Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

742 results about this entity

Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 26 Nov 2024

FSA chides financial institutions for data security lapses

The Financial Services Authority has warned UK institutions to improve their data security practices after a review of systems and controls at 39 firms uncovered slipshod practices at banks, building societies, insurance companies and financial advisers.

HSBC customer data lost in transit

HSBC says a computer disc containing the confidential personal details of around 370,000 UK life assurance customers has gone missing.

FSA warns on rogue trader risks

The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) is calling on City banks to tighten up systems and controls in order to prevent a repeat of the rogue trading scandal at French bank Société Générale.

FSA to introduce call recording regulations

UK financial institutions will soon have to record and store telephone conversations and electronic communications relating to client orders under new regulations to be introduced by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

Turquoise hires former LSE compliance manager Werner

Bank-backed equities trading venue Turquoise has added Ian Werner - a former compliance and investigations manager at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) - to its senior management team.

Watchdog to probe insurance comparison sites

The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) is set to review the regulation of insurance comparison sites amid concerns that current rules do not adequately protect customers.

FSA fines Norwich Union Life £1.26m for slack security

The UK's Financial Services Authority has fined insurer Norwich Union £1.26 million for failing to protect confidential customer data - including bank account information - from fraudsters.

FSA warns on misleading Internet advertising

One in four promotional Web sites operated by financial services firms fail to present information in a "fair, clear and not misleading way", says the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) following a review of advertising on investment sites.

Icap to apply for exchange status

Interdealer broker Icap has disclosed plans to establish an exchange-based business in Europe and says it has applied to the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) for the status of a regulated market under the EU's new Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).

FSA approves Deutsche Börse MiFID trade reporting service; Boat readies for launch

Deutsche Börse has been granted "Trade Data Monitor" (TDM) status by the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) for its MiFID OTC post-trade transparency service.

Reuters outsources global IT ops to Fujitsu

UK news and information group Reuters is outsourcing its internal IT infrastructure to Fujitsu Services under a ten year deal worth around £500 million.

ICE to establish London clearing house

US market operator IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has disclosed plans to terminate its existing clearing agreements with LCH.Clearnet and establish its own clearing operation in London.