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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, ...
The fiscal benefits of free trade
August 18th, 2017
The fiscal benefits of free trade Western governments have an overriding problem, and that is they have reached or exceeded the bounds of taxation, at a time when legally mandated welfare costs are accelerating. Treasury departments in all ...
FCA outlines proposals to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime to all financial services firms
July 28th, 2017
In October 2015, HM Treasury announced its intention to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) to all sectors of the financial services industry. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals to extend the SM&CR to almost ...
Chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority UK confirms plan to leave the FCA
June 20th, 2017
John Griffith-Jones, Chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), has confirmed that he will leave both organisations at the end of his term of office, on 31 March 2018. John Griffith-Jones commented: “I ...
LMAX Exchange announces record high profitability in 2016
May 11th, 2017
LMAX Exchange has issued today a press release to announce record high profitability with reported annual EBITDA of £5.6m in 2016. This marks the company’s strongest financial performance to date and demonstrates its rapidly expanding footprint in the global ...
FCA UK announced appointment of a Non-Executive Director
March 21st, 2017
The appointment, made by HM Treasury, is for an initial three year term starting 1 April 2017. Welcoming the appointment, FCA Chairman John Griffith-Jones said: “One of the FCA’s key strategic objectives is to ensure we secure an appropriate ...
Countries adopt multilateral convention to close tax treaty loopholes
November 28th, 2016
More than 100 jurisdictions have concluded negotiations on a multilateral instrument that will swiftly implement a series of tax treaty measures to update international tax rules and lessen the opportunity for tax avoidance by multinational enterprises. The new instrument ...
Bank of England published Financial Stability Report
July 5th, 2016
It is the statutory responsibility of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks, with a view to protecting and enhancing the resilience of the UK financial system. By fulfilling ...
FCA Research into the issue of de-risking
May 25th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a press release to make publish a research regarding the issue of de-risking. Below is the announcement as published from FCA: The FCA, along with fellow agencies and authorities, has a long-standing programme ...
Singapore, UK enhance FinTech collaboration
May 13th, 2016
The United Kingdom (UK) and Singapore have established the first FinTech Bridge with the signing of a Regulatory Cooperation Agreement between UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The launch coincided with the second UK-Singapore ...
