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FCA to tighten financial promotions rules
The Financial Conduct Authority is planning to tighten rules covering financial promotions for high-risk investment products.
FCA plans new Consumer Duty for firms
The FCA is to consult on introducing a sweeping new Consumer Duty which will require firms to do more to protect consumers from harm and bad financial decisions.
FCA cracks down on appointed reps
The FCA is consulting on plans to significantly strengthen regulation of appointed representatives (ARs) after analysis showed firms employing appointed reps suffered four times as many complaints as firms not using appointed reps.
FCA set to increase minimum firm fee to £2,200
The FCA is planning to increase its minimum fee for firms from £1,151 to £2,200, it announced today.
FCA beefs up powers for its senior managers
The FCA has given its senior managers more powers to make regulatory decisions to ensure action to prevent consumer harm is taken quicker.
Unite gives FCA 10 day deadline for union recognition
Trade union Unite has given the Financial Conduct Authority a 10 day deadline to recognise the union.
FCA predicts data-led regulation will mean profound change
The Financial Conduct Authority says its plans to become a 'data-led' regulator will mean "profound" change.
Regulators unite to tackle climate change issues
Financial services regulators have joined forces to address the attitude and approach of financial services firms to climate change.
National Audit Office to probe regulation of BSPS transfers
The National Audit Office, the UK’s independent public spending watchdog, is to probe the FCA’s handling of the British Steel Pension Scheme restructuring which resulted in many steelworkers transferring their pensions into SIPPs.
FCA pushes £26.7m SIPP provider into insolvency
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered that Cambridgeshire SIPP provider DAC Pensions Limited be placed into insolvency after the firm accepted business from unauthorised introducers without the proper vetting required by the FCA.