Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

742 results about this entity

Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 26 Nov 2024

Consumer confidence in online banking 'fragile' - FSA

The majority of consumers (77%) would stop using Web banking services altogether if they were forced to foot the bill for online fraud, according to research commissioned by The Financial Services Authority (FSA) which is calling on banks to do more to educate customers about Internet security in order to stem losses.

FSA urges City firms to prepare for bird flu

The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to urge banks and businesses in the City to devise contingency plans to deal with a possible bird flu pandemic.

FSA urges firms to improve disaster recovery planning

The UK's largest financial insitutions have "highly resilient" IT systems that could recover critical functions quickly after a terrorist attack or natural disaster, but firms could still be at risk because too many back-up sites are located in London, says the Financial Services Authority.

FSA moves to cut red tape

Stung by criticism that it operates an overly prescriptive compliance regime, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published plans to reduce the cost and burden of regulations on UK firms.

UK's financial sector conducts disaster recovery drill

Britain's financial sector is conducting a market-wide business continuity test today that will assess firms' readiness for dealing with a major crisis such as a natural disaster or a terrorist attack.

FSA warns firms to step up MiFID preparations

The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) is urging banks and asset management companies to step up their preparations for the implementation of the European Union's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), which the watchdog says is now likely to come into force on 1 November 2007.

FSA warns of criminal gangs inside City banks

The UK's Financial Services Authority has repeated a warning that organised gangs of criminals are infiltrating British banks in order to carry out large-scale frauds.

City financial firms given priority access to telephone network

Large financial firms in the City of London are to be given access to priority telephone networks following the terrorist bombings on 7 July.

FSA to review trading transparency in the bond markets

The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a discussion paper to examine whether there is a need for greater pre- or post-trade price information in the secondary bond markets.

FSA hits out at MiFID cost burden

The head of the UK's Financial Services Authority has launched a stinging attack on the European Union's new investment services directive, which he claims will impose significant costs in return for questionable benefits.

City emergency prompted algorithmic shutdown

The London Stock Exchange ordered all market participants to switch off their algorithmic trading systems in an effort to relieve downward pressure on pricing following Thursday's bomb attacks in central London.

FSA fines Citigroup £13.9m for Eurobond trades

The UK's Financial Services Authority has fined Citigroup £13.9 million following its investigation into the bank's controversial trading in the European government bond and bond derivative markets last August.