News

This page list press notices and announcements issued by the FRC.

394 pages found.

• FRC Annual Enforcement Review highlights lessons to strengthen audit market

  The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) today published its Annual Enforcement Review 2026, setting out key findings from its enforcement activity in the year.

  23 July 2026

• FRC Annual Review of Audit Quality equips investors and audit committees to make better decisions

  The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published its Annual Review of Audit Quality (ARAQ) 2026. The ARAQ provides a market-wide assessment of audit quality and is designed to support better decision-making by audit firms, audit committees and ot

  22 July 2026

• FRC updates technical actuarial standard for collective defined contribution pensions

  The FRC has today issued revised TAS 310, and accompanying Technical Actuarial Guidance, to support decision makers to consider how fairness can be achieved across different groups of members in collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes.

  10 July 2026

• Corporate reporting remains human-led amid growing adoption of artificial intelligence

  New Financial Reporting Council (FRC) research suggests the use of artificial intelligence in corporate reporting is increasing, but adoption remains cautious and uneven across the market.

  8 July 2026

• FRC's revised Audit Enforcement Procedure comes into effect

  The Financial Reporting Council's (FRC) revised Audit Enforcement Procedure (AEP) has taken effect from today (1 July 2026).

  1 July 2026

• FRC modernises enforcement to deliver faster outcomes and earlier learnings for the UK audit market

  The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published reforms to its Audit Enforcement Procedure (AEP), modernising its regulatory toolkit.

  17 June 2026

• FRC Publishes Final Revisions to UK Auditing Standards on Fraud and Going Concern

  The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published the final revisions to two key UK auditing standards addressing auditors’ responsibilities in relation to fraud and going concern.

  30 April 2026

• FRC strengthens oversight of PIE audit firm restructuring

  The FRC has today published updated Public Interest Entity (PIE) Auditor Registration Regulations (Regulations) and accompanying guidance in respect of its PIE Auditor Register (PAR), strengthening its oversight of audit firm restructuring and reducing, w

  31 March 2026

• More FTSE 350 companies adopting flexible capital raising guidance with investor support remaining strong

  More UK listed companies are taking advantage of updated guidance that makes it easier to raise capital quickly, highlights the latest annual monitoring report from the Pre-Emption Group (PEG), to which the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is secretariat

  9 December 2025

• FRC report highlights non-Big Four firms continuing to build presence in PIE audit market

  The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published its annual Audit Market and Competition Update, showing that initiatives to promote a more resilient and competitive audit market have supported firms outside of the Big Four to build their share of Publ

  4 December 2025

• FRC publishes practical insights to help smaller listed companies improve corporate reporting quality

  The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published practical insights to help smaller listed companies improve the quality of their corporate reporting and make the most of their resources.

  19 November 2025

• FRC Annual Review highlights the value of meaningful explanations in corporate governance reporting and the code’s flexibility

  The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published its Annual Review of Corporate Governance Reporting, analysing reporting trends and practices among 100 UK-listed companies against the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code for the last time. Going fo

  13 November 2025

• In Conversation: Building the FRC's Annual Report and Accounts 2024/25

  In this In Conversation podcast episode, Kate O'Neill, Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Corporate Affairs, is joined by Tara Trousdale, Finance Director, Rob Amponsah, Senior Marketing and Digital Communications Manager, and Kristianne Russell, Stak

  1 August 2025

• CODEx project makes structured financial data more accessible for investors, businesses and regulators

  The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published its final report on the Company and Organisational Data Explorer (CODEx) project, marking the successful completion of this innovative initiative.

  30 May 2025

• FRC sets out recommendations for the sustainability assurance market

  The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has today published the final report from its market study into the assurance of sustainability reporting. The 2024 study found that while the UK’s market for the assurance of sustainability reporting is functioning w

  5 February 2025