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A new rule, and a new grey area
From 1 September 2026, a new COCON rule brings serious non-financial misconduct, bullying, harassment and violence towards a colleague, clearly within the FCA's individual conduct rules. For non-banks, this is a genuine extension of scope. For banks, it sharpens how you assess and evidence conduct that could already be caught. Either way, most compliance teams and people managers have no structured way to tell a real breach from a difficult but legitimate management conversation, or to know when something has to be reported. This module was built to close that gap.
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Configured for your business and risks
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24/7 monitoring and obligation coverage
What's inside
Six sub-modules. Around ninety minutes. 30 graded assessment questions built around real investigations.
Notification, reporting and references
What has to be reported to the regulator, when, and what belongs in a reference once a case is closed.
The new rule and the scope gate
How to tell whether an incident is even capable of being a conduct rule matter, before you assess anything else.
Who and what the rule reaches
Working out who’s protected and what kind of conduct counts, once scope is established.
Seriousness and the conduct rules
Where the line sits between conduct that falls short and conduct serious enough to breach the rules.
Managers responsibilities
What a manager owes when they’re told about misconduct directly, and what happens when they look the other way.
Fitness and propriety
Why conduct in someone’s private life can still bear on whether they’re fit to hold their role, even though the conduct rules themselves stop at the office door.
The new rule and the scope gate
How to tell whether an incident is even capable of being a conduct rule matter, before you assess anything else.
Who and what the rule reaches
Working out who’s protected and what kind of conduct counts, once scope is established.
Seriousness and the conduct rules
Where the line sits between conduct that falls short and conduct serious enough to breach the rules.
Managers responsibilities
What a manager owes when they’re told about misconduct directly, and what happens when they look the other way.
Fitness and propriety
Why conduct in someone’s private life can still bear on whether they’re fit to hold their role, even though the conduct rules themselves stop at the office door.
Notification, reporting and references
What has to be reported to the regulator, when, and what belongs in a reference once a case is closed.
Audit ready
Evidence always at your fingertips
Ex-regulator led
Deep regulatory expertise you can trust
Tailored to you
Configured for your business and risks
Continuous assurance
24/7 monitoring and obligation coverage
Part of a connected approach
This module sits within the broader MAR360 Framework, training, risk assessment and surveillance working together, rather than as separate, disconnected pieces. It's built around the FCA's finalised position in PS25/23, the new COCON rule 1.1.7FR and accompanying COCON and FIT guidance, both in force from 1 September 2026.
Audit ready
Evidence always at your fingertips
Ex-regulator led
Deep regulatory expertise you can trust
Tailored to you
Configured for your business and risks
Continuous assurance
24/7 monitoring and obligation coverage
Free, for now
This is the newest module in the MAR360 Academy, and we're opening it to early access at no cost - before it moves into the standard Academy catalogue.
Audit ready
Evidence always at your fingertips
Ex-regulator led
Deep regulatory expertise you can trust
Tailored to you
Configured for your business and risks
Continuous assurance
24/7 monitoring and obligation coverage
FAQ
How long does it take?
Around ninety minutes to complete, across six focused sub-modules
Does it cover banks as well as non-banks?
Yes. The module reflects how the new rule applies differently to banks and non-banks, so the scope and reach content is tailored to your firm type.
Who is it for?
Compliance teams, people managers and HR business partners across financial institutions, both banks and non-banks.
Audit ready
Evidence always at your fingertips
Ex-regulator led
Deep regulatory expertise you can trust
Tailored to you
Configured for your business and risks
Continuous assurance
24/7 monitoring and obligation coverage
Get ahead of it
Complimentary Access for Financial Professionals
Register using your professional financial services email address to access this module. This offer is limited to employees of regulated financial institutions.