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YouTube fundie called out by FCA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has criticised Neil Woodford who famously issued a tearful YouTube apology to investors whose money was frozen in one of his funds. Woodford Investment Management suspended trading in its Woodford Equity Income Fund ...

YouTube fundie woes continue

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened an investigation into the events surrounding the suspension of the Woodford Equity Income Fund, with Link Group now caught in the scandal. Earlier this month, star UK fund manager Neil Woodford took ...

FCA stokes intergenerational wealth debate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority published an intergenerational wealth discussion paper in the hopes of igniting debate over how the financial services industry should respond to the nation's shifting demographics. The discussion paper poses a series ...

Crypto scams bite UK

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2019
... the United Kingdom lost more than £27 million to cryptoasset and forex scams in the last year. The Financial Conduct Authority is urging UK citizens to be wary of investment scams carried out through "bogus" online trading platforms, after the nation ...

FCA begins financial advice market review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... state of the financial advice market to determine how well it is delivering on consumer outcomes. The Financial Conduct Authority is requesting feedback on its two major initiatives that sought to improve the distribution of retail financial services ...

UBS fined $51m for reporting breaches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... £27.6 million ($51.1m) fine for breaching reporting rules stretching nearly a decade. UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority found UBS did not provide complete and accurate information relating to about 87 million reportable transactions. A further ...

KPMG brings remediation regtech to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... transparency solutions to Australian financial institutions. The firm was founded in 2013 after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) took action against the UK finance industry over a host of issues. According to KPMG, Recordsure can help financial ...

ASIC gears up for Brexit

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... in a statement. ASIC said it will enter into new memorandums of understanding (MoU) with the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This is because the FCA is set to take over from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the overseeing ...

Global Financial Innovation Network launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... committed to supporting innovation in the interest of consumers. Participating members include the: Financial Conduct Authority of the UK, Ontario Securities Commission of Canada, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, Monetary Authority of Singapore ...

New rules for UK retirement income products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... strict new investing rules, with proposed regulation designed to increase consumer engagement. The Financial Conduct Authority is concerned about consumers moving into drawdown and holding their funds in investments that will not meet their needs, namely ...