Search Results for: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Playtech acquisition of Plus500 may be terminated if not consummated by end of 2015
November 18th, 2015
Playtech has issued an announcement to inform regarding the acquisition of Plus500. Read previous announcement: Playtech’s latest announcement regarding Plus500 acquisition Read previous announcement: Playtech plc: Update on acquisitions of Plus500 Ltd and Ava Trade Ltd According to the firm, the Plus500 ...
FCA‘s Project Innovate celebrates first anniversary with plans for ‘regulatory sandbox’
November 10th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published plans for implementing a ‘regulatory sandbox’. The sandbox will allow businesses to test out new, innovative financial products, services or business models without incurring all the normal regulatory consequences of engaging in ...
Standard Chartered seeks £3.3bn from shareholders
November 4th, 2015
Bank posts first loss in years, and says it will cut 15,000 jobs and withdraw from riskier lending Standard Chartered is asking shareholders to stump up £3.3bn while axing 15,000 jobs after reporting its first quarterly loss in 15 years. ...
FCA: Payday lender Dollar to provide £15.4 million redress to over 147,000 customers
October 26th, 2015
Dollar Financial UK (Dollar), trading as The Money Shop, Payday UK, Payday Express and Ladder Loans has agreed with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to refund over £15.4 million to 147,000 customers, who may have suffered detriment as a ...
FCA has issued six warnings for unauthorised firms on the same day
October 23rd, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of UK has issued six different warnings on the same day to inform investors and public for six different companies that FCA believes that they are providing financial services or products in the UK ...
MiFID II – the road ahead
October 22nd, 2015
The financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the financial regulator of UK, has published a Speech by David Lawton, Director of Markets Policy and International, FCA, delivered at the FCA MiFID II Conference, London. David Lawton, Director of Markets Policy and ...
FCA UK issued a warning for a Forex Trading Firm
October 14th, 2015
FCA 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 products in the ...
FCA UK warns about a clone investment firm
October 8th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of UK has issued a press release to warn public for a clone firm that fraudsters use as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK. The Clone firm’s details are: Equerry ...
FCA introduces new rules on whistleblowing
October 7th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), alongside the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), has today published new rules in relation to whistleblowing. These changes follow recommendations in 2013 by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards (PCBS) that banks put in place mechanisms to ...
SFO to press Barclays over £7bn fundraising in private hearing
September 29th, 2015
Serious Fraud Office will apply for access to evidence regarding how the bank raised the funds during the 2008 financial crisis A private hearing is to take place in December in which the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is thought to be ...
