The FCA has been ordered to pay £4,000 compensation to a complainant which caused £100m in consumer losses and redress.
Read more ...Scammers using fake FCA emails and phone calls
- Friday, 08 July 2022
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The FCA has warned that many scammers are using bogus emails, letters and phone calls purporting to be from the FCA to target authorised firms and consumers.
Read more ...FCA fees for Planner firms rise 5.6% for 2022/23
- Wednesday, 29 June 2022
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The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that it will increase annual fees for Financial Planning firms by 5.6% from July.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: Weeding out the rotters
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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One thing that has always disappointed me about financial regulation is how many rotters are allowed to get involved in financial services in the first place.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: A duty to be profitable
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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The FCA will change the regulatory landscape on Monday (31 July) when the new Consumer Duty arrives.
Read more ...Editor’s Comment: Why independent is best
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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Editor’s Comment: A dangerous crypto game for FCA
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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I’m not a fan of crypto investing. It’s possibly one of the nastiest and least useful new investment sectors of the last 10 years, if you can call it an investment sector.
Read more ...FCA to re-jig FRNs as numbers run low
- Friday, 24 June 2022
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The FCA is to overhaul its Firm Reference Numbers (FRNs) after revealing that it may run out of the six digit numbers in 2023.
Read more ...Treasury adds financial regulation sub-committee
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
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The Treasury Committee has added a new sub-committee to scrutinise regulatory proposals for financial services.
Read more ...FCA commits to tackling scams faster
- Thursday, 23 June 2022
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has committed to upping its investment in using data to tackle online fraud faster.
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