FCA

Tax & Regulation | 2 Nov 16

Mark Lyttleton, a former fund manager at BlackRock, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two counts of insider trading and will be sentenced on 21 December, the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed.

Property | 1 Nov 16

Six of the eight men found guilty last year of a UK property fund scam, which defrauded investors of around £4.3m ($5.24m, €4.78m), have been banned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity in the industry.

Best Practice | 26 Oct 16

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has begun a consultation with the finance industry to identify which areas of regulation it should focus its resources on in the future.

Tax & Regulation | 25 Oct 16

Two UK company directors, who were convicted for giving clients bad advice to invest in fraudulent property investment scheme Arck LLP, have now been banned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Best Practice | 7 Oct 16

More than three quarters of advisers in the UK support the introduction of a risk-based Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy, according to a new survey from platform provider AJ Bell.