Search Results for: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
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 ...
Investigations have commenced into Barclays and Group CEO
April 10th, 2017
Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC (Barclays) announce that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have commenced investigations into: · Jes Staley, Group Chief Executive Officer of Barclays, as to his individual conduct and senior ...
FCA bans two former spread betting firm employees for market abuse
April 10th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned and imposed financial penalties on two former Worldspreads Limited (WSL) employees. WSL, which operated a spread betting business, collapsed in March 2012. The FCA has fined WSL’s former Chief Financial Officer, ...
FCA publishes near final rules on MiFID II
April 3rd, 2017
FCA publishes near final rules on MiFID II and encourages firms to submit applications for MiFID II authorisation The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published near final rules on the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive ...
FCA fines former investment banker for sharing confidential information over WhatsApp
March 30th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Christopher Niehaus, a former investment banker, £37,198 for sharing client confidential information over WhatsApp. The FCA found that Mr Niehaus failed to act with due skill, care and diligence. The FCA ...
Deutsche Bank and its UK subsidiary to pay $775 million penalty
March 29th, 2017
DB Group Services (UK) Limited (DBGS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank), was sentenced today for its role in manipulating London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR) for U.S. Dollar and several other currencies. LIBOR is a ...
Tesco to pay redress for market abuse
March 28th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today announces that Tesco plc and Tesco Stores Limited (Tesco) have agreed that they committed market abuse in relation to a trading update published on 29 August 2014, which gave a false or misleading ...
ThinkMarkets Implements PayPal for Global Payments Coverage
March 16th, 2017
ThinkMarkets, a leading provider of forex and CFD trading has enhanced its payment offering with the launch of PayPal. The new payment solution enables ThinkMarkets’ global user-base to deposit and withdraw funds through PayPal’s international network. With the addition ...
FCA publishes Insurance Distribution Directive consultation
March 7th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the first of its two consultation papers on the implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD). The Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD) was introduced in early 2005 and was designed to encourage competition ...
FCA finalise plans to place a deadline on PPI complaints
March 2nd, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today confirmed that it will introduce a deadline for making new payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints. The final deadline for making a new PPI complaint will be 29 August 2019. To encourage consumers to ...