The Financial Conduct Authority issued a record 1,300 consumer warnings in 2021 as it stepped up efforts to protect investors.

The Financial Conduct Authority has published a Decision Notice set to impose a provisional fine of £40.8m against hedge fund firm BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP for conflict of interest failings.

The Prudential Regulation Authority has fined Metro Bank £5.376m for governance failings.

The FCA is to consult on launching a redress scheme for pension transfer victims of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) debacle.

The FCA has extended temporary measures allowing firms to opt out of 10% depreciation notices to investors for a further 12 months to December 2022.

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has fined Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) £46.55m for failing to be “open and cooperative” with the PRA and for failings in governance.

The FCA has fined HSBC Bank plc (HSBC) £63.9m for long-term failings in its anti-money laundering processes.

GAM International Management Limited (GIML) has been fined £9.1m by the Financial Conduct Authority after an investigation into conflicts of interest.

The Online Safety Bill must include criminal offences to tackle scam financial adverts to tackle the “Wild West online”, according to a report from MPs and Peers today.

The takeover of wealth manager Charles Stanley by US-owned rival Raymond James has been pushed back a month due to delays in securing FCA approval.