FCA
PEOPLE MOVES: Pakistan, Old Mutual Wealth, Jupiter
The Panama Papers fallout continues with the prime minister of Pakistan resigning. Old Mutual Wealth has hired an investment specialist to support advisers, while Jupiter’s head of Middle East & Africa has left the company.
Tax & Regulation | 26 Jul 17
Banned IFA found guilty of forging clients’ signatures
A former financial adviser in the UK has been found guilty of forging his clients’ signatures on investment documents following a 10-week trial at Derby Crown Court.
Tax & Regulation | 26 Jul 17
Advisers and asset managers hit by FCA senior manager changes
Advice firms and asset managers will be brought under the FCA’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) from 2018, the watchdog has announced.
Tax & Regulation | 25 Jul 17
Firms late with Mifid paperwork need emergency plans, says FCA
Financial firms that have missed the deadline to submit crucial information for compliance with Mifid II rules must have contingency plans in place, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned.
Tax & Regulation | 25 Jul 17
Jailed ex-Schroders trader ordered to pay £350k to FCA
A UK judge has ruled the Financial Conduct Authority can claw back £350,000 ($455,837, €391,249) from a former Schroders fund manager convicted of insider dealing.