A protest rally being held by campaign group Transparency Task Force is to be held outside of the Financial Conduct Authority’s headquarters in Stratford from 12:30 today.

The Financial Conduct Authority is changing its enforcement approach as it aims to act faster and with more transparency.

The FCA’s anti money-laundering department has urged professional bodies to improve their anti-money laundering efforts after it reported ineffective supervision.

FCA chair Ashley Alder has been cleared of wrongdoing against two whistleblowers who alleged he had failed to keep their names confidential.

Investment trusts can choose to opt out of the requirements of PRIIPs Regulation and associated technical standards until new legislation comes into force, the FCA said in a statement today.

Wealth manager City & Merchant Limited (FRN 154182), which had trading restrictions imposed on it by the FCA in June, has gone into liquidation.

The FCA has cancelled the regulatory permission of Hull-based claims management firm Claims Direct Yorkshire Ltd (FRN 836352).

The FCA has called on advisers and providers to think beyond email messages to boost pension engagement with consumers.

The FCA has charged the first individual with running a network of illegal crypto ATMs.

A third of the workforce (33%) at the Financial Conduct Authority were from an ethnic minority in 2023-24, according to new employment data from the regulator.

The FCA has given firms four more months time to comply with its newSustainability Disclosure Requirements' regime and new investment label rules.

The FCA says standards of regulatory practice among appointed representatives (ARs) are improving but there is “more to do.”

The FCA has banned four financial advisers, three provisionally, over “reckless” pension transfer advice which has so far cost £13.4m in compensation payments.

A deal to sell off failed IFA Nexus Independent Financial Advisers (FRN 584769) of Fareham, Hants, has taken far longer than expected and the sale price has been cut substantially.

A wealth manager and Financial Planner firm, Facet Investment Management Limited, has gone into administration.

Nearly three in 10 Financial Planners (28%) surveyed in an exclusive poll for Financial Planning Today say they have cut the number of clients they serve as a result of the Consumer Duty.

The FCA’s head of supervision Nick Hulme will lead a Consumer Duty Alliance event this autumn aimed at highlighting the problems faced by smaller advice firms.

The FCA has cancelled the Part 4A permissions of Manchester-based claims management company Domum Ltd (FRN 831104) after concluding that it was carrying on no regulated activity.

The FCA has released the ESG labels to be used by fund managers and other authorised firms that market sustainable investment products.

The average salary at the FCA has risen by an average of 4.8% this year to £71,290, with some younger staff members receiving an 11.2% increase.