FCA prepares fresh probe into bankers’ WhatsApp use
FN reveals that the FCA asked a host of City firms how they are tracking staff messages, with another review now imminent
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US WhatsApp crackdown spreads to global banking regulators
Watchdogs across the EU and Asia tell FN they have an eye on bankers’ off-channel communication after billions in US fines
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HSBC blocks texts on staff mobiles
Bank is the latest to get ahead of regulatory probes into unauthorised messaging
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SEC nears settlement with financial services firms over WhatsApp
The latest settlement is likely to see firms finalising deals that would include an admission of wrongdoing and commitment to fixing the issues
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Inside the City’s uphill battle to monitor staff messages
Banks are making new hires and changing their policies, but unauthorised messages are still flying around
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City firms ramp up compliance spend to monitor messaging apps
The majority of banks and brokerage firms are now monitoring channels like WhatsApp
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Wall Street watchdog scrutinises banks over traders’ private texts and emails
Regulators zone in on banks' oversight of staff messages
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Legal group says it’s days away from suing Boris government over ‘unlawful’ WhatsApp use for official business
The government should align its surveillance policies with that of UK banks, says Cori Crider, a director of the campaigning law group Foxglove
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Linklaters and former lawyer to face sexual harassment claims at tribunal next month
The firm failed in its attempt to strike out the claim
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FCA to City: Use of WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram at work is ‘suspicious’
The FCA is keeping a close eye on City workers' use of unauthorised messaging apps
Ex-law firm staffer banned over WhatsApp sexual harassment
The former staff member at law firm DWF harassed a junior colleague with sexually explicit messages
Signal sees ‘record pace’ of new users as WhatsApp goes ahead with controversial privacy update
A new set of terms and conditions from WhatsApp are set to come into effect on 15 May despite backlash
Fidelity International turns to new surveillance tech to track staff communications
The company says the tech will enable ‘our ability to identify, stop and prevent adverse behaviours’ among regulated staff
Banks rush to spy on traders’ Signal chats amid WhatsApp exodus
Surveillance firms are luring in bank clients to track Signal in what is becoming a perpetual whack-a-mole game between City workers and their compliance teams
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