FCA
FCA slammed for failings linked to passporting Cyprus adviser
The Financial Conduct Authority has promised to clarify the limitations of consumer protection where a firm is in another jurisdiction after the Complaints Commissioner criticised its handling of an EU-passported financial adviser from Cyprus and recommended it apologise to the investors at the heart of the complaint.
Best Practice | 11 Dec 17
UK financial services bans at post-crisis low
Just 18 people were handed prohibition orders from the Financial Conduct Authority in the year to 30 September 2017, down from its peak of 72 in 2010.
Best Practice | 8 Dec 17
Advice to take on new meaning in January
The UK regulator is to introduce a new definition of advice on 3 January 2018 in a move to bring it in line with the Mifid II definition.
Insurance broker Bluefin fined £4m
The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Bluefin Insurance Services for failing to inform customers about its independence in a way that was clear, fair and not misleading while it was owned by Axa UK.
Tax & Regulation | 4 Dec 17
Man arrested amid police and FCA probe into wealth firm
A boutique UK home counties wealth manager has become the focus of a joint investigation by the City of London Police and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).