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UK Treasury finalises plans for crypto regulation amid FTX downfall – reports
According to a report by The Financial Times, the regulatory changes could include a limit on foreign companies selling into…
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FCA Fights with Rogue Financial Ads, Outlines New Rules
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Great Britain’s regulatory market watchdog, has presented new measures for companies approving financial promotions to…
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Government hits back at ‘race to the bottom’ claims as battle over future of City rules rages on
Chief secretary to the Treasury John Glen has hit back at critics of the government’s ‘Big Bang 2.0’ plans for…
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Stronger rules proposed to protect people from rogue financial promotions
M easures to clamp down on unfair or misleading financial marketing have been proposed by the City regulator. The Financial…
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£2.4m fine imposed by FCA after people advised to give up valuable pensions
A firm which advised people to give up valuable pensions has been fined nearly £2.4 million by the City regulator.…
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Average insurance premium paid by motorists increases
T he average premium paid by customers for private motor insurance in the third quarter of this year was 2% higher…
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FCA Warns Brokers against CFDs ‘Poor Practices’
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator for…
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Consumer Duty rules define 5.6 million as ‘vulnerable investors’
It said the 5.6 million vulnerable investors fell into the classification because of factors such as health, life events, financial…
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FCA moves to create simplified financial advice regime
The regime would be separate from the current regulated advice sphere and could allow fees to be paid in instalments,…
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FCA fines Julius Baer £18m over ‘corrupt’ relationship with Russian oil conglomerate
The UK’s regulation watchdog said Julius Baer had failed to “conduct its business with integrity, failing to take responsible care…
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FCA fines Swiss bank £18m over ‘corrupt’ relationships with Russian oil firms
S wiss private bank Julius Baer International has been fined £18 million by the UK’s financial watchdog for “corrupt” relationships…
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Julius Baer hit with £18m fine over Russia dealings
UK regulators fined Swiss private bank Julius Baer more than £18m for improper dealings with Russian companies dating back more…
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FCA Wants to Make Financial Advice in UK Less Expensive
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Great Britain’s financial market watchdog, has proposed a set of new rules to lower the…
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Titan Asset Management appoints NED to serve as Consumer Duty champion
Damian Sharp, chief operating officer at Titan Wealth, said that Robertson’s appointment is “a major coup” for Titan Asset Management…
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HSBC poaches ex-FCA comms boss Tom Willetts for private banking role
Former Financial Conduct Authority communications director Tom Willetts is joining HSBC as global head of communications for private banking and…
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FCA and EU greenwashing regulations: Key differences
Last month the FCA proposed a new set of rules to clamp down on greenwashing by UK-based funds and portfolio…
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Investment labels: Is it the role of the regulator or the market?
This Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) paper – Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels – running to 179 pages including…
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FCA Warns Trading Apps to Stop the Trading Gamification
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial markets regulator, published a market warning linked to trading applications design on…
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FCA Opts for Public Censure of Sonali Bank UK ex-CEO for AML Failure
The United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has publicly censured Mohammad Prodhan, the former Chief Executive Officer of Sonali Bank…
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FCA hunts for 15 crypto hires as new rules take shape: ‘We are recruiting at pace’
The Financial Conduct Authority is on the hunt for at least 15 people with crypto expertise across both junior and…
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FCA chief warns fintech failures sit with bosses
Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi has warned that as finance becomes more digital, executives will still be on…
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FCA crackdown on greenwashing: ‘A matter of when, not if’
A Financial Conduct Authority crackdown on greenwashing among UK asset managers is “a matter of when, not if,” a partner…
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Former FCA chair warns Financial Services Bill ‘risks regulators’ independence’
Charles Randell, who stood down as chair at the end of May after four years, wrote in The Times that…
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FCA Has No Good News for FTX Customers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial markets regulator, recently presented a short notice for concerned FTX customers from…
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Changing the approach to ESG regulation after Brexit
ESG has taken the spotlight over the past couple of years due to climate change concerns. In 2021 alone, there…
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The Fintech Files: Institutional money will ‘drag us’ out of crypto winter, FCA goes on a hiring spree
Highlights from London’s Digital Asset Summit on 17 October included David Mercer, the chief executive of LMAX, talking about the…
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FCA backlogs set to continue as veteran enforcement head Mark Steward steps down
Regulatory experts are expecting a backlog in Financial Conduct Authority investigations to continue as the regulator’s veteran enforcement head Mark…
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FCA targets asset managers as ESG funds review kicks off
The Financial Conduct Authority is probing how asset managers have implemented the regulator’s ESG principles — a move that could eventually lead to…
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FCA labelling on ESG threatens to show up EU framework
The Financial Conduct Authority’s incoming ESG rules, which include green labels for UK funds, risk outshining the European Union’s sustainable disclosure…
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FCA forces funds to drop ‘ESG’ labels in greenwashing crackdown
Asset managers could soon be forced to remove ESG and sustainability branding from their funds if they fail to meet…
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FCA bolstered with oversight powers to regulate and ban crypto firms
Crypto in the UK is to be brought under the jurisdiction of the Financial Conduct Authority, paving the way for…
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Search for new Treasury Committee head begins after Mel Stride’s promotion in Rishi Sunak reshuffle
A search for a new head of the influential Treasury Committee has kicked off after incumbent Mel Stride was promoted…
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FCA’s former COO Philippou departs in latest exit from regulator
Georgina Philippou, once the Financial Conduct Authority’s chief operating officer, has departed after more than three decades in senior regulatory…
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FCA Looks for Innovation Advisory Group Members
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is the largest financial regulator…
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FCA warns of ‘regulation gap’ for investment consultants
Speaking at a Treasury Select Committee hearing into the work of the FCA on Monday (7 November), the regulator’s interim…
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Finding stability in a sea of uncertainty
As public markets appear to settle, even if temporarily ahead of the UK’s Budget on 17 November, assessing the landscape…
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FCA has ‘great concern’ over UK government powers to overrule City regulators
Senior Financial Conduct Authority staff have said they still have “great concern” that new powers for the government to overrule…
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