The Financial Conduct Authority is prioritising growth and fighting financial crime as chief executive Nikhil Rathi unveils a new five-year strategy

Tomorrow the Chancellor will deliver her Spring Statement. Among the blizzard of figures, it’s likely we will hear one word more than any other: growth.

The government has made growth their number one mission. And growth matters. Without it, there is less money for public services and less in people’s pockets. Living standards won’t rise.

At the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), our work has long contributed to growth by enabling trusted, liquid markets, boosting competition, reducing financial crime and ensuring consumers can confidently engage with products they need. In the last year alone, we have delivered reforms to strengthen the UK’s wholesale markets and make it easier for businesses to attract investment.

And we are going much further. We recently set out to the Prime Minister almost 50 measures we will take forward to support........

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