FCA
Tax & Regulation | 27 Apr 16
UK MPs query regulator over £74m financial adviser levy
The chairman of the UK’s Treasury select committee, Andrew Tyrie, has asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to explain how it will ensure levy payers are getting value for money.
Best Practice | 25 Apr 16
FCA issues 7 scam alerts on unregulated firms in a week
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has blacklisted a number of firms it believes are providing financial services without authorisation.
Tax & Regulation | 21 Apr 16
Bogus UK land bank ordered to pay £21m after losing appeal
A British land bank scam which sold investors small plots of land at hugely inflated prices has been ordered to pay its victims £21m ($30.1m, €26.5m) after losing a Supreme Court appeal which challenged an earlier ruling, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed.
Tax & Regulation | 19 Apr 16
FCA warns advisers against provider-paid for rugby matches
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned financial advisers in the UK to stop attending hospitality events such as rugby matches, often put on by investment firms looking to sell them products, as it may create conflicts of interest.
Tax & Regulation | 14 Apr 16
Fund fees fall by a fifth after RDR
Investors are now paying over a fifth less in annual fund fees as a result of the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to analysis by online investment platform rplan