Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

746 results about this entity

Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 19 Dec 2024

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FCA offers apologies and compensation to Collateral investors

The FCA has called for people who may have invested in fraudulent peer-to-peer firm Collateral to come forward to the regulator so they can receive an apology.

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FCA sets out plans to simplify the information supplied to investors

The FCA has set out plans to simplify the information supplied to investors to boost confidence and drive investment.

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FCA consults on new private stock market

Proposals for a new platform – The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) – where shares in private companies will be bought and sold have been set out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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FCA takes next steps in developing regulated crypto regime

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has set out its latest steps to improve the integrity of the UK's crypto market.

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NextGen: AI: Finding the right strategies to overcome AI limitations

The first afternoon panel discussed three of the major discussion points when it comes to AI: data, culture, and skills.

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FCA fines Macquarie Bank for fictitious trades

The FCA has fined the London branch of Macquarie Bank £13 million for "serious failings" that allowed one of its employees to record over 400 fictitious trades.

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MPs launch excoriating attack on the FCA

An All Party Parliamentary Group (APGG) of UK MPs have branded the FCA as 'incompetent at best, dishonest at worst', in a hard-hitting report that calls for wholesale reforms at the financial watchdog.

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Crypto ownership continues to rise in the UK

More than one in ten Brits now own cryptocurrency, according to research from the Financial Conduct Authority.

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NextGen: AI – Join Finextra in London next week

Join us in London on 26 November to explore the current AI challenges, opportunities, and the future of AI in financial services.

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AI adoption in UK FS sector grows but understanding lags

Three quarters of financial services firms in the UK are already using artificial intelligence, yet nearly half of these users have only a "partial understanding" of the AI they are deploying, according to a Bank of England and FCA survey.

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Revolut scores UK trading licence

Revolut has been granted a trading licence by the Financial Conduct Authority, paving the way for the fintech to start offering UK-listed stocks.

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UK financial watchdogs set out new rules for overseeing critical third party tech providers

UK financial regulators have confirmed new rules to bolster the resilience of technology and other third parties providing key services to financial firms.