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The Financial Regulators of UK, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Ireland and Sweden warn for unauthorised investment services firms
May 11th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of UK, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, the Securities Commission (SC) of Malaysia, the Central Bank of Ireland and the Finansinspektionen of Sweden ...
FCA probes a further 44 firms over Panama Papers
April 28th, 2016
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked a further 44 financial services firms to disclose their involvement in the tax-evasive practices uncovered by the Panama Papers leak. The move, part of an ongoing £10m ($14.1m, €12.4m) investigation being ...
Bitcoin graduate Circle launches free social payment app in UK with Barclays
April 6th, 2016
Circle, the leading digital payments company which uses the blockchain as a settlement rail, is launching a social payment app in the UK with the help of Barclays. It’s the first time the Financial Conduct Authority has granted an ...
FCA publishes 2016/17 Business Plan
April 6th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its annual Business Plan. The Business Plan outlines seven priority themes which will guide how the FCA will use its flexible resources and provide additional focus for the core activities of ...
FCA contacting 16,000 customers of debt management firm, PDHL
March 11th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is currently assessing applications for authorisation from all debt management firms with interim permission. Firms that were previously regulated by the Office of Fair Trading have been operating with interim permission since responsibility for ...
FCA targets six life insurers over fees
March 3rd, 2016
Britain’s financial watchdog is investigating six insurance firms including Prudential (PRU.L) and Old Mutual (OML.L) over their treatment of long-time life insurance customers. The other firms involved were Abbey Life, Scottish Widows, Countrywide and Police Mutual, the Financial Conduct ...
FCA bans former Deutsche Bank trader
March 3rd, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Michael Ross Curtler, a former trader at Deutsche Bank AG, from the UK financial services industry for lacking honesty and integrity following a criminal conviction for fraud in the US. On 8 ...
FCA launches ‘Live & Local’: a new regional programme to help local firms engage with regulators
March 2nd, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched ‘Live & Local’, a regional programme which will include a series of events, workshops and roundtables, taking place across 12 regions in the UK. The programme will help firms in the investment, ...
PRA and FCA statement on compliance with the EBA guidelines on Sound Remuneration Policies
March 1st, 2016
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have notified the European Banking Authority (EBA) that the regulators will comply with all aspects of the EBA Guidelines on Sound Remuneration Policies, except for the provision that the ...
FCA fines and restricts W H Ireland Limited for market abuse risks
February 25th, 2016
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined W H Ireland Limited (WHI) £1.2million. The firm is also restricted for a period of 72 days from taking on new clients in its corporate broking division. The FCA found that between ...
