FCA relaxes SPAC rules

Wednesday, 28 July 2021
Articles
The regulator said the rules aim to provide “more flexibility” to larger SPACs

The Financial Conduct Authority has relaxed some of its rules on special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), an increasingly popular takeover vehicle.

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FCA issues warning on platform outages

Tuesday, 27 July 2021
Articles
The letter follows a similar Dear CEO letter to platforms in February 2020

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to platforms on IT outages and severe operational activities in a Dear CEO letter.

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FCA prepares 5th Coronavirus resilience survey

Tuesday, 27 July 2021
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The regulator also revealed this will not be the last of the pandemic-related resilience surveys, and advisers should expect to receive more in the future

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told advice firms that it is preparing to send its fifth Coronavirus financial resilience survey in August.

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4 year sentence for unauthorised advice fraudster

Monday, 26 July 2021
Articles
Southwark Crown Court

Ian James Hudson has been sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for fraudulent trading and carrying on regulated activities without authorisation.

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