Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

742 results about this entity

Period: 02 Sep 2004 - 26 Nov 2024

FSA to upgrade IT surveillance to combat insider trading

The UK's Financial Services Authority is tendering for a supplier to upgrade its Sabre IT system, which monitors trading activity in the City.

FSA appoints Deloitte to study cost of compliance

The UK's Financial Services Authority has appointed Deloitte to conduct research among regulated companies into the cost of compliance with financial regulation.

UK regulator warns of offshoring risks

The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned that shifting call centres and back office operations to offshore centres poses a serious risk to the watchdog's objectives of reducing financial crime and maintaining consumer protection and market confidence.

FSA faces withering attack over regulatory burden

The Financial Services Authority has been savaged by City business leaders in a brutal attack on the UK watchdog's "heavy-handed" compliance regime.

UK regulator warns of back office risks in OTC credit derivatives

The Financial Services Authority says that firms in the fast-growing OTC credit derivatives business are failing to keep their back office operational risk procedures up-to-speed with the latest market developments.

FSA consults on Basel II as banks weigh IT costs

The Financial Services Authority has issued a consultation paper on the European Union's Capital Requirements Directive for Basel II in an effort to aid firms as they prepare for extensive systems and risk management changes to comply with the new regulations.

FSA calls on financial services firms to improve IT security

Banks are failing to keep pace with IT security in the fight against fraud according to a report from the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA). The watchdog also warns that criminals are applying for jobs in financial services firms in order to gain access to sensitive customer data.

FSA to crack down on financial fraud risks

The Financial Services Authority is to step up its examination of bank anti-fraud safeguards in an effort to cut down on soaring levels of financial crime.

Electronic checks mooted under FSA proposals for relaxing customer ID rules

The UK's financial watchdog is proposing a relaxation of customer ID rules for anti-money laundering, including the acceptance of electronic verification checks.

Bank of Ireland fined for anti-money laundering breaches

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined the Bank of Ireland (BoI) £375,000 for failing to have in place systems to detect a series of high-risk, cash transactions worth approximately £2 million, in breach of anti-money laundering regulations.