Financial Conduct Authority
FCA confirms payments and digital finance boss
David Geale named permanent head of payments and digital finance
FCA prepares ‘multi-year’ review of trading firm capital rules
City regulator explores custom rules to boost market liquidity
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Staff troubles are behind us, FCA boss says
Nikhil Rathi praises colleagues after a tough period for the regulator
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‘Clutching at straws’: Executives say scrapping payments regulator won’t boost UK growth
‘When I was at the FCA, no one really knew what the PSR did’
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FCA fines London Metal Exchange £9.2m over 2022 nickel debacle
Penalty marks FCA’s first enforcement action against a UK exchange
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FCA calls banks and insurers in latest harassment crackdown
Watchdog wants to know more after a landmark survey into non-financial misconduct
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FCA harassment rules due ‘very shortly’ as City women demand tough action
The regulator’s bullying and abuse crackdown must not get drowned out by the backlash against diversity, top women in finance say
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FCA targets private markets firms with in-person visits: ‘Policymakers must think hard about regulation’
Public markets are suffering an IPO drought as private markets replace them and firms delist. The FCA is increasing its scrutiny of the sector in response
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FCA hits on ‘elevator pitch’ amid brand refresh
The markets watchdog is pressing ahead with a £90,000 project on how to articulate its value
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Wise CEO Käärmann fined £350,000 by FCA over tax issues
The boss of the London-listed fintech firm has been fined by the City watchdog
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Bankers guilty of harassment don’t have their pay docked, FCA finds
Those found guilty of abuse are ‘rarely’ hit in the pocket, according to the regulator
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FCA boss: We won’t ‘unnecessarily restrict’ private markets
Nikhil Rathi tells FN access to a ‘wide range of sources’ of finance is a good thing for business
FCA says ‘cultural issues’ remain in the City as harassment crackdown nears
Regulator to set out findings from review as financial services put on notice over non-financial misconduct
FCA review into chair was a ‘whitewash’ says whistleblower
The regulator found Ashley Alder violated its policies, but cleared him of wrongdoing. The whistleblower who raised the allegations says the FCA’s probe didn’t go far enough
FCA chair Ashley Alder cleared over whistleblower accusations
Ex-employees of the regulator alleged that Alder did not keep their identity confidential
FCA chair Ashley Alder accused of violating whistleblower confidentiality rules
The regulator requires firms to have rules in place to protect the identity of whistleblowers
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UK fund giants shun FCA’s ESG labels as second phase of SDR goes live
Abrdn, RLAM and Invesco are among the firms that have not yet applied the badges to their products
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BlackRock urges FCA to include corporate access in investment research overhaul
MiFID II changed the rules governing how brokers facilitate meetings between asset managers and company executives
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Boards struggle with FCA reports a year after Consumer Duty introduced
City firms are running out of time to produce landmark documents for the regulator
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FCA bolsters menopause benefits in well-being push
Regulator joins City institutions in offering more support for women suffering symptoms of the condition
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