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Retirement | 7 Jan 16
FCA reports 13% drop in consumers accessing UK pension pots
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its latest quarterly data on how consumers accessed their pensions in the period from the beginning of July to the end of September 2015. The sample of firms in the survey covers an estimated 95% of defined contribution (DC) contract-based pension schemes. Please click on the pictures below to see the findings.
People Moves | 7 Jan 16
Hunt for new FCA chief wide open as acting CEO withdraws
The acting head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Tracey McDermott, has ruled herself out of taking on the job full-time, according to UK chancellor George Osborne.
People Moves | 4 Jan 16
McDermott seen as likely pick for top job at FCA
Tracey McDermott, acting chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, has emerged as the frontrunner to take the top job at the City regulator, according to a report in the Sunday Times.
WH Ireland expects “substantial fine” from FCA
UK wealth manager WH Ireland said it is likely to face “a substantial fine imposed by the FCA,” following a Financial Conduct Authority review.
Tax & Regulation | 15 Dec 15
Threadneedle fined £6m over Gersamia fraud case
Threadneedle Asset Management has been fined more than £6m by the FCA following an attempted fraudulent trade involving a former emerging market debt fund manager Vladimir Gersamia.