Financial Conduct Authority

The Financial Services Complaints Commissioner has dismissed a complaint by a group of London traders against the Financial Services Authority (FSA) for its handling of alleged market abuse on a number of exchanges dating as far back as 2007.

The chief executive of the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said the body will be "much broader" in its approach to identifying mis-selling and other problems - including monitoring Twitter.

The Question of Trust campaign will go on despite its founder pulling out after failing to get the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on board.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) was aware of the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) as long ago as 2005 but was hampered from reacting adequately due to flaws in its regulatory approach, Martin Wheatley has admitted.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will likely "go further" than the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in challenging providers on their products' target markets and charges.

The disclosure of warning notices is a key part of the government's vision for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) but the power will be scrapped if used inappropriately, the House of Lords heard.

The head of the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is set to outline how the new regulator will seek to restrict potentially harmful products from coming to market.

The incoming Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) may impose restrictions on what staff at banks and investment firms can earn if the levels of remuneration pose a threat to the business's health.

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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned adviser businesses they risk mis-selling to consumers, even with the abolition of commission, if they remunerate their staff based on the revenues they earn.