The FCA has told firms to do more to ensure politicians, senior public servants and their families are not treated unfairly.

The average salary at the FCA has risen by an average of 4.8% this year to £71,290, with some younger staff members receiving an 11.2% increase.

The FCA has published rules for a simplified listings regime in its biggest shake-up in over three decades to support a wider range of financial services firms to issue their shares on a UK exchange.

The retail investment sector continued to dominate attestations (or undertakings) required issued by the Financial Conduct Authority between January and March.

The FCA has cancelled the permissions of Buckinghamshire-based adviser firm Pringles Financial Services (FRN: 148402).

One in twelve (8%) financial advisers and wealth managers do not expect their firm to meet the Consumer Duty Board report deadline, according to new research.

The FCA has provisionally banned two financial advisers for “acting without integrity” in relation to SIPPs pensions advice involving £10m of investments.

The FCA has cancelled the permissions and withdrawn the authorisation of London-based financial advice firm Elan Financial Group Ltd (FRN: 48971).

The FCA has fined HSBC Bank plc, HSBC UK Bank plc, and Marks and Spencer Financial Services plc (HSBC) £6.28m for failures in its treatment of customers who were experiencing financial difficulties.

Citigroup Global Markets Limited (CGML) has been hit today with two fines by UK financial regulators totalling nearly £62m.