Search Results for: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Nearly 400 LSE-listed companies based in tax havens linked to UK
May 13th, 2016
Research finds 389 firms on London Stock Exchange with market capitalisation of £225bn are registered in offshore territories Almost 400 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), with a collective market capitalisation of £225bn, are based in offshore havens connected ...
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 ...
FCA probes a further 44 firms over Panama Papers
April 28th, 2016
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked a further 44 financial services firms to disclose their involvement in the tax-evasive practices uncovered by the Panama Papers leak. The move, part of an ongoing £10m ($14.1m, €12.4m) investigation being ...
ICE informs that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China approved to participate in IBA’s gold auction
April 13th, 2016
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has been approved by ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) ...
FCA publishes 2016/17 Business Plan
April 6th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its annual Business Plan. The Business Plan outlines seven priority themes which will guide how the FCA will use its flexible resources and provide additional focus for the core activities of ...
FCA contacting 16,000 customers of debt management firm, PDHL
March 11th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is currently assessing applications for authorisation from all debt management firms with interim permission. Firms that were previously regulated by the Office of Fair Trading have been operating with interim permission since responsibility for ...
CFH Clearing enhances execution with matching engine in TY3
March 11th, 2016
CFH Clearing announces a new matching engine in TY3 in Japan as part of the organisation’s ongoing investment in Asia to provide clients with enhanced execution and reduced latency. The new matching engine will go live from the beginning ...
Forex Broker Ironfx Australia Becomes Gvs Au, Trades As Fxgiants
March 8th, 2016
IronFX Global Australia, the Australian unit of forex brokerage IronFX Global, has been renamed GVS (AU) PTY, according to data published on the website of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The company now operates under the FXGiants trading brand, according to ...
FCA targets six life insurers over fees
March 3rd, 2016
Britain’s financial watchdog is investigating six insurance firms including Prudential (PRU.L) and Old Mutual (OML.L) over their treatment of long-time life insurance customers. The other firms involved were Abbey Life, Scottish Widows, Countrywide and Police Mutual, the Financial Conduct ...
FCA bans former Deutsche Bank trader
March 3rd, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Michael Ross Curtler, a former trader at Deutsche Bank AG, from the UK financial services industry for lacking honesty and integrity following a criminal conviction for fraud in the US. On 8 ...
