison of UK ombudsman data finds new CFD and spread-bet cases rose from 270 to 329 during 2025/26 despite a near-30% decline across financial products; lower uphold percentages describe a separate resolved cohort and cannot be multiplied by new complaints.
An FXBrokers.ai snapshot of eight provider warnings found a 27-percentage-point spread and a 70.4% average. The FCA methodology explains why the figures are useful risk signals but unreliable league tables: they measure accounts, product mix and a moving 12-month window, not broker quality or the amount customers lost.
Australia’s leverage limits sharply reduced one early measure of CFD harm, but a later annual snapshot shows that most clients still lost money. The apparent contradiction disappears when the periods, populations and denominators are separated.
Ten newly listed FX, crypto and investment-related names illustrate the FCA’s 6 November warning activity; they are a selected group, not the complete tally of that day’s notices.
The FCA places Bitrue on its warning list on 4 November, highlighting the difference between identifying a market-facing platform and proving the scope of UK permissions and protections.
The October study of 666 adults measures reported reactions to hypothetical prompts, not actual purchases, fraud victimisation or broker conversion rates.
Liquidation began on 17 September; the FCA published its update on 26 October. Compensation depends on the claim and eligibility.
Updated conduct expectations will limit roadshows to appropriate commercial settings and require representatives to state their purpose clearly.
The regulator’s practice review links ownership, records and customer testing to live AI outcomes. Its accompanying speech highlights significant failures, near misses, delegated authority and reliance on common suppliers.
The safeguards cover event space, marketing disclosure and consent, with a nine-month transition after the guidelines are issued. The consultation response clarifies how consent and supervision can work.