The FCA has cancelled the Part 4A permission to carry out regulated business of West Yorkshire-based IFA McLean’s (FRN: 146450).

A focus on how the FCA can support early and high growth firms will form the cornerstone of the FCA’s strategy between 2025 and 2030, according to CEO Nikhil Rathi.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to shift to a more prudential-style of regulation to protect savers from systemic risk.

The FCA plans to give firms subject to enforcement investigations a 48 hour window to view the contents of any announcements before they are made public.

The number of whistleblowing reports rose by 15% (year-on-year) to 322 in the third quarter of this year.

The firm-facing requirements of the MiFID regulations are to be transferred into FCA Handbook rules next year.

The FCA’s upcoming advice guidance proposals will focus on helping consumers understand their choices around pensions, according to the regulator’s chief operating officer Emily Shepperd.

The FCA has published an indicative roadmap of key dates for the development and introduction of the UK’s crypto regime as new research revealed crypto ownership has risen 20%.

It’s no secret that the FCA has come in for flak over it’s naming and shaming enforcement plans and it’s no surprise it has decided to dilute them as a result. But should it be backing off?

The FCA has cancelled the Part 4A permission to carry out regulated business of Kent-based IFA The Pentagon Partnership (FRN: 627747).

Two individuals running a fake investment scam - which used clone websites and other methods to target investors - have been convicted by the FCA for their roles in a £1.5m fraud.

The FCA has given one of its strongest hints yet that reform of the Consumer Duty is on the way and what direction it might take.

The FCA has issued a warning notice that it is preparing to take action against high profile fund manager Crispin Odey for demonstrating a "lack of integrity."

The FCA has fined Kristo Käärmann, the CEO of Wise plc and senior manager of Wise Assets UK Ltd, £350,000 for breaching a senior manager conduct rule. 

MCI Global Investments Advisors Limited, which manages the Novus Black alternative investment fund, has entered Creditors’ Voluntary Liquidation.

Firms in the retail investments sector, which includes most financial advice firms, had one of the lowest levels of satisfaction with their relationship with the FCA.

The FCA has halted ISA business at crowd-funding platform Nextcrowd over concerns about potential “serious regulatory breaches.”

The FCA is interviewing 20 finfluencers under caution as part of a “targeted action” against illegal financial influencers.  

The FCA has launched an AI Lab to help the firms it regulates build and implement artificial intelligence solutions.

The Financial Conduct Authority is to review soaring insurance premiums for home and motor insurance and the practice in some markets of paying for insurance in instalments.