Financial Conduct Authority

Financial Conduct Authority To Implement Stricter Rules In Spread-Betting

An investigation on spread-betting revealed that 82% of users lost money. In response, the Financial Conduct Authority proposed for stricter rules for the industry.

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FCA Bans Weaving Capital founder Peterson From U.K. Finance Industry As Closure to a Big Scandal

The Financial Conduct Authority banned Weaving Capital (UK) Ltd. Founder Magnus Peterson from working in the financial industry as part of a closure in one of the biggest scandals in the country.

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Financial Conduct Authority Wasted £3.2m Tax Money on a Deal with Oracle for a Software Never Used

City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority wasted £3.2 million of taxpayers' money on a deal with Oracle for software that was never used. FCA officials admitted that the agency only required £1 million for a software they needed. But according to reports from This Is Money, the FCA paid a total of £4.2 million for a deal with San Francisco-based tech giant Oracle.

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Tighter regulations await crowdfunding sector in UK to facilitate transparency and investor protection

The loan-based crowdfuning sector of the UK will be subject to stricter regulations by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority to safeguard the interests of investors and make it more transparent, the Yorkshire Post reported.

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Crowdfunders, P2P lenders squabble over online fundraising definition

UK Crowdfunding Association (UKCFA) Chair Julia Groves called out Christine Farnish of the Peer-to-Peer Finance Association regarding the latter's insistence that the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) definition of online crowdfunding was misleading.

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Lloyds Banking Group conducts internal inquiry

An internal inquiry is to be conducted by Lloyds Banking Group as to its foreign currency trading operations after being advised by the Financial Conduct Authority to review its processes and report irregularities.

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Former JP Morgan executive to clear name in London Whale scandal

Achilles Macris, former CIO of JPMorgan, said he was denied due process for he was denied the opportunity to respond to the allegations.

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Barclays called reckless by the Financial Conduct Authority

In a finding by the Financial Conduct Authority, Barclays payments to investors post-2008 without proper disclosure was called reckless.

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Aberdeen Asset Management receives a GBP7.2 million fine from city regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) fined Aberdeen Asset Management GBP7.2 million for not

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Financial Conduct Authority Orders Trading Bans on Certain Shares

The FCA orders trading bans on three Portuguese firms due to market volatility.

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