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ACCA Research: 48% of public believe auditors ‘could prevent company failures’
November 23rd, 2018
A survey of 1,000 members of the general public by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) reveals auditors are expected to play a crucial role in company safeguarding. 48% of the UK public believe it is auditors who ...
FCA UK data shows record level of 4.13 million complaints for regulated firms
November 1st, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the complaints figures for regulated firms for the first half of 2018. Complaints continued to increase for the fourth successive half year, reaching a new record level of 4.13 million complaints made ...
FCA published UK’s policy and regulatory approach to cryptoassets
October 30th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has, as part of a Treasury (HMT) led Cryptoasset Taskforce published a report on the UK’s policy and regulatory approach to cryptoassets. The Taskforce Report has considered the policy and regulatory implications of distributed ledger ...
Alert: Beware of unauthorised companies providing investment services
October 18th, 2018
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – FINMA), Quebec (Autorité des Marchés Financiers), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC) ...
Tesco Bank fined £16.4m
October 3rd, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has fined Tesco Personal Finance plc (Tesco Bank) £16,400,000 for failing to exercise due skill, care and diligence in protecting its ...
Beware of FXC Markets giving the false impression that it is linked to FXCM
September 26th, 2018
BaFin, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority that ensures the proper functioning, stability and integrity of the German financial system, has issued a warning to inform consumers about FXC Markets. According BaFin’s warning, a company called FXC Markets, which allegedly ...
Futures trader and trading firm to pay $2.3 Million in penalties
September 24th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued two orders filing and settling charges against Victory Asset, Inc. (Victory) and Michael D. Franko for spoofing—bidding or offering with the intent to cancel the bid or offer before execution—and for the ...
‘Wild West’ Bitcoin ‘should be regulated’
September 19th, 2018
Bitcoin and other digital currencies are a “Wild West industry” and need to be regulated to protect investors, a committee of MPs has urged. Problems include volatile prices, minimal consumer protection and risks of hacking and money-laundering, says the ...
ICAP Capital Markets LLC ordered to Pay $50 Million penalty
September 19th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) issued an Order filing and settling charges against ICAP Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), now known as Intercapital Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), for, by and through certain of its brokers, aiding and ...
Investment fraud led to the loss of more than £2.8m of investors’ money
September 10th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has issued an announcement to inform about FCA’s second largest ever criminal prosecution and most complex fraud investigations. Operation Tidworth was ...
