The FCAs 100k social media bill
The City regulator has spent more than £100,000 on social media, clocking up its bill by training staff on Twitter and Facebook as well as monitoring and analysing online platforms.
The City regulator has spent more than £100,000 on social media, clocking up its bill by training staff on Twitter and Facebook as well as monitoring and analysing online platforms.
Wealth managers and other intermediaries are going to have to dig deep to pay an interim levy imposed by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) now the FCA has found yet another investment firm in default.
The FCA has outlined plans to speed up fund authorisations with measures to help the UK increase its competitiveness against offshore financial centres.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a thematic review into asset management as the industry reaches a “crossroad”.
Data on regulated firms – and a recent investigation – has gone missing because FCA staff have been victims of crime, the regulator has revealed.
Banks’ incentives will face increasing scrutiny and reviews as the City regulator looks to reform mis-selling rules, it has been claimed.
Barclays Bank has topped the Financial Conduct Authority’s list of most complained about firms, with Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and Santander UK following closely behind.
Barclays’ Hector Sants has taken three months’ leave because of stress.
The City regulator has revealed it will publish the details of on-going investigations, following on from its vow earlier this year to get tough on errant firms.
The FCA has completed the restructure of its supervision division with the hire of four directors that will head up key areas within it.
Crowdfunding has been basking in the spotlight this week, for both positive and not so positive reasons.
Mired in a compliance minefield, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) calls on the FCA to reduce the burden of RMAR reporting for the adviser community.