FCA
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Jan- 2021 -18 JanuaryCoronavirus
HMRC spends almost £3m on Covid-safety measures
HMRC has spent approximately £2.9m on making its offices Covid-19 secure, according to information gained by the PA news agency…
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11 JanuaryBusiness Recovery
4,000 financial services firms at risk of failure
A study conducted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found that by the end of October there were 4,000…
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Dec- 2020 -23 DecemberBusiness
FCA fines Charles Schwab UK £8.96m
The FCA has fined stockbrokers Charles Schwab UK (CSUK) £8.96m for failing to “adequately protect client assets, carrying out a…
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16 DecemberCrime
FCA slaps hedge fund CIO with £100k ‘market abuse’ fine
The FCA has fined Corrado Abbattista, formerly a portfolio manager, partner and chief investment officer at Fenician Capital Management LLP,…
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11 DecemberCompanies
FCA slaps LJ Financial Planning with £100k fine
The FCA has fined financial advice firm, LJ Financial Planning Ltd (LJFP) £107,200 for providing its customers with “unsuitable pension…
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Nov- 2020 -24 NovemberCompanies
FCA fines brokers £3.5m for market misconduct
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined TFS-ICAP Ltd, an FX options broker, almost £3.5m for communicating “misleading” information to…
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11 NovemberBusiness
FCA not a ‘zero-failure regulator’, says chief exec
The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has stated it is not a “zero-failure regulator”, as firms around…
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4 NovemberCrime
FCA scam warnings for the year surpass 1000
The number of scam warnings issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this year has passed 1000, as fraudsters continue…
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Aug- 2020 -28 AugustCrime
£30m lost to pension scammers since 2017, says FCA
Over £30m has been reportedly lost to pension scammers since 2017, according to complaints filed with Action Fraud, says the…
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Jul- 2020 -7 JulyRegulation
FCA seeks to fine former Worldspreads CEO over ‘market abuse’
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a decision notice seeking to fine Conor Foley, the former CEO of Worldspreads,…
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