FCA
Tax & Regulation | 26 Jan 16
Bank of England’s Bailey named FCA chief executive
The new chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been named as Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England’s deputy governor for prudential regulation and chief executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).
Tax & Regulation | 20 Jan 16
New UK exit fee cap to apply equally to work-based plans
The UK pensions minister Ros Altmann says the new powers handed to the Financial Conduct Authority to cap exit fees on savers seeking access to their pension pots will apply equally to occupational and work-based personal schemes.
Tax & Regulation | 19 Jan 16
Authorised UK firms hit with £363m FSCS levy
Firms authorised by the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will have to collectively pay £363m ($518m, €475m) to fund the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in 2016/17, an increase of 13.1% from £319m in 2015/16.
Tax & Regulation | 11 Jan 16
FCA mulls limited commission on some retail products
The Financial Conduct Authority is considering reintroducing limited commission payments for certain retail products.
Tax & Regulation | 11 Jan 16
OPINION: Situations vacant – chief executive, FCA
With the news that the FCA’s search for its next chief is ongoing, here’s our crack at what the job description might look like.