FCA appoints senior execs to head advisory panels

Nicola Brittain
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed three chairmen, including the chief executive of Nationwide, to lead the independent panels set up to represent its constituents' interests and provide independent views to the regulator.

The advisory panels comprise a practitioner panel, smaller business practitioner panel and a markets practitioner panel. A consumer panel is also in place. The new regulator, set to take over from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on April 1, has appointed Graham Beale, chief executive of Nationwide Building Society as chairman of the FCA practitioner panel. Andrew Turberville Smith, who is finance director and chief operating officer of Weatherbys Bank, will be chairman of the FCA smaller business practitioner panel. Paul Swann, the president and managing director, ICE Clear ...

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