FCA welcomes in new financial review body
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has welcomed in a new independent body aimed at restoring the damaged reputation of the financial services industry.
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Barclays fined 26m for gold fixing failings
Barclays Bank’s reputation has taken another heavy blow this morning after the Financial Conduct Authority handed it a £26m fine for failing to manage conflicts of interest in relation to gold trading.
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Financial adviser gets four years behind bars
A financial adviser who stole £130,000 in savings from vulnerable pensioners and widows has been jailed for three years.
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Towergate could face fine over FCA investigation
Towergate could be fined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over the potential mis-selling of two of its products, following discussions with the regulatory body.
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Ex-UBS trader banned by FCA over trading losses
The FCA has banned an ex-UBS trader from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity for his hand in unauthorised activity related to $2.3bn in trading losses by another trader.
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fca issues warning over serious
The FCA has issued a further warning over unsuitable SIPP advice after an investigation into the conduct of financial advisers found serious and ongoing failings.
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invesco perpetual fined 186m by fca
Invesco Perpetual has been fined nearly £19m by the Financial Conduct Authority for “exposing investors to greater levels of risk than they had led to believe”.
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fca appoints former lehman brothers
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has appointed two senior advisers, one of them a former managing director at Lehman Brothers.
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advisers banned for misleading thousands
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed an industry ban on two financial advisers after they lost almost two thousand customers money by convincing them to invest in high risk, unregulated products.
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fca warns pension industry not to
Financial advisers and pension providers are being told not to put customers at a disadvantage when they are making decisions about their retirement income, following last month’s reform.
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fca issues pension reform regulation
Financial Advisers and Pension Providers are being told not to put customers at a disadvantage when they are making decisions about their retirement income following last months reform.
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many advisers failing to disclose fees fca
Almost 60% of firms are failing to give clients clear, upfront information on how much their financial advice will cost, according to a report from the FCA.