The Financial Conduct Authority is to speed up removal of regulated activities from firms failing to use their permissions.

The FCA has refused authorisation to regulatory consultancy firm Alexander Jon Compliance Consulting Limited (AJCC) which planned to provide regulatory 'hosting' services.

The Government has been given the go ahead to revoke EU financial services regulations and replace them with new UK rules, following inclusion of a planned bill in today’s Queen’s Speech.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined its approach to making ex-gratia payments due to avoidable delays in its complaint handling.