Treasury Committee
Ban NDAs in sexual harassment cases, MPs urge amid ‘shocking’ abuse in finance
Overwhelming majority of City professionals polled by FN say NDAs should not be used in instances of sexual assault
Treasury rejects MPs’ motion to treat crypto as gambling
The Commons’ Treasury Committee had 'strongly recommended' retail crypto trading be regulate as gambling
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FCA pledges to continue sexual harassment crackdown
'I would not want this committee to have any doubt about our resolve to be proactive in taking on these types of complicated cases,' FCA boss says as Odey grilling continues
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Treat crypto like gambling, says Treasury Committee
MPs warn against government plans to extend finance laws to crypto
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The Fintech Files: Meet TP ICAP’s crypto bosses, why Amundi doesn’t believe the hype
Fintech Files rounds up what's going on in fintech and crypto this week
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Bank of England: Digital pound ‘more likely than not’
Sir Jon Cunliffe says a UK digital pound now has a more than 50% chance of coming into existence
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The Fintech Files: Crypto cops assemble, Spreadsheet Phil hits the slopes
Fintech Files rounds up what's going on in fintech and crypto this week
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City minister kicks UK crypto laws into 2024 regulatory schedule
Andrew Griffith hinted at the scope of future regulation, saying that the UK's eventual crypto regulatory regime would likely be broader than EU rules
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The Fintech Files: FTX fallout, MPs make Binance squirm, and crypto sector full of ‘f****** sociopaths’
The collapse has already bruised the likes of BlackRock, VanEck and Sequoia Capital, and has seriously damaged the reputation of crypto in traditional finance circles
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Binance policy head tells MPs: ‘We didn’t cause FTX crisis’
It was not 'obvious' that Binance selling FTX's token would damage the exchange further, Daniel Trinder, Binance's vice-president of government affairs, tells lawmakers
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Harriett Baldwin wins race to chair Treasury committee
A total of 397 votes were cast, with Baldwin securing 204
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Lawmakers step up crypto scrutiny with second inquiry
Another parliamentary inquiry signals growing interest in crypto from Westminster
New FCA chair appointment sets up ‘uncomfortable’ talks with CEO Rathi
Appointment of Ashley Alder brings true regulatory experience and is a sign of an FCA more focussed on international issues than ever
MPs to up FCA oversight as regulators face Brexit pressure
As watchdogs take responsibility for EU rules, a new committee will monitor their progress
MPs warn UK’s post-Brexit overhaul to regulation could hit financial stability
The Treasury Committee urges the government to backtrack on plans to give watchdogs a remit to boost the City's international competitiveness
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UK firms unsettled over post-Brexit powers for City watchdogs: ‘Regulators are going to end up with a huge amount of power’
Parliament might not have capacity to scrutinise regulators say market participants
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Facebook and Google duck questions about earnings from scam ads
MPs wrote to the online giants to ask how they deal with finance scam ads
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UK lawmakers probe Facebook over Instagram’s stock picking ‘finfluencers’
The tense discussion between MP Alison Thewliss and Allison Lucas, Facebook's content policy director, highlights challenges posed by social media for financial regulators
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FCA defends hiring process following collapse of mini bond firm LCF
Chief executive Nikhil Rathi said he wanted to get things moving 'quickly'
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