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Asset managers ordered to improve liquidity frameworks
The FCA isremindinga "minority" of asset managers that they face regulatory intervention if they do not quickly remove their "serious gaps in managing liquidity risk".
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07 July 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
Motor and home insurers found wanting in run-up to Consumer Duty
The FCA has found motor insurers breaching its rules by offering less than fair market value to customers after write-offs.
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07 July 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
Banned pension transfer adviser agrees £850,000 compensation payment
A Birmingham-based financial adviser has been banned and required to pay most of his remaining assets in compensation after he tried to hide the goodwill value of his business and put it out of reach of the FCA.
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07 July 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
Plans announced for high-speed data tape on bonds trading - with equities likely to follow
The FCA is planning to set up high-speed reporting streams giving trading data on prices and volumes for bonds and equities.
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07 July 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
FCA fines fifth firm over cum-ex trading, as other investigations continue
The regulator has penalised its fifth firm in relation to cum-ex trading of Dutch and Belgian equities, and has ongoing investigations into other cases.
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17 July 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
FCA spotlights finfluencers in update of guidance for social media promotions
Firms using social media need to be sure that any influencers they use understand the products they are promoting.
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26 July 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
Credit Suisse incurs PRA's biggest fine, for record four breaches
The Swiss global investment bank has received the highest-ever penalty from the Prudential Regulation Authority, of £87,082,000, for a record four breaches of PRA Fundamental Rules.
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26 July 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
FCA sets out 14-point plan after banks accused of "measly" savings rates
The FCA is using the Consumer Duty to put pressure on firms to pass on interest rate increases to their savings account customers.
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01 August 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
Fund managers must review value assessments, as FCA identifies "outliers"
By Neasa MacErlean
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11 August 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
The 'Farago'
The NatWest bank chief's error wasa lapse of judgement quite unlike that of the former Barclays CEO who pursued a whistleblower, yet did not resign for this. Adam Samuelunpicks the legal and regulatory issues raised by the Nigel Farage bank account furore.
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31 August 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
The shackles re-applied: Quincecare duty back under lock and key
In the aftermath of the Court of Appeal's decision in Philipp v Barclays last year, we published an article entitled 'Quincecare unchained?'. In a much-awaited appeal, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously re-applied the manacles to the duty, writes Paul Brehony.
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31 August 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
Promotions regulation: a new frontier for cryptoassets
The Financial Conduct Authority is on a mission to tackle misleading advertisements for high-risk investments, with cryptoassets - a frequent offender - about to fall within its purview. But will the regulator have the resources to enforce the new restrictions? It has found imposing compliance on the contracts-for-difference market almost impossible, notes Adam Samuel.
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31 August 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
EU digital transformation in train
The European Commission has announced a significant upgrade to payments rules along with a new financial data access framework. Charlotte Hill and Daniel Hirschfield review the package of reforms as well as what it means for consumers, the payments industry and the financial sector more generally.
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31 August 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
FCA's largest cum-ex trading fine for reliance on elusive legal 'opinions'
Dependence on legal and tax opinions that were unseen and unreferred to by relevant staff, has contributed to ED&F Man's record penalty for generating fees from clients' tax fraud. In addition to taking one senior manager's word for the legitimacy of the trading strategy, the Compliance staff lacked the required expertise to oversee the business, reports Denis O'Connor.
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06 September 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
G20 crypto recommendations: regulatory splash or merely a ripple?
A high-level initiative for cross-border coordination in regulating unbacked cryptoassets has been hailed as a watershed. Much more detail, and the tackling of jurisdictional challenges, is still to come, says Nicola McKinney.
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07 September 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
On the brink of Open Banking and Finance
Open Banking and Open Finance look set to be far more revolutionary than the present low level of media coverage suggests. And firms that ignore these developments now could struggle to catch up later. Neasa MacErlean explores where we are going and what compliance officers need to do.
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07 September 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023
A step forward for consumer protection but proof is in the enforcement
Destined for greatness or unrealised potential? John Verwey and Sulaiman Malik provide an overview of the FCA's Consumer Duty and its implications for the UK financial system.
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07 September 2023
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Vol 36 No 1 - 07 July 2023