Shortcomings at the FCA call centre meant the watchdog failed to take early action on the failed mini-bond firm London Capital & Finance (LCF) despite over 600 calls from worried clients.
Read more ...Bailey to be grilled by MPs on LCF fiasco
- Monday, 08 February 2021
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Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, former CEO of the FCA, is due to be grilled today by MPs about regulation of the £236m failed mini-bond firm London Capital & Finance.
Read more ...FCA faced torrent of nuisance emails in 2020
- Friday, 05 February 2021
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The Financial Conduct Authority received 238,711 malicious and unsolicited emails in one three month period in 2020, according to a Freedom of Information request.
Read more ...International firms must have UK base - FCA
- Thursday, 04 February 2021
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The Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed that international financial firms seeking authorisation must have an active place of business in the UK to operate in the UK market post-Brexit.
Read more ...FCA wins £676k order against unauthorised deposit takers
- Wednesday, 03 February 2021
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The Financial Conduct Authority has won an interim restitution order of £676,000 against 5 of the 7 defendants accused of carrying on unauthorised deposit taking.
Read more ...PIMFA urges radical reform of advice sector
- Monday, 01 February 2021
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Wealth manager trade body PIMFA has called for radical reform of the advice sector to reach more consumers.
Read more ...Clone investment scams surge 30% during lockdown
- Wednesday, 27 January 2021
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Investment scam victims are losing an average of £45,000 each to fraudsters and falling prey to a soaring number of 'clone' investment scams, latest figures from Action Fraud reveal.
Read more ...FSCS £1bn levy warning is a ‘scandal’ - PIMFA
- Friday, 22 January 2021
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Wealth manager trade body PIMFA has attacked the FSCS forecast today of a £1bn compensation levy as a “scandal” which points to regulation failing consumers and firms.
Read more ...FCA proposes CMC fee price cap
- Thursday, 21 January 2021
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a price cap on the fees claims management companies (CMCs) charge their customers in relation to claims for financial products and services.
Read more ...Half of Gabriel users shift to new RegData system - FCA
- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
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The FCA has revealed that 50% of authorised firms previously using the Gabriel data reporting system have moved across to the regulator’s new RegData data collection system.
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