FCA regulated CFD broker Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) informed that it takes note of the contents of a "Dear CEO letter" that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued last week as a public announcement following its review of the CFD market. The announcement highlights the FCA's concerns regarding firms who offer and distribute CFDs to retail…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a list of 94 firms without FCA authorisation that it understands to be offering binary options trading to UK consumers. Since January 3rd 2018, firms involved in binary options trading in the UK have been required to be authorised by the FCA. Firms that are not authorised…
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UK online trading leader IG Group Holdings plc (LON:IGG) noted that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have today issued a letter to all providers and distributors of contracts for difference (CFD) products. IG informed that it welcomes the FCA's review on the provision and distribution of CFD products to clients on an advisory or discretionary…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it has imposed a financial penalty of £250,000 on former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) interest rate derivatives trader, Neil Danziger, and prohibited him from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity. Mr Danziger formerly worked at RBS trading products referenced to Japanese Yen (JPY)…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published feedback on its Discussion Paper on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). In April 2017 The FCA announced that it was seeking stakeholder views on the potential for future development of DLT in the markets the FCA regulates. The FCA received 47 responses from a wide range of market…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a package of proposals on how firms and individuals will move to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime. The aim of the new regime is to make individuals more accountable for their conduct and competence. Earlier this year, the FCA consulted on extending the new regime to…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published final rules which will require providers of personal current accounts and business current accounts to publish information that will help customers to compare the service they could receive from different providers. The new information will help customers, comparison websites and the media to make meaningful comparisons of…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement of objections to four asset management firms: Artemis Investment Management LLP, Hargreave Hale Ltd, Newton Investment Management Limited, and River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP. The FCA believes the four firms may have broken competition law. The FCA alleges that the four firms shared information by…
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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 firm Taylor & Clark / Taylor and Clark / TC Wealth. Taylor & Clark / Taylor and Clark / TC Wealth is not authorised by the FCA…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) informed that it has imposed on Paul Walter, a former Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Limited (BAML) bond trader, a financial penalty of £60,090 for engaging in market abuse. Following an investigation, the FCA found that Mr Walter, an experienced trader, engaged in market abuse by creating a false…
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