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05.10 / 14:13

Bank of England UK companies financial conduct authority Sky News Metro Bank Metro Bank urgent fundraise plans spark sharp sell-off

The bank said it continues to consider «how to best enhance its capital resources, with particular regard to the £350m senior non-preferred notes due in October 2025.

05.10 / 13:27

Bank of England UK companies financial conduct authority Sky News Metro Bank Regulators summon Metro Bank chiefs amid sell-off sparked by urgent capital raise - reports

The bank said it continues to consider «how to best enhance its capital resources, with particular regard to the £350m senior non-preferred notes due in October 2025.

04.10 / 14:11

regulation financial conduct authority FCA Woodford FCA confirms Link Fund Solutions investigation will be published if investors accept Woodford deal

Therese Chambers, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight at the FCA

04.10 / 10:25

IPO companies financial conduct authority London Q3 IPOs London IPOs drop to just five in Q3 2023

Of the five IPOs in Q3 2023, two listed on the main market, raising £346.5m in total, while the Alternative Investment Market had three admissions raising £13.3m.

02.10 / 14:21

regulation financial conduct authority FCA letter FCA raises concerns over platform fees in Dear CEO letter

The FCA said that fees and charges may not represent fair value, especially when looking at customers with different size investment pots.

02.10 / 08:12

regulation ICO Bank of England financial conduct authority FCA found to have breached GDPR rules - reports

The policy was signed off in 2016 by the office of then CEO and current governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey.

28.09 / 11:31

regulation financial conduct authority financial promotions FCA urges firms offering high-risk investments to retail investors to review promotion practices

The FCA said it expects firms offering RMMIs to retail clients to consider these examples and any changes they need to make to their practices to meet its expectations and improve consumer outcomes.

27.09 / 16:19

regulation financial conduct authority FCA Alternatives private markets valuations open FCA to open review of private markets valuations - reports

The moves comes as regulators have expressed anguish that higher debt financing costs and easy money being withdrawn could lead to a crisis in the private markets.

26.09 / 10:37

regulation listings financial conduct authority FCA FCA: Changes to listing rules will make UK 'market of choice'

Sarah Pritchard, executive director, markets and international at the FCA

25.09 / 14:09

regulation GameStop regulators financial conduct authority FCA ad FCA commissions cinema ad ahead of GameStop movie to dissuade 'hype' investing

The ad forms part of the FCA’s ongoing InvestSmart campaign, which launched in 2021 and is set to run for five years in total, is focused on raising newer investors’ awareness to high-risk investments.

25.09 / 10:33

regulation Financial Services financial conduct authority FCA PRA Diversity Financial FCA and PRA eye stricter rules for non-financial misconduct

'This guidance will help ensure firms can take decisive and appropriate action against employees for [non-financial misconduct].'

20.09 / 11:01

industry financial conduct authority Odey AM Odey Asset Management reports Crispin Odey accused of urging woman to downplay sexual misconduct to regulator - reports

This is the first time Crispin Odey (pictured) has admitted to sexual misconduct.

14.09 / 14:45

companies financial conduct authority Acquisition Castlefield sells ACD unit to Thesis Unit Trust Management

Under the deal, the two fund ranges run by ConBrio, comprising eight funds, will join Tutman’s 150 strategies for which Thesis acts as ACD.

13.09 / 14:19

fees BlackRock companies financial conduct authority Unit trusts/OEICs AJ Bell Consumer Duty pricing BlackRock tiered fund pricing structure divides opinion

'Active managers as yet have not truly grasped the nettle that the cost of investing in active funds is still too high.'

11.09 / 08:13

companies financial conduct authority FCA Link Fund Solutions Deal Woodford Woodford deal requires 'careful thought' from investors

The practice statement letter noted the FSCS had yet to make a determination regarding any potential compensation

05.09 / 07:43

M&A companies financial conduct authority pension stake Caledonia Investments to sell 7IM stake to Canadian pension for £255m

Rumours about Caledonia selling 7IM have been floating since early 2022.

31.08 / 07:57

regulation companies Financial Services Wealth managers financial conduct authority FCA Asset Managers wholesale NOT FCA provisionally opts not to involve CMA in wholesale data market review

The FCA argued it is the more appropriate body to remedy the issues of the wholesale data market

16.08 / 11:05

companies industry financial conduct authority Lansdowne Partners completes acquisition of CRUX Asset Management

Brian Heyworth, co-managing partner at Lansdowne Partners said the acquisition of CRUX has “significantly strengthened” the firm's UCITS offering.

15.08 / 07:45

regulation Banks financial conduct authority NatWest FCA begins investigation into bank's 'politically exposed persons' procedures

FCA examining how banks manage account of public figures, particularly politicians.

15.08 / 07:21

regulation Banks financial conduct authority NatWest reports FCA begins investigation into bank's 'politically exposed persons' procedures - reports

FCA examining how banks manage account of public figures, particularly politicians.

03.08 / 07:41

regulation Bank of England financial conduct authority Sky News FCA reports Treasury to appoint next chief of City regulators' complaints body - reports

City minister Andrew Griffith (pictured) is understood to have said that the independence of the position would be significantly enhanced by the fact that the new commissioner will be appointed by the government, rather than regulators themselves.

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