City watchdog gives Bloomberg terminals and credit agencies clean-ish bill of health February 29, 2024 The FCA ruled out major interventions due to potential unintended consequences but admitted that some areas of the market do not "work well".
FCA under fire for ‘sinister’ plans to ‘name and shame’ firms February 28, 2024 City lawyers have launched a broadside on the Financial Conduct Authority today for what they call “sinister” plans to change enforcement rules that could unfairly damage the reputation of firms.
FCA urges Brits to ‘make money work harder’ by shopping around for savings rates February 27, 2024 Banks came under intense pressure from politicians and regulators last year for failing to pass through the Bank of England's rate hikes into savings products.
FCA set to name firms under investigation in plans to beef up enforcement February 27, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority is planning to publicly name the companies it is investigating in a bid to deter firms from breaking the rules and encourage whistleblowers to come forward, according to reports.
UK banks take first steps towards boosting bonuses after watchdogs scrapped cap February 26, 2024 UK banks are cautiously paving the way to awarding bigger bonuses after the financial watchdogs scrapped the cap on variable pay last year.
Unions go to war with FCA management (again) over performance-related pay February 26, 2024 Staff at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have raised concerns that its new performance-based pay measures often do not beat inflation and are "weighted towards punishment".
Former Goldman Sachs analyst given 22-month prison term for insider trading February 16, 2024 A former Goldman Sachs analyst who was found guilty of six counts of insider trading and three counts of fraud has been sentenced to 22 months in prison.
FCA cracks the whip on consumer duty February 15, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority is set to quiz financial advisers over whether they are properly following the new Consumer Duty regulations, after hearing that some may be overcharging customers. Around 20 of the largest advice firms are receiving a survey from the regulator, but the FCA stressed that their selection had not been based on [...]
FCA: Three arrested in ‘major’ operation linked to insider dealing and organised crime February 14, 2024 A "major operation" by the financial watchdog and national crime body has arrested three men accused of insider dealing and money laundering linked to gangs.
FCA bans London Capital & Finance boss over scandal which lost investors more than £200m February 13, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority has fined and banned one of the former bosses of London Capital & Finance today over his role in the mini-bond scandal that left investors millions of pounds out of pocket.