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Occasional Paper No. 34: Effects of the advice requirement and intermediation in the UK mortgage market
As part of the mortgages market study, the FCA wanted to understand the extent to which UK consumers might save money when buying a mortgage and to understand what may be driving some to buy more expensive mortgages. This Occasional Paper -
FCA proposes the next stage of support for consumer credit and overdraft customers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced proposals to ensure that firms provide tailored support for users of consumer credit and overdraft products who continue to face payment difficulties due to coronavirus (Covid-19). -
FCA statement on the Opinion of ESMA on our final rules for CFDs and CFD-like options
This notice sets out the FCA's reasons for acting contrary to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) Opinion of our national product intervention measures restricting how CFDs and CFD-like options are sold to retail -
Occasional Paper No. 48: Swing pricing and fragility in open-end mutual funds
Traditional pricing models for mutual funds penalize loyal investors and might even fuel panic sell-offs in times of stress. Do alternative pricing methods offer a solution? -
ICAP Europe Limited fined £14 million for significant failings in relation to LIBOR
emailing skewed suggestions to some Panel Banks as to where they believed the published JPY LIBOR rate would set for a particular day (known as "run-throughs"); and. -
FSA secures High Court victory against illegal land banking firm, Asset Land
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has won a key victory in the battle against unauthorised businesses after the High Court declared that David Banner-Eve, Stuart Cohen, Asset Land Investments Plc and Asset L.I. Inc. ran an illegal land bank by -
The Financial Conduct Authority consults on guidance to clarify the boundary between different investment advice models
point. In addition, the document provides guidance on the boundaries between a range of investment sales models and advice issued through different media, including social media. -
Insurance firms failing to consider value of the products and services provided to consumers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning General Insurance (GI) firms about manufacturing, sales and distribution approaches that can lead to customers purchasing inappropriate products, paying excessive prices or receiving poor service. -
FCA reminds asset managers of importance of meeting investors’ expectations
Fund managers have a responsibility to ensure that their funds are sold appropriately through third parties. -
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.