FCA
Tavistock liquidates Standard Financial
UK-based private investment firm Tavistock Investments has placed Standard Financial Group (SFG) and its trading subsidiaries Financial Ltd (FL) and Investments Ltd (IL) into liquidation.
AILO slates claim int’l life companies complicit in UCIS sales
The Association of International Life Offices (AILO) has criticised a claim that life companies are complicit in the distribution of unregulated investment schemes.
United Kingdom | 16 Oct 15
FCA bans former UBS rogue trader Adoboli
The Financial Conduct Authority has banned Kweku Mawuli Adoboli, the former UBS trader who unauthorised trading caused the Swiss bank to lose $2.25bn, from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity.
Tax & Regulation | 15 Oct 15
FCA announces make up of advice review advisory panel
The Financial Conduct Authority has released the names of the members of the external, expert advisory panel that will assist in the Financial Advice Market Review.
Tax & Regulation | 15 Oct 15
Sale of unregulated schemes now ‘pandemic’ in expat markets
Unregulated collective investment schemes are increasingly being sold to retail investors in some expat markets since the FCA banned their sale in the UK last year, an advice firm has warned.