Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

742 results about this entity

Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 26 Nov 2024

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Digital Token Identifier Foundation joins FCA’s Digital Sandbox

The Digital Token Identifier Foundation (DTIF), created by Etrading Software (ETS) to provide ISO standard identifiers for digital assets based on open data principles, today announced they have joined the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Digital Sandbox.

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FCA writes to firms about the treatment of retained interest on customers’ cash balances

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today written to investment platforms and SIPP operators setting out its concerns on the way they deal with any interest earned on customers’ cash balances.

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FCA hampered by crypto skills shortage

A shortage of crypto skills meant the FCA took longer than planned to register crypto-asset firms under money laundering regulations in 2021, and it still finds it difficult to recruit and retain staff with these skills, acording to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO).

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FCA to reform financial advice guidance boundaries

More people could access advice or support to help make their money work harder under proposals set out today by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Government.

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UK financial regulators to assume direct oversight of critical technology suppliers

British banking regulators have proposed further checks on financial firms' reliance on third party technology companies.

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FCA sets out credit information market improvements

People will find their credit files better reflect their financial circumstances, under proposals announced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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FCA fines three money tansfer firms for breaking competition law

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today imposed fines on three money transfer firms after they admitted to fixing prices charged to consumers in Glasgow.

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FCA sets out greenwashing rules

The Financial Conduct Authority has moved to clamp down on greenwashing by putting in place sustainability disclosure requirements and an investment labels regime.

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FCA seeks feedback on data asymmetry between Big Tech and FS firms

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is calling for industry evidence on whether the data asymmetry between Big Tech and financial services firms could lead to the likes of Amazon and Google gaining entrenched market power in the FS sector.

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UK should tap open banking to take on card schemes - govt-commissioned review

The UK should use open banking to provide retailers with an alternative to card payments and to improve "clunky" P2P bank transfers, says a new government-commissioned review.

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FCA taps OneMarketData for market surveillance

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has picked OneMarketData for the provision of a new cloud-based market surveillance and visualisation system.

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FCA warns banks over APP fraud and poor treatment of victims

With authorised push payment fraud on the rise, the FCA says banks should strengthen anti-crime systems and must treat victims of fraud better.