Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

742 results about this entity

Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 26 Nov 2024

UK bird flu tests expose contingency planning weaknesses

UK banks are being forced to re-evaluate contingency strategies to ensure businesses remain open in the event of a bird flu epidemic after a planning exercise organised by UK regulators found that increased staff absences could lead to branch closures and empty cash machines.

Detica wins FSA market abuse contract

UK business and technology group Detica has signed a letter of intent with the Financial Services Authority to build a new market abuse intelligence system.

Phishing figures worry FSA

The UK financial services sector has experienced an 8000% increase in online phishing scams in the past two years, according to figures presented by the Financial Services Authority.

Lords committee to grill financial organisations on customer data security

As part of an inquiry into personal Internet security, the UK's House of Lords will next week hear evidence from Apacs, The Financial Services Authority (FSA), Visa and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RSA) on policies that are in place to protect consumers from ID theft.

FSA ditches XBRL

The UK's Financial Services Authority has stated that it will not be introducing the eXtensible business reporting language (XBRL) format for filing of financial and regulatory returns.

MiFID to cost UK firms £1bn, says FSA

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) says implementation of the European Union's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) could cost the UK's financial services industry up to £1 billion.

FSA reforms conduct of business rules

The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued recommendations for reforming its rules on conduct of business (CoB) in anticipation of the introduction of the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) next year.

US, European regulators meet to discuss Euronext/Nyse merger

US and European regulators have been meeting to discuss the planned merger between New York Stock Exchange (Nyse) and Euronext and have said that the trans-Atlantic tie-up would not result in any regulatory changes to either market.

FSA warns credit derivative dealers

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned investment banks and hedge funds to sort out operational efficiencies in the credit derivatives markets and improve the way they handle corporate data or face penalties.

Eurex Clearing sets sight on UK market

Deutsche Börse's clearing subsidiary Eurex Clearing has applied to UK financial regulators for permission to operate in London.

City to test bird flu contingency planning

London's financial district is to conduct a market-wide business continuity test to assess firms' readiness for dealing with an avian flu pandemic.

UK government to legislate to protect LSE

The UK goverment is introducing legislation to protect the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and its listings from disproportionate overseas regulation if the market operator is taken over by a foreign company.