Search Results for: Financial Conduct Authority
FCA warns investors against clone firms
August 21st, 2014
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British regulator has issued a warning against “AMT Markets” (www.amt-markets.co.uk) and “Euromax Finance Limited” (www.eurofinance.com) informing the investors that the two companies are the clones of the original ones. AMT Markets is the clone ...
Money-Laundering increase, urges hiring by British Banks
August 18th, 2014
U.K. banks have made a push to hire more anti-money laundering staff as regulatory scrutiny grows, with a 54 percent increase in the number of roles available over the last year, according to a recruitment firm. More than 2,157 ...
FCA Thematic Review: Best Execution and Payment for Order Flow (‘PFOF’)
August 12th, 2014
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Thematic Review: Best Execution and Payment for Order Flow (‘PFOF’) FCA thematic review of best execution and Payment for Order Flow (‘PFOF’) found that many firms do not understand key elements of FCA requirements and ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firms
August 8th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulator, has issued a warning informing the investors that “Thungen Financial/ Thüngen Financial” (www.thungenfinancial.com) and “Leveltrade Ltd t/a LevelTrade” (www.leveltrade.com) are not permitted to provide any financial services or products. FCA warns ...
Stonebridge International Insurance Limited fined by FCA with £8.4m
August 7th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Stonebridge International Insurance Limited (Stonebridge) £8,373,600 in relation to sales of accident insurance products. Between April 2011 and December 2012, Stonebridge targeted low and middle income customers without college degrees or professional ...
FCA restricts distribution of CoCos to retail investors
August 5th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will restrict firms from distributing contingent convertible securities (CoCos) to the mass retail market from 1 October 2014. CoCos are highly complex and the FCA believes they are unlikely to be appropriate for the ...
FCA reports that firms fail to deliver best execution
July 31st, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released a review setting out some major points, highlighting the fact that most firms fail to properly apply the rules on best execution when trading on their behalf Looking at 36 firms the FCA ...
FCA warning against unauthorised firms
July 30th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British financial regulator, has issued a warning informing the investors that “Eden & Bracha Ltd” (http://www.edenandbracha.co.uk) and “Krypton Studios” (www.kryptonstudios.co.uk) are not permitted to provide any financial services or products. FCA points out that ...
Lloyds Banking Group charged with $370 million fine
July 28th, 2014
Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) has agreed to pay fines totaling $370 million to U.S. and British authorities investigating its part in a global interest rate rigging scandal and manipulating fees for a UK government lending scheme. The settlement ...
Wonga-style fake letters means headaches for in-house lawyers
July 25th, 2014
After Wonga and others were caught sending fake legal letters, what are the professional risk implications for in-house lawyers of using pseudo-solicitors to chase debts? The profession needs to grapple with serious legal and ethical issues following recent reports ...
