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The Financial Conduct Authority is the conduct regulator for nearly 60,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential supervisor for 49,000 firms, setting specific standards for 19,000 firms.
FCA Confirms Help for Mortgage Borrowers Struggling With Payments
March 10 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed final mortgage guidance, setting out the ways mortgage […]
FCA Takes Further Action Against Unregistered Crypto ATMs in East London
March 8 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has used its powers to inspect several sites in East […]
FCA Seeks Views on Updating Asset Management Regulation
February 20 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking views on what regulatory change might help the UK’s asset management industry innovate, […]
FCA Takes Action Against Unregistered Crypto ATM Operators in Leeds
February 14 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has used its powers to enter and inspect several sites […]
Multiple Pensions Dashboards Already a Reality Says Moneyhub in FCA and PDP Consultation Response
February 6 2023
Moneyhub, the award-winning Open Data platform and alpha partner to the Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) […]
Financial Watchdog Blocks Thousands of Misleading Ads
February 3 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) required firms to amend or remove 8,582 promotions during 2022 […]
Financial Watchdog Proposes to Ban Debt Packager Referral Fees to Protect Consumers
February 2 2023
The FCA initially consulted on a ban in November 2021 after identifying a lack of adequate […]
Nova Credit Receives Authorisation to Become UK’s First Cross-border Credit Reference Provider
January 19 2023
Nova Credit UK, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nova Credit, has received the requisite scope […]
FCA Penalises Al Rayan Bank PLC for Anti-money Laundering Failures
January 11 2023
The FCA has fined Al Rayan Bank PLC (Al Rayan) £4,023,600 for failing to put […]
LHV UK Starts Issuing SME Loans After Gaining Annex I Registration From the FCA
December 20 2022
LHV UK (or the ‘Company’) announces it will today start issuing Small Medium Enterprise (‘SME’) loans […]
FCA Fines Santander UK £107.7 Million for Repeated Anti-money Laundering Failures
December 9 2022
The FCA has fined Santander UK Plc (Santander) £107,793,300 after it found serious and persistent […]
FCA Urged to Improve Advice on Philanthropy in Financial Services Sector
November 28 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should make philanthropy advice training mandatory for financial advisors and introduce […]
FCA Concerned About Problem Behaviours Linked to Trading App Design
November 21 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned stock trading app operators to review design features, […]
FCA Ramps Up Intervention on Rogue Financial Promotions
November 4 2022
Data published today shows that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) intervened to amend or withdraw […]
FCA Commits to More Tech Investment to Boost Efficiency and Support Growth
October 31 2022
At the Lord Mayor’s City Banquet at Mansion House, Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive of the […]
FCA fines Gatehouse Bank £1.5m for poor anti-money laundering checks
October 14 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Gatehouse Bank Plc £1,584,100 for significant weakness in […]
FCA commits to reducing regulatory burden facing UK businesses in the face of recession
September 28 2022
At City and Financial Global’s ‘The Future of UK Financial Services Regulation’ Summit, Sarah Pritchard, […]
Crypto.com Receives Registration Approval as Cryptoasset Business from UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
August 17 2022
Crypto.com, the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency platform, announced today it has received regulatory approval from […]
Ashley Alder appointed FCA chair
July 8 2022
HM Treasury has today announced the appointment of Ashley Alder as the new Chair of […]
FCA further bolsters its leadership team as it expands its headcount
July 5 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed six directors as it expands its headcount to […]
FCA Consultation Paves Way for Mass Synthetic Data Innovation
June 22 2022
Nils Bulling, Head of Strategic Innovation, Ecosystem & Digital Assets at Avaloq, responds to the FCA’s […]
FCA to strengthen protection of access to banking services
June 14 2022
Banks and building societies will need to assess the impact of changes to their services, […]
FCA strengthens consumer protection by speeding up removal of firms that do not use their regulatory permission
May 19 2022
The FCA is to use new powers to more swiftly cancel or change what regulated […]
“Sharing my screen cost me £48,000” – half of investors would miss signs of screen sharing scam as FCA warns of 86% increase
May 5 2022
New research from the FCA has found that nearly half (47%) of investors would fail […]
FCA Review finds weaknesses in challenger banks’ financial crime controls
April 22 2022
A recent review conducted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and published online today, has […]
FCA doubles down on Anti-Money Laundering commitment, in new three-year Strategy
April 7 2022
The FCA has released a new report unveiling their strategy for the next three years, […]
Novus selected for FCA’s latest ‘Green FinTech Challenge’ initiative
March 17 2022
UK impact neobank Novus has been accepted into an ongoing initiative created by the Financial […]
FCA secures contract changes for buy now pay later customers
February 14 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) secures changes to potentially unfair and unclear terms in the […]
FCA fines UK finance firms £568m in 2021, in response to surge in pandemic-charged financial crime
January 17 2022
FCA actions in 2021 resulted in financial organisations in the UK being fined £568 million […]
Revealed: Nearly Three-quarters Of UK Insurance Companies Plan To Increase Premiums In Light Of The New FCA Regulations
January 13 2022
More than three-quarters of businesses (77%) are concerned that they will lose customers following the […]
FCA fines HSBC Bank plc £63.9 Million for Deficient Transaction Monitoring Controls
December 17 2021
The FCA has fined HSBC Bank plc (HSBC) £63,946,800 for failings in its anti-money laundering […]
FCA announces changes to its Executive Committee
December 6 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Stephen Braviner Roman as General Counsel and as a member of its Executive Committee […]
FCA splashes over £5m on laptops to aid hybrid working
November 26 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has spent over £5 million on new laptops and mobile […]
Financial Conduct Authority signs up to Aiimi Insight Engine
November 12 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulatory body has selected the Aiimi Insight Engine to deliver its new […]
FCA revamps ESG Strategy to support sustainable future for UK financial sector
November 5 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority has refreshed its ESG (Environment Social and Governance) Strategy, to help […]
Credit Suisse fined £147,190,276 (US$200,664,504) and undertakes to the FCA to forgive US$200 million of Mozambican debt
October 20 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Credit Suisse over £147 million for serious financial crime […]
FCA issues warning to businesses over hybrid working risks
October 13 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued new guidance to companies operating a remote or hybrid […]
FCA sets out plan to tackle investment harm
September 15 2021
The consumer investments market accounts for £1.6 trillion held or invested by consumers through the […]
Bank of England Set Out Plan to Improve Diversity in Regulated Firms
July 7 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), and Bank of England (“the regulators”) […]
EML’s Sentenial Acquisition Receives Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Approval
June 21 2021
EML Payments Limited (ASX: EML) (S&P/ASX 200) is providing the following update regarding the pending acquisition of […]
FCA Research Reveals Increase in Cryptoasset Ownership
June 17 2021
Research published by the FCA estimates that 2.3 million adults now hold cryptoassets (up from 1.9 million last year). 78% of adults have […]
FCA Sends Thousands of Staff on Cyber and Financial Crime Training Courses
May 18 2021
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has sent 4,430 of its employees on compulsory cyber and […]
FCA Proposes Stronger Protection for Consumers in Financial Markets
May 14 2021
The FCA has today set out plans for a new Consumer Duty, which will set […]
Crypto Firms in the UK Must Submit Annual Financial Crime Reports to the FCA
March 31 2021
Crypto firms in the UK must submit annual financial crime reports to the FCA. Following […]
FCA: Regulated Firms Have Until 31st March to Get SMCR Compliant
March 31 2021
Around 60,000 FCA-regulated firms in the UK will need to be SMCR compliant this week, […]
Lenders Working Hard to Cap Their Refunds and Compensation
March 31 2021
Doorstep lender, Provident, are the latest large firm to try to cap their compensation for […]
