The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was created in 2013, taking over from the Financial Services Authority to regulate financial services, firms and markets so that consumers are treated fairly. Here’s everything you need to know about the FCA. What is the Financial Conduct Authority? The Fi...
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Date:12 June 2024 UK Policy and Regulatory Alert By:Courtney J. Hunter,Michael E. Ruck,Jordan Hawthorne In 2022, for the first time, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published athree-year strategysetting out three key themes for promoting positive change, namely: (1) reduc...
Additionally, if individuals are unsure as to whether they have spotted a scan, the Action Fraudwebsiteand the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)warning listare great resources. Both of these websites provide thorough guides to identifying any new scams that may be in circulation. Next steps ...
The scams are known as pension liberation schemes, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regularly issues warnings and alerts about them. Indeed, one leading pensions provider says that cold callers are targeting people aged over 50, and around one in eight retirement savers has been contacted...
The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) new Consumer Duty regulation came into effect on 31 July 2023. Consumer Duty is an advance on the previous concept of 'treating customers fairly', which sets higher and clearer standards of consumer protection across financial services and requires all firms...
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is the New Zealand government agency responsible for enforcing securities, financial reporting and company law as they apply to financial services and securities markets. We also regulate securities exchanges, financial advisers and brokers, auditors, trustees and iss...
Financial firms advertising on Google will be required to demonstrate they are authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or qualify for an exemption. The Google Ads Financial Products and Services policy will be updated from 30 August to introduce this new certification requirement for fina...
Having witnessed the two most notorious crypto scams that occurred in South Africa as well as the mounting interest of people in cryptocurrency, the FSCA (Financial Sector Conduct Authority), financial surveillance entity, and the prudential authority will chart out the latest regulations in...
Financial Conduct Authority- As an independent financial regulatory body of the U.K., the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulates the conduct for 59,000 financial firms and markets in the U.K. For over 18,000 firms, it’s also the regulator. The FCA aims to make markets work well fo...