MPs on the influential Treasury Committee have today called on the FCA to explain its role in the shock departures of the Financial Ombudsman CEO and chair over the past few days.

The FCA has cancelled the part 4A regulatory permission of Northamptonshire-based firm Nectar Wealth Limited (FRN 800673).

The FCA has cancelled the Part 4A permission of Scottish firm Retirement & Investment Solutions Limited (FRN 533079) because it said it considers that the firm is carrying on no regulated activity.

Latest data from the FCA published today has revealed that nearly 20,000 financial promotions were pulled or amended in 2024 following intervention from the regulator - almost double the level seen in 2023.

The FCA has ruled out compensation or launching a criminal investigation into the £46m collapse of Blackmore Bonds despite complaints from investors.

The House of Lords has called on the FCA to halt its plans to push forward with 'naming and shaming' firms facing investigations.

The FCA says the standards of claims management companies (CMCs) are improving but there are areas where firms are not meeting its expectations.

The FCA’s ban on contingent charging introduced in 2020 led to a dramatic fall in the number of DB transfers, but had little impact on fees, the regulator said.

The FCA has secured a confiscation order of £586,711 against Mohammed Zina, a convicted insider dealer.

MPs and members of the House of Lords have today criticised FCA chief executive Nikhil Rathi for his ‘unconstructive’ response to their report published in October which branded the regulator ‘incompetent.’

The FCA has won a Confiscation Order of £5,963,376 against convicted investment scammer Guy Flintham.

The Financial Conduct Authority has published proposals today which would pave the way for a new generation of smaller corporate bond issues aimed at retail investors and wealth managers. 

For the first time the FCA is to survey all regulated firms for its annual Practitioner Panel joint survey.

The FCA has fined investment provider Infinox Capital Limited £99,200 for failing to submit 46,053 transaction reports.

Ipswich financial advice firm CN Wealth (FRN: 618268) has had its permissions revoked by the FCA.

The FCA has stopped Arthur Temlett, trading as Abacus Insurance Consultants (FRN 118204), from carrying out regulated activities, including acting as an insurance broker, after it appeared that premiums from clients were not being passed on to insurers. 

Yorkshire solicitors Lupton Fawcett LLP has settled a High Court claim brought by the FCA and apologised for the firm's involvement in an unlawful and unauthorised care home investment scheme which saw investors lose £57m.

The FCA is to retire its British Steel Pension Scheme redress calculator which has been used to provide an assessment of client losses incurred due to poor advice.

The FCA has reiterated its warning to investors - first issued in 2021 - about 'clone' scammers trying to impersonate savings bank Marcus by Goldman Sachs.

The FCA has received more than 630 applications from entrepreneurs to its Regulatory Sandbox initiative since it was launched in August 2021, according to the latest update on submissions.