Former investment adviser and convicted money launderer Richard Faithfull has been sentenced to an additional 499 days in prison for failing to fully pay the money he owes under a Confiscation Order.

Three people have been arrested as part of an FCA crackdown on suspected illegal financial promotions.

The FCA has launched a review of the claims management market, following concerns that consumers are being failed by some claims management companies and law firms.

The FCA has set out guidance on how fund managers can use distributed ledger technology (DLT) to support innovation in fund tokenisation.

Manchester-based financial advice firm LCM Family Limited (FRN: 227651) has entered administration after agreeing to a voluntary requirement with the FCA.

One of the main talking points this week has been the FCA’s Adviser Survey which seems to point to both positive and negative factors, as far as the professional advice sector is concerned.

Many years ago a wise and very experienced CEO of a Scottish life and pensions company (sadly no longer with us) passed on to me a very useful piece of advice on pensions which we were discussing at the time.

The Financial Conduct Authority is leading a global campaign of action to tackle illegal finfluencers who are scamming and conning consumers. 

Sapia, the principal of failed wealth manager WealthTek LLP, has agreed to pay more than £19m to WealthTek clients after failing to protect their money.

The number of adviser firms has fallen by 15% since 2021 although the number of advisers overall has remained steady at 31,000.

The FCA has carried out its first operation to disrupt illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading across multiple London locations.

The FCA has urged principal firms to strengthen their oversight of inactive appointed representatives (ARs) following a supervisory review which found gaps in governance, reporting and consumer protection.

The FCA has announced the eight financial firms which will take part in its second cohort for AI live testing.

The FCA’s Mills Review is asking the right questions about AI – that is questions about agentic systems, algorithmic bias and market concentration but for those of us on the frontline of Financial Planning, there’s a more immediate problem that risks getting lost in the debate about 2030, writes Aventur CEO Stacey Body.

The Consumer Duty has helped improve standards in financial services but more progress is needed and some areas of board monitoring are "weak", a senior FCA figure has said.

The FCA has opened a consultation into new guidance to help firms understand how they might be affected by the regulatory regime for crypto assets.

The FCA has set out its plans to take action against both Hartley Pensions Limited and an individual involved with the firm.

Consumers and businesses could be given greater control over their financial data to help secure better deals through open finance, the FCA claimed today.

The FCA has warned that crooks have been issuing fake letters which purport to have been sent by Sarah Pritchard, the regulator’s deputy chief executive.

UK victims lost £2.4m every day to investment fraud in 2025, according to new figures published by the City of London Police.