The FCA is to launch a new look online invoicing portal on 12 April which will allow users to access their invoices and arrange payment of their fees.
Read more ...FCA scraps exec bonuses and cuts pay after LCF fiasco
- Monday, 01 March 2021
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The FCA has scrapped performance-related pay and bonuses for senior FCA executives and is to cut average salaries for executive committee members this year following the £236m collapse of mini-bond provider London Capital & Finance.
Read more ...Google clamps down on 'unrealistic' financial ads
- Monday, 01 March 2021
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Google has moved to clamp down on ‘unrealistic’ financial advertising following pressure from the FCA.
Read more ...FCA hires first chief data officer in new strategy
- Thursday, 25 February 2021
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The Financial Conduct Authority has appointed its first chief data officer among five new appointments announced today as it pushes ahead with its ambition to become a 'data-driven' regulator.
Read more ...FCA to refund £3.4m to Ponzi scheme victims
- Wednesday, 24 February 2021
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The FCA has secured High Court Approval to return £3.42m to victims of a Ponzi scheme couple who ran a series of unauthorised deposit taking and collective investment operations.
Read more ...FCA publishes final guidance on vulnerable customers
- Tuesday, 23 February 2021
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today published its final guidance on its expectations for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers.
Read more ...FCA steps in to halt car investment scheme
- Monday, 22 February 2021
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The FCA has imposed a number of restrictions on a car investment scheme provider and ordered it to halt regulated activities because of concern about its finances.
Read more ...Regulators to share info on Woodford comeback plans
- Wednesday, 17 February 2021
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The FCA is to work with the Jersey regulator to review plans by fallen fund manager Neil Woodford to stage a comeback.
Read more ...Editor’s Column: Could LCF have been spotted earlier?
- Friday, 12 February 2021
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There is little doubt that in 2018 the FCA’s call centre was in a mess. Demoralised, poorly trained staff were inundated with a barrage of calls from consumers, some of them angry and abusive, even racist and homophobic.
Read more ...Editor’s Column: One man's drive for redemption
- Friday, 12 February 2021
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Redemption is a powerful force and it is likely to be the driving force behind fallen fund manager Neil Woodford’s unexpected comeback plans revealed this week.
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