Regulation

Regulation

FCA fines Towergate and former director for client and insurer money failing

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Towergate Underwriting Group Limited (Towergate) £2,632,000 for failings in relation to its protection of client and insurer money.

clock 13 July 2016 • 2 min read

Regulation

Ex-FCA chief exec Martin Wheatley nets £827k in final year

Total pay of £710k in previous financial year

clock 12 July 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

Openwork exceeds 3,000 advisers for the first time

Adviser network Openwork has exceeded 3,000 advisers across the group for the first time in its history despite a long-term decline in the number of advisers working in the UK market.

clock 12 July 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

Financial Services Consumer Panel reappoints Lewis as chair

Sue Lewis has been re-appointed for a further two and a half years as chair of the Financial Services Consumer Panel

clock 07 July 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

FCA adviser levy confirmed at £73.7m

Regulator will pass on savings

clock 30 June 2016 • 3 min read

Regulation

Osborne calms markets as FTSE 100 only down 0.8%; Gilt yields fall to 1% for first time ever

Futures markets had predicted 3% opening fall

clock 27 June 2016 • 3 min read

Regulation

FCA issues statement on UK financial regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority has issued a statement saying that the UK regulatory framework, which mostly derives from EU legislation will remain until future negotiations between the EU and UK.

clock 24 June 2016 • 1 min read

Regulation

Insurers respond to EU referendum result

Insurers are providing initial reactions to the news that the UK has voted to leave the EU.

clock 24 June 2016 • 2 min read

Regulation

Update: FTSE plunges 8% and gilt yields spike following Brexit vote

Asian markets fall

clock 24 June 2016 • 3 min read

Regulation

'Unscrupulous' claims management firms charged PPI victims £5bn in total

A Public Accounts Committee report released today has revealed that claims management companies charged victims of the PPI scandal £5bn out of compensation they ought to have received in total.

clock 16 May 2016 • 3 min read