FCA
Profiles & Comment | 2 Jun 14
FCA in circles over simplified advice
FCA chief Martin Wheatley has stressed the need to “square the circle of selling complex products to so-called unsophisticated investors”, but are we really any clearer on the shape of things to come?
Tax & Regulation | 23 May 14
FCA welcomes in new financial review body
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has welcomed in a new independent body aimed at restoring the damaged reputation of the financial services industry.
Tax & Regulation | 23 May 14
Barclays fined 26m for gold fixing failings
Barclays Bank’s reputation has taken another heavy blow this morning after the Financial Conduct Authority handed it a £26m fine for failing to manage conflicts of interest in relation to gold trading.
United Kingdom | 23 May 14
Financial adviser gets four years behind bars
A financial adviser who stole £130,000 in savings from vulnerable pensioners and widows has been jailed for three years.
Tax & Regulation | 2 May 14
Towergate could face fine over FCA investigation
Towergate could be fined by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over the potential mis-selling of two of its products, following discussions with the regulatory body.