All news on the topic: Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

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UK regulator accused of "rushing" £9.1bn car finance compensation scheme
The UK’s financial regulator has been accused of rushing the car finance scandal redress scheme, as millions of drivers continue to wait for compensation.
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Vantage’s UK licence under scrutiny as offshore trading empire targets British consumers
For an office housing one of the world’s largest online trading brokers, Vantage UK’s London HQ is surprisingly small. The UK brand has just 11 employees, barely filling half of the desks in its newly refurbished workspace.
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"Mumfluencers" lured followers into offshore trading platform where 90% of positions lost money
Arriving home from the school run, Lauren opened her laptop to the zigzagging graphs and flashing prices of her favourite trading platform.
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Millions of UK crypto holders urged to review tax records before HMRC reporting crackdown
Anyone who has ever owned cryptocurrency is being urged to review their tax records ahead of new reporting rules coming into force next year.
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Coinbase ramped up lobbying at the heart of UK government ahead of crypto rules
Coinbase has been cosying up to the ministers and mandarins behind the UK’s upcoming crypto policy – and is already reaping the rewards
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Britain’s biggest used car supermarket accused of selling faulty vehicles as customers fight for refunds
It claims to be Britain’s biggest secondhand car supermarket, promising customers the “perfect car without breaking the bank”.
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British banks block crypto payments despite UK push to become digital asset hub
The UK’s crypto sector is launching an effort to convince British banks to lift bans on transfers to crypto exchanges. Crypto exchanges are heading for a “firm and proportionate” regulatory framework with rules that come into force next year – banks are not fans of their decentralised rivals.
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£7.5bn motor finance scandal sees millions owed payouts as FCA unveils compensation plan
Compensation payouts are due on around 12.1 million unfair motor finance deals, at an average of £829 each, the financial watchdog has said as it unveiled the final plans for its redress scheme.
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Crispin Odey admits groping and “flirtatious” behaviour as harassment case unfolds in court
Hedge fund tycoon Crispin Odey took the stand at the High Court in his case against the City watchdog, as he faced questions over his alleged behavior toward young female employees at his eponymous hedge fund.
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Crispin Odey slashed own pay by 40% amid scandal as FCA steps in and questions leniency
Crispin Odey saw a 40% reduction in a key portion of his pay over sexual misconduct allegations by female staff at his hedge fund, but only after intervention from the UK regulator, a court has heard.
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“Soft touch” regulator: financial crime fines collapse from £567m to £124m
The value of fines issued by the UK’s financial regulator has dropped to "pitiful" levels, undermining the country’s fight against economic crime, new analysis shows.
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Sanctioned money-laundering suspect Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova runs UK-licensed fintech Sends despite billion-hryvnia criminal case in Ukraine
Even as criminal proceedings are launched against Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova in Ukraine and the National Security and Defense Council imposes personal sanctions on her, her company Smartflow Payments Limited, operating under the Sends brand, continues to function legally in the UK with authorization from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Blacklisted Russian banker Nikolay Kosov amassed UK assets using opaque offshore network
A Russian oligarch praised by Vladimir Putin has accumulated a UK property portfolio under the cover of secretive offshore trusts, The Ferret can reveal.
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FCA unveils £8.2bn redress scheme for unfair car loans affecting 14 million consumers
Millions of consumers could be eligible for £700 payouts after the City watchdog outlined compensation plans for the car finance scandal.
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Fernwood Financial customers freed from debt as lender goes bust
It seems like a dream come true: obtaining a loan that you never have to repay.
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Meta delays: Instagram and Facebook remove fraudulent financial content within up to six weeks
FCA says Instagram and Facebook owner takes up to six weeks to act on warnings about finfluencer posts
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Former Barclays CEO prepares for explosive trial over City regulator’s allegations of ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Court papers seen by the Guardian mean Jes Staley’s appeal against FCA ruling will demand answers on links to sex offender.
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Patrick Graham Cann’s scam revealed
The offshore broker Alchemy Markets, a member of the Alchemy Group that also includes the FCA-regulated Alchemy Prime and the Vanuatu-based FXPIG, was forewarned about by the Spanish watchdog CNMV last year.
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Firtash’s associate Denys Horbunenko laundered money of Russian oligarchs through the Dzing payment system
Russian oligarchs are laundering money through the fintech company Dzing, which is linked to Putin’s “wallet” Arkadiy Rotenberg and has been caught in fraud.
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Scandalous Ukrainian banker Denys Horbunenko, linked to fugitive oligarch Firtash, is trying to clean up his ties to Russia
The controversial banker Denys Horbunenko, who has been in the spotlight for his ties to oligarch Dmytro Firtash, has taken active steps to remove references to his ties to Russia from the web.
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Scandalous Ukrainian ex-banker Denys Horbunenko found to be linked to Russia
Denys Horbunenko, the former chairman of the board of the notorious Rodovid Bank, is linked to the fintech company Dzing, which was recently subject to restrictions by the UK authorities over suspected fraud.