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Tuesday, 14 August 2018 16:05
Cautious welcome to joint FCA and TPR anti-scam campaign
The launch of a new FCA and TPR campaign to boost awareness of pensions scams has been welcomed by the profession.
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Tuesday, 07 August 2018 13:07
FCA working on ‘global sandbox’ plans
The FCA, alongside 11 financial regulators and related organisations, has today announced the creation of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), building on the regulator’s proposal to create a ‘global sandbox’.
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Wednesday, 01 August 2018 17:56
FCA bans IFA firm CEO as FSCS faces £106m bill
The Upper Tribunal has upheld an FCA decision to fine and ban Alistair Burns, chief executive of advice firm TailorMade Independent Limited, as it was confirmed that the FSCS compensation bill for his failed business could hit £106.5m.
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Monday, 30 July 2018 11:00
Guest column - Lee Halpin @sipp: Do investment pathways strengthen the case for CRPs?
At first glance, how the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) intends to improve retirement outcomes for non-advised consumers may appear of little relevance to advisers. And with no short supply of regulatory changes affecting their businesses’, many advisers might have concluded that the time spent reading CP18/17 was more a luxury than a necessity.
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Tuesday, 24 July 2018 16:33
Financial advisers criticise FCA over Brexit performance
A new report, by the FCA Practitioner Panel, has highlighted that the regulator has room for improvement in international regulation and Brexit.
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Thursday, 19 July 2018 15:35
FCA prepares for risk of ‘cliff-edge’ Brexit
The FCA’s Brexit head Nausicaa Delfas says the regulator is ready for all potential outcomes of the final Brexit negotiations, including a ‘cliff-edge’ or hard Brexit.
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Thursday, 05 July 2018 14:51
Professional bodies urge FCA to better engage with them
A financial services alliance, with a combined global membership of 200,000, has called on the FCA to “do more to support professionalism in UK financial services.”
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Thursday, 05 July 2018 14:48
FCA urges beefed up security to counter cyber-attacks
The FCA, alongside the Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority, has published a joint discussion paper on the resilience of firms in the face of hackers and cyber-attacks.
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Thursday, 28 June 2018 09:59
FCA may force cap on pension drawdown charges
The Financial Conduct Authority may introduce a cap on drawdown charges as it announces a package of measures to trackle potential 'harm' from the Pension Freedoms.
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Thursday, 21 June 2018 09:45
FCA analysis reveals urban-rural pensions gap
The FCA has today published the latest analysis from its Financial Lives study which surveyed nearly 13,000 across the UK and revealed stark financial differences between urban and rural dwellers.
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