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Financial Conduct Authority consults on restrictions on the retail distribution of regulatory capital instruments
One of our objectives is to ensure that consumers have the right degree of protection. ... However, while features between issues vary, these instruments can carry risks which many consumers may be unfamiliar with. -
Financial watchdog puts banks on alert in fight against money laundering via the Post Office
A series of measures designed to reduce the risk of money laundering via the Post Office have today been set out by the FCA. -
Occasional Paper No. 7: Stimulating Interest: Reminding savers to act when rates decrease
Reminders make a notable difference to switching behaviour in savings accounts around the time of interest rate decreases. -
FCA confirms rules for legacy use of synthetic LIBOR rates and no new use of US dollar LIBOR
FCA confirms it will allow temporary use of ‘synthetic’ sterling and yen LIBOR rates in all legacy LIBOR contracts, other than cleared derivatives, that have not been changed at or ahead of end-2021 -
FCA publishes its Business Plan for 2015/16 and announces details of new supervision and authorisation divisions
to look at how the mortgage market is working, in particular any barriers to competition and the ability of consumers to switch provider or access credit. ... to monitor developments in technology and how that affects firms and consumers, including a -
Occasional Paper No. 9: Two plus two makes five? Survey evidence that investors overvalue structured deposits
Consumers may struggle to evaluate complex financial products for a number of reasons. ... Behavioural economics can help understand the mistakes consumers make, how firms respond to these mistakes and how this affects competition. -
DP15/4: Developing General Insurance Add-ons Market Study – Remedies: Value Measures
We also conducted quantitative and qualitative consumer research, as well as a behavioural experiment. ... Experimental consumer research report (London Economics). radios. Yes. No. What can we do to improve pages like this? -
The Financial Conduct Authority outlines how it will regulate crowdfunding
Consumers need to be clear on what they’re getting into and what the risks of crowdfunding are. ... The FCA takes over regulation of consumer credit from the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in April 2014. -
FCA action delivers £80 million savings in fees for credit card customers
In recent years, the FCA has focused on reducing the risk of harm that flows from customers being in debt that they cannot afford to repay. Some key areas of work have included: Targeted supervisory work to mitigate the risks from poor culture and -
PS15/24: Whistleblowing in deposit-takers, PRA-designated investment firms and insurers
Whistleblowing is a topic of wide public concern, although the detail of this policy statement is unlikely to be of direct interest to consumers. ... we regulate, such as stockbrokers, mortgage brokers, insurance brokers, investment firms and consumer