UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company Lendings Limited. Lendings Limited is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) informed the public that it has today published a discussion paper on transforming culture in financial services which presents views from academics and industry thought leaders. The paper is intended to provide a basis for stimulating further debate on transforming culture in the sector. The paper is a set…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its final policy statement on new rules for the credit card market. The FCA estimates the changes will save consumers between £310 million and £1.3 billion a year in lower interest charges. The new rules come into force on 1 March 2018, but firms have until 1…
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Later this year, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) informed that it will consult on proposals to make information available on a wider range of individuals at authorised firms. The FCA and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) currently maintain a public Financial Services Register, “the FS Register”, of the firms they regulate and the individuals they have…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced that it is seeking views on how technology can make it easier for firms to meet their regulatory reporting requirements and improve the quality of the information they provide. The FCA regularly explores how technology can make its regulations more efficient and reduce the regulatory burden on…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) just informed the public that it has today published a report on the supervision of algorithmic trading in wholesale markets. The report summarises the key areas of focus for algorithmic trading and highlights areas of good and bad practice observed within previous cross-firm reviews. Automated technology brings significant benefits to…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today urging the public to be vigilant to the threat of online investment fraud. Fraudsters offering investments in binary options, contracts for difference (CFDs), forex and cryptocurrencies (such as Bitcoin) often promote themselves online and via social media channels, such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. They typically promise high…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published Decision Notices in respect of One Call Insurance Services Limited (One Call) and its Chief Executive and majority shareholder John Lawrence Radford. A connected company to One Call, One Insurance Limited (OIL), has made a reference to the Upper Tribunal (the Tribunal) as a third party in…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) informed that it has today imposed a financial penalty on Interactive Brokers (UK) (IBUK) in the amount of £1,049,412 for failings in its post-trade systems and controls for identifying and reporting suspicious transactions in the period February 2014 to February 2015 (“the Relevant Period”). IBUK is an online broker based…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a consultation on plans to give more small businesses access to the Financial Ombudsman Service (the Ombudsman). This follows a review of the protections available to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) as users of financial services. At the moment only individual consumers and around 5.5 million…
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