Financial Conduct Authority UK

Tuesday, 25 February, 2020

Brexit

UK insurers call for pension advice rethink

Post-Brexit landscape offers chance to get rid of restrictive rules, says ABI

Sunday, 23 February, 2020

JPMorgan Chase & Co

JPMorgan lines up ex-regulator to lead UK digital bank

Clive Adamson was previously senior official at Financial Conduct Authority

Wednesday, 19 February, 2020

Pensions industry

Mis-selling fears force third-party pensions checks

Companies bring in outside help to protect workers transferring out of schemes

Tuesday, 18 February, 2020

Personal debt

Millions of indebted Britons at risk of exploitation

Watchdog warns on unscrupulous lenders who take advantage of borrowers

Monday, 17 February, 2020

Pensions industry

Financial advisers turn their backs on pension transfer work

Soaring insurance premiums on final salary schemes push firms to quit market

Friday, 14 February, 2020

AnalysisFinancial services

Epstein links leave Barclays boss in precarious spot

Inquiry focuses on whether Staley gave accurate account of ties to disgraced financier

Thursday, 13 February, 2020

Barclays PLC

Cache of Staley-Epstein emails from JPMorgan led regulators to open probe

US bank passed on correspondence between Barclays’ chief executive and sex offender

Thursday, 13 February, 2020

LexUK banks

Barclays/Jes Staley: no quarter Premium

One watchdog inquiry for a bank’s CEO is bad enough but two, frankly, stinks

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Tuesday, 4 February, 2020

Pensions industry

UK regulator waters down new pension transparency measures

FCA criticised after diluting new rules forcing providers to publish information about fees

Monday, 3 February, 2020

UK consumer credit

FCA warns credit card companies over treatment of indebted customers

UK financial watchdog flags ‘areas of concern’ over groups’ responses to new rules

Friday, 31 January, 2020

M&C Saatchi PLC

M&C Saatchi placed under investigation by UK financial watchdog

FCA launches probe over accounting issues at advertising group

Thursday, 30 January, 2020

Markets

FCA probes sterling spike ahead of UK rates decision

Bank of England makes second referral in two months to financial regulator

Thursday, 30 January, 2020

City InsiderMatthew Vincent

Credit Suisse’s Thiam seeks influence of Instagram

Chief takes to platform pledging fake news takedowns but delivers string of selfies

Wednesday, 29 January, 2020

AnalysisFT Alphaville

In a Germanic shift, the FCA wants to demonise overdrafts and force savings upon everyone

In the process it will create a funding windfall for the banks at a potentially economically perilous cost to households.

Tuesday, 28 January, 2020

LombardCat Rutter Pooley

Why it makes sense for the banks to have 40% overdraft rates

Unsecured consumer credit is a risky business and lenders charge accordingly

Tuesday, 28 January, 2020

UK banks

British banks told to explain near-identical 40% overdraft charges

Regulator questions lenders over new pricing structures

Monday, 27 January, 2020

High frequency trading

FCA researchers outline $5bn ‘tax’ imposed by high-speed trading

Paper released by UK regulators homes in on tactic known as latency arbitrage

Monday, 27 January, 2020

Financial watchdog’s pension plan hit by fellow regulator

FCA fined £2,000 for failing to include enough information in statement for members

Friday, 24 January, 2020

UK financial regulation

FCA urged to probe pension transfer advice

Calls for City regulator to contact 160,000 people in fears over fresh mis-selling scandal

Friday, 24 January, 2020

Current accounts

Unarranged overdraft fees set to fall

Financial regulator orders banks to simplify rates for customers

Friday, 24 January, 2020

UK financial regulation

Christopher Woolard appointed interim FCA chief

Financial Conduct Authority seeks permanent successor to Andrew Bailey

Wednesday, 22 January, 2020

Fund management

City watchdog pledges tougher line with asset managers

FCA sets out list of complaints against industry in wake of Woodford furore

Tuesday, 21 January, 2020

Pensions industry

FCA targets financial advisers on pensions misselling

Watchdog launches two-year probe into sector looking at advice and compensation levels

Sunday, 19 January, 2020

FCA blindsided by investment fund suspensions

Regulator admits it does not track frequency of funds that block investor withdrawals

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