Three more payday lenders enter administration
Some of the UK’s best-known payday lenders have become insolvent in recent months, and if any more evidence is required of exactly [...]
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12, 2019
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12, 2019
FCA highlights improvements to the regulatory reporting system
In July 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) commenced a user survey to seek feedback from firms on the Gabriel data reporting [...]
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12, 2019
Last minute rush for Help To Buy ISAs
As of November 30, it is no longer possible to open a new Help To Buy ISA, which was introduced by the [...]
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12, 2019
ONS reveals large increase in household debt
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published new data showing that average household financial debt has risen by 11% in two [...]
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12, 2019
FCA calls on firms to improve their operational resilience
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called on authorised firms to examine their ‘operational resilience’ and to make changes and improvements to [...]
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12, 2019
SM&CR is finally here
With the exception of a few niche areas such as benchmark administration, December 9 2019 was the date from which the Senior [...]
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12, 2019
What the election result means for financial services
Boris Johnson and the Conservatives can look forward to another five years in government after winning the General Election with a majority [...]
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12, 2019
Guarantor lender admits it has been asked by FCA to make improvements
As reported in The Times and other publications, one of the UK’s guarantor lenders has admitted that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) [...]
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12, 2019
FCA issues new guidance on insurance distribution
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked insurance advisers and brokers to be mindful of whether a policy provides significant added value [...]
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12, 2019
FCA bans promotion of mini-bonds to retail investors
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken steps to prevent firms promoting speculative mini-bonds to ordinary retail consumers. It wants to take [...]