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Wednesday, 29 January 2020 12:34
FCA says sorry after being hit with pension fine
The Financial Conduct Authority’s pension scheme has apologised after being hit with a £2,000 fine from The Pensions Regulator over governance shortcomings.
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Tuesday, 21 January 2020 17:19
FCA criticises quality of pension transfer advice as it launches review
Many advisers are failing to provide pension transfer advice of an "acceptable standard" says the FCA which is to scrutinise the harm to consumers from advisers who levy ‘excessive fees and charges.’
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Friday, 20 December 2019 09:19
FCA's Bailey to be new Governor of Bank of England
Andrew Bailey has been confirmed today as the new Governor of the Bank of England after three years as chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority.
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Monday, 02 December 2019 15:15
FCA wants more detailed SMCR info on directors
The FCA is to introduce a new form for MIFID II-regulated firms requiring them to provide more detailed information on director changes.
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Wednesday, 13 November 2019 07:00
Pension firm slams FCA DB transfer review
Pension transfer specialist Tideway has claimed that UK workers could collectively be up to £25bn out of pocket if they are persuaded not to take advantage of final salary transfer offers by negative publicity on DB transfers.
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Tuesday, 29 October 2019 10:23
PIMFA urges FCA to avoid ban on contingent charging
Trade association PIMFA, which represents 1,000 investment managers and financial advisers, has called on the FCA to “raise the bar” instead of banning contingent charging.
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Tuesday, 22 October 2019 11:40
FCA warns over asset manager clone
Fraudsters are using the details of an authorised passported asset manger, the FCA has warned.
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Thursday, 17 October 2019 12:17
FCA seeks compensation for Park First investors
The FCA has started proceedings against Park First Limited, its senior managers, including its chief executive officer and a number of other companies connected to the Park First group.
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Wednesday, 09 October 2019 10:22
DB transfer complaints spike by 44% in a year
The number of customer complaints made to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) relating to defined benefit transfers rose by 44% in 2018/19.
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Thursday, 26 September 2019 14:56
PFS brands FCA retirement figures ‘alarming’
The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has branded the findings of an FCA survey, released yesterday, which showed nearly 50% of pension savers accessed their pension pots in the past 12 months without taking any regulated advice or guidance, “alarming”.
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