Search Results for: Financial Conduct Authority
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 ...
Former Rabobank traders convicted in U.S. over Libor rigging
November 9th, 2015
A federal jury found two former traders at Rabobank guilty of fraud on Thursday in the first U.S. trial arising from a global investigation into manipulation of Libor, the leading benchmark for pricing financial transactions around the world. ...
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. ...
Barclays sets aside £290m for foreign exchange compensation
October 30th, 2015
Provision for customers takes Barclays’ legal bill to £2.3bn in nine months, as critics say latest move does little to restore company’s tarnished reputation Barclays is embroiled in yet another scandal after admitting it expects to pay £290m to compensate ...
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 ...
Deutsche Bank Error Sent $6 Billion to Fund in June, FT Reports
October 20th, 2015
Deutsche Bank AG’s foreign-exchange unit mistakenly sent $6 billion to a U.S. hedge fund client in a so-called fat-finger error in June, recovering the money a day later, the Financial Times reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. A ...
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 ...
