Search Results for: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
FCA UK publishes discussion paper on transforming culture in financial services
March 21st, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a discussion paper on transforming culture in financial services which presents views from academics and industry thought leaders. The paper is intended to provide a basis for stimulating further debate on transforming ...
New credit card rules introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority
February 28th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its final policy statement on new rules for the credit card market. The FCA estimates the changes will save consumers between £310 million and £1.3 billion a year in lower interest charges. ...
FCA UK bans and fines financial advisors
October 13th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Mrs Colette Chiesa and Mr John Chiesa from working in financial services for integrity failings. Additionally, Mrs Chiesa has been fined £50,000 for attempting to mislead the FCA during an FCA interview. ...
UK’s financial regulator warns for unauthorised and clone firms
August 16th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial regulator regulator for 56,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential regulator for over 18,000 of those firms, has issued announcements to warn investors and public ...
FCA outlines proposals to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime to all financial services firms
July 28th, 2017
In October 2015, HM Treasury announced its intention to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) to all sectors of the financial services industry. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals to extend the SM&CR to almost ...
Why free trade and open markets in financial services matter; Andrew Bailey, FCA Chief Executive
July 11th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has released a speech by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the FCA, at Reuters Newsmaker event. According the release: Note: this ...
Chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority UK confirms plan to leave the FCA
June 20th, 2017
John Griffith-Jones, Chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), has confirmed that he will leave both organisations at the end of his term of office, on 31 March 2018. John Griffith-Jones commented: “I ...
The Financial Conduct Authority warns for Stratton FX
May 2nd, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning about Stratton FX (clone of FCA authorised firm) and informs investors and public that fraudsters are using the details of firms the FCA authorises to try to convince people that ...
The Financial Conduct Authority publishes its Mission and Business Plan
April 19th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Mission, which gives firms and consumers greater clarity about how the FCA prioritises its interventions in financial markets. Alongside the Mission, the FCA has published its Business Plan for 2017/18 and Fees ...
The conduct regulator of UK warns about Prime FX
March 28th, 2017
The conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has issued a press release to inform that the below firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK ...