Close Brothers shares drop as motor finance arm deals with two FCA reviews May 22, 2024 Shares in merchant banking group Close Brothers fell as much as 6.6 per cent on Wednesday morning as its motor finance business faces compensation costs tied to two market-wide reviews from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
City minister Afolami rounds on regulators and calls to maintain ties with China May 20, 2024 The City minister has doubled down on the government’s collision course with regulators today as he laid out a choice between “high regulatory barriers” and making the Square Mile “competitive” on the global stage.
FCA charges reality TV stars for promoting unauthorised trading scheme May 16, 2024 A number of reality TV stars have been charged in relation to promoting an unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme on social media, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced today.
Mark Kleinman: FCA row risks casting shadow over City set-piece May 16, 2024 Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and is the man that gets the City talking in his weekly City A.M. column.
More than half of Invesco funds performance flagged as an ‘area of concern’ May 15, 2024 Asset managers are required to publish an Assessment of Value report annually by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Inside Westminster’s war with the FCA May 9, 2024 The relationship between the Financial Conduct Authority and the government has been fractious in recent years. Charlie Conchie takes a look at why Westminster went to war with the regulator
Regulator rejected parliament’s pleas to extend ‘name and shame’ consultation May 8, 2024 The boss of the Financial Conduct Authority rejected a direct request from the house of Lords to extend a consultation on its controversial ‘name and shame’ plans, it has emerged.
Accounting watchdog: We must regulate so there is ‘a net benefit for UK PLC’ May 7, 2024 The head of the country’s accounting watchdog has said the agency must regulate in a manner that has “a net benefit for UK PLC”.
FCA chiefs set for Westminster grilling over ‘name and shame’ plans May 3, 2024 The grilling will be the latest in a series of skirmishes between the regulator and Westminster after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt waded into the debate this week, urging the FCA to “re-look” at the measures.
Non-financial misconduct: Will the FCA take a leaf out of the legal regulator’s book? May 3, 2024 All eyes are on the FCA's non-financial misconduct rules, but they may be a copy of the legal regulator rules, which is notorious for being strict