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2181. Statement on the Financial Conduct Authority’s enforcement investigation into issues relating to HBOS Reading

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      Published: 07/04/2017

      Last modified: 27/06/2019

      The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today announces that it is investigating events surrounding the discovery of misconduct within the Reading-based Impaired Assets team of Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS).

2182. FCA bans and fines two individuals for market abuse

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      Published: 07/04/2017

      Last modified: 07/04/2017

      The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned and imposed financial penalties on two former Worldspreads Limited (WSL) employees. WSL, which operated a spread betting business, collapsed in March 2012.    

2183. FCA proposes new rules for credit card firms to help millions of customers get out of persistent debt

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      Published: 03/04/2017

      Last modified: 11/01/2024

      The FCA is today proposing new rules to help customers who are in persistent credit card debt. This follows the FCA’s study of the UK credit card market, which found significant concerns about the scale, extent and nature of problem credit card

2184. FCA publishes near final rules on MiFID II and encourages firms to submit applications for MiFID II authorisation

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      Published: 31/03/2017

      Last modified: 31/03/2017

      The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published near final rules on the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II. These include changes to the trading of financial instruments including issues affecting

2185. Tesco to pay redress for market abuse

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      Published: 28/03/2017

      Last modified: 23/08/2017

      The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced in March that Tesco plc and Tesco Stores Limited (Tesco) have agreed that they committed market abuse in relation to a trading update published on 29 August 2014, which gave a false or misleading

2186. New Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Smaller Business Practitioner Panel announced

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      Published: 23/03/2017

      Last modified: 23/03/2017

      The Financial Conduct Authority Chairman, John Griffith-Jones, has today announced the appointment of a new Chair for the FCA’s independent Smaller Business Practitioner Panel.

2187. Nick Stace appointed as Non-Executive Director

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      Published: 21/03/2017

      Last modified: 21/03/2017

      The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today confirmed the appointment of Nick Stace as a Non-Executive Director to its board.

2188. David Geale discusses competition and innovation on FinTech Insider

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      Published: 17/03/2017

      Last modified: 27/06/2019

      David Geale, our Director of Policy, spoke to the FinTech Insider podcast about our work to promote competition and innovation through Project Innovate.

2189. FCA publishes update to pension redress methodology

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      Published: 10/03/2017

      Last modified: 10/03/2017

      The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced proposals for updating the methodology used to calculate the redress owed to consumers who were given unsuitable advice to transfer out of a defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.

2190. Financial regulators of Japan and UK announce Exchange of Letters on Co-operation Framework to support innovative FinTech companies

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      Published: 09/03/2017

      Last modified: 09/03/2017

      The Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have exchanged letters on a Co-operation Framework to support innovative FinTech companies.