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FCA finalises revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) requirements
September 19th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its approach to implementing the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). PSD2 is an EU Directive which sets requirements for firms that provide payment services, and will affect banks and building societies, ...
Former Tesco executives set to appear in court on fraud charges
September 4th, 2017
Three former Tesco executives will appear in court, charged with fraud relating to the supermarket’s 2014 accounting scandal. The three men were charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) last September, and pleaded not guilty to the charges at ...
Bats Europe Approved as an APA Under MiFID II
August 30th, 2017
Bats Europe, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company and the region’s largest equities exchange operator, today announced it received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 24 August 2017 to operate its trade reporting facility as an Approved ...
Upper Tribunal upholds the FCA’s decision to fine and ban former CEO of adviser network
August 10th, 2017
On 8 August 2017, the Upper Tribunal upheld the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision to ban Charles Palmer, former CEO of Financial Limited and Investments Limited (“the Firms”), from performing FCA significant influence functions. The Tribunal also upheld the ...
FCA published the findings from the 2017 survey of FCA-regulated firms
August 4th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the FCA Practitioner Panel have published the findings from their 2017 survey of FCA-regulated firms. The survey gives a view across the financial services sector of the FCA’s performance as a regulator. It ...
FCA warns about ExxonFX
May 11th, 2017
The FCA UK has issued a press release to inform that the below firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK without its authorisation. Almost all firms and individuals offering, promoting or selling financial services or ...
Societe Generale reports net income of EUR 747 million for Q1 2017
May 6th, 2017
Net banking income for the businesses of EUR 6,518m (+4.0% vs. Q1 16) driven by the growth in International Retail Banking & Financial Services and Global Banking & Investor Solutions. Book net banking income of EUR 6,474m, up +4.8% ...
Plus500 announced new Chairman and released Q1 Trading update
April 26th, 2017
Plus500 today announced a new Chairman of its Board of Directors and released trading update for the three months ended 31 March 2017. According the first announcement, Plus500 informs that Penelope Judd, currently a Non-Executive Director of the Company, will become ...
FCA warns for a clone of ADS Securities
April 26th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about a clone of ADS Securities and informs investors and public that fraudsters are using the details of firms the FCA authorises to try to convince people that they work ...
HKEX and LME announce new LME Chief Executive and leadership structure
April 24th, 2017
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the London Metal Exchange (LME), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKEX, are pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Chamberlain as Chief Executive of the LME effective immediately subject to the approval ...
