If those ‘regulatory barriers’ can be so easily torn down, it begs the question, why were they...
Tag archive for: FCA

“Treasury committee asks whether Lifetime Isas are fit for purpose”
ISAs have been simplified, believe it or not, over the years. You can now mix cash and stocks and...
“Half of industry rejects shift to four-day work week”
The supposed move to a four day week has been much trailed and many a firm in many an industry has...
“‘AI could mean advisers can take on 500 clients'”
The ‘optimum’ number of clients which an adviser can effectively look after is much discussed at...
“FOS complaints surge by more than 40% in first half of 2024”
Robbie Williams hit the rock bottom of depression because of the one or two (in the Daily Mail and...
“Industry reacts as FCA probes 20 social media influencers”
‘Influencers’ are a big thing these days. Build yourself a following on social meed-ja (or be a...
“FCA: ‘We’re not against small firms’”
We’ve always been a small firm, even when we thought we were big, as the official classification...
“FCA fines Starling Bank £29m over financial sanctions screening”
All of us at pretty much whatever level have to complete anti-money laundering (AML) training and...
“FCA fines PwC £15mn for failing to disclose suspected fraud at LCF”
The collapse of London Capital reflects badly on the whole of financial services and particularly...
“FCA to launch protection commissions probe over competition concerns”
How could a review into the evils of commission paid to those who sell life insurance be a bad...
“FCA announces plan to reduce regulatory burden on financial services firms”
Our regulator’s latest initiative is to reduce the amount of regulation. It’s become apparent that...
“The journey towards hyper-personalisation in financial advice”
No, me neither. ‘Hyper Personalisation’ sounds like the financial advice equivalent of, not just a...
“Is the AI hype machine losing steam?”
Many of the reviving rises in stock markets, particularly in the US in the last year or so have...
“FCA plan to publicise investigations sparks industry concerns”
Of course everyone wants to make sure that any financial services companies likely to cause...
“Simon Evan-Cook: FCA must wake up to consolidation damage”
This is where I can don my ‘been around the block, seen it all before’ mantle. What’s happening in...