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FCA turns to science and music to protect public from loan fee fraud this Christmas
The FCA has launched the UK’s first official anti-fraud jingle in a bid to protect consumers against loan fee fraud over the Christmas period. -
High Court finds against illegal pension introducers, Avacade and others
Today the High Court ruled in favour of the FCA in a civil action against 2 firms and their directors who provided pension services to consumers without FCA authorisation. -
Retail Distribution Review six months in – how firms are implementing the RDR
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published an early review of how advisory firms have implemented some of the core aspects of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) months after its implementation. -
Occasional Paper No. 23: Full disclosure: a round-up of FCA experimental research into giving information
This paper describes the results of eight experiments into giving information carried out by the FCA. -
FSA and OFT publish guidance to firms designing new payment protection products
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have jointly published final guidance to help prevent the problems associated with Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) recurring in a new generation of products. -
TR13/1 - Motor Legal Expenses Insurance (MLEI) thematic project
We undertake thematic projects to assess current and future risks in relation to a particular issue or product. This may be across a number of firms, within a specific part of the sector, or at market level. -
FCA publishes the findings of its work into annuities sales practices and retirement income market
We want to see firms improving the way they communicate with their customers. ... and where some firms are failing to tell customers other providers may offer enhanced annuities for medical conditions that they do not underwrite. -
Financial Lives 2022 survey: insights on vulnerability and financial resilience relevant to the rising cost of living
The FCA presents early data, from its latest Financial Lives survey, on vulnerability and financial resilience, and insights into the financial positions of UK consumers in May 2022. This data contributes to the evidence base on the rising cost of -
Implementing MiFID II – multi-firm review of research unbundling reforms
Our rules to implement the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) II require asset managers to explicitly pay for third-party research, and brokers to price and provide research separately. These are the findings of our review on how -
Financial watchdog cracks down on problem firms and supports struggling borrowers
In the past year, the FCA has reduced harm to consumers and businesses by stopping 627 firms, that failed to meet the minimum standards, from operating.