Forex rigging scandal: FCA lauds US and EU assistance on FX probe November 12, 2014 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) yesterday hailed the “unprecedented co-operation” between international regulators in helping to clinch its £1.1bn settlement yesterday, as the chancellor sought to capitalise on the bank settlements. The FCA, which dubbed its probe Operation Dovercourt, unveiled the outcome of its probe alongside its US peer, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and [...]
FCA hits RBS, HSBC, UBS, JPMorgan and Citi with record £1.1bn fine in forex rigging scandal November 12, 2014 Some of Britain's biggest banks have been slapped with a fine of £1.1bn by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for "failing to control business practices" in their foreign exchange trading operations. After a year-long investigation into allegations of rate-rigging in their spot forex trading businesses, the UK's financial watchdog said the actions of the five [...]
Will the FCA’s cap on payday lender charges lead to an upsurge in the use of loan sharks? November 11, 2014 John Lamidey, senior partner at Arminius Associates and former chief executive of the Consumer Finance Association, says Yes. There has already been a significant increase in community illegal lending. The Illegal Money Lending Team for England saw a 62 per cent rise in 2013-14 for successful prosecutions. An estimated 310,000 households are borrowing from illegal [...]
Financial Conduct Authority slaps payday lenders with price cap November 11, 2014 The UK’s 400 payday lenders could be hit by a new cap on lending due to come into force in January, after an investigation into the controversial payday loan market by the financial regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said firms will have to cap lending costs at 0.8 per cent per day, with a [...]
RBS could be fined tens of millions of pounds by the FCA for 2012 computer failure November 3, 2014 The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) will face tens of millions of pounds worth of fines from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for IT blunders back in 2012. In October, RBS was told by the FCA it must pay an amount that would be a record for IT failures. In 2012, 7m customers were locked [...]
How much have RBS, Barclays, JP Morgan, Citigroup, UBS and HSBC set aside for potential costs from the FCA forex market rigging probe? October 31, 2014 RBS is the latest bank to set aside a hefty pot of cash for the potential costs of settling with the City regulator after a major investigation into the manipulation of forex markets. The bank revealed that figure stands at £400m in its third quarter results today. It’s a large sum, but by no means [...]
Tesco share price falls again as Financial Conduct Authority confirms investigation into £250m profits black hole October 1, 2014 October has not started off well for beleaguered Tesco. This morning, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed the launch of a full investigation into the supermarket following last month's profit overstatement. On 22 September, Tesco warned investors that its profit outlook for the half year to August had been overstated by £250m. It blamed [...]
Four Tesco senior executives “step aside” and FCA called in as share price plummets 11pc after “profit overstatement” September 22, 2014 Four senior Tesco executives have been suspended while it investigates a £250m "overstatement" of half-year profits. One of the figures understood to have stepped aside is Chris Bush, the supermarket's UK managing director. Shares in the supermarket opened more than 11 per cent down this morning after it admitted the error. The embattled supermarket said it [...]
Deutsche Bank fined £4.7 million by FCA for failing to report transactions correctly August 28, 2014 Another day, another fine. This time it's Deutsche Bank which has received a slap on the wrist, to the tune of £4.7m, for incorrectly reporting transactions. The Financial Conduct Authority handed out the penalty just a day after handing RBS a £15m fine over mortgage mis-selling. Deutsche Bank failed to properly report nearly 30 million [...]
New Twitter hashtag #ad for adverts approved by FCA August 6, 2014 The City watchdog officially approved a new hashtag yesterday for finance firms promoting products on Twitter and other social networks. Adverts should be clearly labeled with the tag #ad, the Financial Conduct Authority said. But the promotions must also be fair and balanced, and include the risks associated with a product – something which is [...]