Displaying items by tag: FCA
FCA calls for views on PRIIPs replacement
The FCA has called for views on potential disclosure rules to replace the Packaged Retail Investments and Insurance Products (PRIIPs) regime and the Undertaking of Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) rules.
3 disqualified as directors over £44m SIPP mis-selling
Three directors - two of them IFAs - have been fined and disqualified as directors over a £44m SIPP mis-selling scheme.
FCA to step up financial promotion checks
The FCA is to impose additional checks on firms approving financial promotions.
FCA to alert pension savers to cash savings risk
The FCA is to push ahead immediately with plans to warn pension savers of the corrosive effect of inflation on cash savings.
Cheaper and simpler advice regime planned by FCA
The FCA is set to open the door to regulated 'simplified' financial advice to make advice cheaper and more accessible.
£45,000 average payouts for BSPS members on way
The Financial Conduct Authority said today that its expects more than 1,000 British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members hit by poor pension transfer advice to start receiving redress calculations in 2023.
FCA warns on Hartley Pensions communications
The FCA has taken the rare step of issuing a warning about communications from a troubled firm, SIPP and SSAS provider Hartley Pensions.
FCA intervenes on hundreds of pension ads
The FCA intervened on a record 4,151 financial promotions between July and September this year, the highest quarterly number since it started publishing the data.
FCA takes on 125 staff to cut authorisations backlog
The Financial Conduct Authority has recruited 125 new staff to tackle a growing backlog in firm and individual authorisations.
AJ Bell founder Andy Bell leaves board after FCA discussions
AJ Bell founder Andy Bell is to step down from the investment platform’s board following discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).