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November 29, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA investigating Artemis, Hargreave Hale, Newton, and River & Mercantile for IPO price collusion

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a statement of objections to four asset management firms: Artemis Investment Management LLP, Hargreave Hale Ltd, Newton Investment Management Limited, and River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP. The FCA believes the four firms may have broken competition law. The FCA alleges that the four firms shared information by…

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November 14, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Binary Options regulation in the UK to move to the FCA in 2018

Breaking Forex News... The UK financial regulator, the FCA, has announced that effective January 3, 2018, firms offering binary options in the UK will be regulated by the FCA, and will no longer be licensed by the Gambling Commission. The decision by the FCA ends a lengthy internal debate at the regulator, as well as…

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November 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Duff & Phelps statement on FCA investigation into CFM

The Liquidators of the Connaught Fund have made the following comments on the announcement this morning that the FCA has arrived at the conclusion of its investigation on the conduct of CFM and that as a consequence of censure, a further sum of up to £66m is to be distributed to investors in the Fund.…

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November 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA launches Wholesale Insurance Brokers Market Study

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a market study to assess how competition is working in the wholesale insurance broker sector. The FCA wants to ensure that the sector is working well, and fosters innovation and competition in the interests of its diverse range of clients. The London insurance market is one of…

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November 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA response to PSR’s paper on authorised push payment scams

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has contributed to the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) paper on Authorised Push Payment Scams. This follows the Which? super-complaint regarding safeguards in the market for push payments. In December 2016, the FCA committed to identify if there were any firm-specific or sector-wide issues in the way banks handle authorised push…

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November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA publishes Future Approach to Consumers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its ‘FCA Mission – Our Future Approach to Consumers’. The complete text of the announcement can be seen below: When the FCA launched its Mission, it committed to publishing a series of documents that would explain its approach to regulation in more depth. The FCA’s Approach to…

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October 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA statement on MiFID II inducements and research

The FCA informed that it welcomes the announcements made yesterday by the European Commission and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC) in relation to the MiFID II inducements and research reforms and their interaction with US regulation. Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive Officer at the FCA, said: I am grateful for the constructive conversations…

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October 26, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA reforms to enhance the effectiveness of UK primary markets

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today set out a package of measures designed to ensure that the UK’s primary capital markets remain effective. In 2015 the FCA committed to reviewing the effectiveness of the UK’s primary capital markets, and the regulatory framework governing them to ensure they continue effectively to serve issuers and investors.…

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