Search Results for: UK Financial Conduct Authorit
FCA: New rules will protect consumers from harmful fee-charging credit broking practices
December 1st, 2014
New rules have been introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today to tackle poor practice in the credit broking market which is causing serious detriment to consumers. The rules will ban credit brokers from charging fees to customers, ...
Funding secured for Tesco shareholder class action
November 26th, 2014
Australian litigation funder Bentham has made its biggest entry yet in the European market by agreeing to fund a class action against supermarket giant Tesco. The European subsidiary will fund legal action on behalf of shareholders who are claiming ...
Mr. Yen Sees Drop He Forecast Nearing End on Economy
November 26th, 2014
The 14 percent plunge in Japan’s currency since mid-year has about run its course, according to the former Ministry of Finance official known as “Mr. Yen.” Eisuke Sakakibara, who got his nickname in the 1990s for his influence over the exchange ...
Bitcoin Needs an Aggressive Legal Defense
November 25th, 2014
Across the board, bitcoin requires forceful and aggressive legal defense, not complicity with governments in crafting policy and regulations. It’s going to get a lot rougher for bitcoin in the months and years ahead. We have to be prepared. ...
Investigation of Mobily accounting errors key test of Saudi Arabia’s governance resolve
November 24th, 2014
An investigation into accounting irregularities at Saudi Arabia’s No 2 phone operator is shaping up as a key test of governance as the kingdom’s markets open up to foreign investment Shares in the Saudi phone operator Etihad Etisalat, also ...
FCA fines RBS, NatWest and Ulster Bank Ltd £42 million for IT failures
November 20th, 2014
The FCA has taken this action against the Banks for failing to put in place resilient IT systems which could withstand, or minimise the risk of, IT failures. The actual cause of the IT incident was a software compatibility ...
New Payment Systems Regulator sets out how it will regulate the £75 trillion industry
November 14th, 2014
The new Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) today sets out how it proposes to regulate the £75 trillion payments industry when it becomes fully operational on 1 April 2015. The proposals will further the PSR’s three objectives: to promote competition, ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firms
November 13th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British regulator, has issued a warning against: ‘Ignite Boilers Limited’ (Address: 138 Barcombe Road, London SW2 3BB) ‘Aberdeen Trust’ (www.aberdeentrust.com), ‘Capital Resource Development Company’ (www.crdevelopmentcompany.com ) The warning recommends that the public exercises ...
FCA warning against clone firm
November 12th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the United Kingdom has issued a warning to alert all recipients that: Kingsley Asset Management (clone of FCA authorised firm) Address: Hyde House, The Hyde, London, NW9 6LH (clone of FCA authorised firm), Unit 1, 47 ...
FINMA sanctions foreign exchange manipulation at UBS
November 12th, 2014
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has concluded enforcement proceedings against UBS AG (UBS) regarding foreign exchange trading conducted in Switzerland. FINMA found that over an extended period of time the bank’s employees in Zurich at least attempted ...
