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Link Group agrees to sell BCM arm

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... Holdings (LCFH). The transaction is expected to complete in the second half of the year, subject to the Financial Conduct Authority, the Central Bank of Ireland, and the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets approval. Link Group said its liquidity ...

Link due to settle defunct Woodford fund with FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
Link Group flagged it is in "advanced confidential discussions" with the UK's financial markets regulator to settle its investigation against the failed Woodford Equity Income Fund. The case has dragged on since 2019, when fundie Mark Woodford went ...

Government acts to regulate crypto assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... safely." Illustrating the harm faced by consumers, the consultation paper cited research by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which found that the most common reason for buying crypto assets was as a gamble. However, it also highlighted that an ...

UK regulator looks to simplify advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
Taking a leaf out of Australia's book, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on measures to improve the access to and affordability of financial advice - a move that would see the establishment of a simplified regime in addition to the ...

UK regulator warns trading apps over gamification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority wants stock trading app operators to review the design of their platforms, saying gamification is being used in ways that mislead consumers and create problem behaviours. The regulator said design features like regular ...

Link Group offloads PEXA stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... Link Fund Solutions Limited; it appointed Macquarie Capital and UBS Securities as advisers. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approved a Dye & Durham takeover of Link, but this acquisition was subject to a requirement that funds were made available ...

Nuveen to acquire Arcmont Asset Management

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... Dyal Capital Partners IV. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and other regulatory approvals.

Link seeks to offload Fund Solutions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... as advisers. As previously reported by Financial Standard, in September, Link announced that the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had issued a draft warning to Link Fund Solutions about its role as an authorised corporate director to the LF Woodford ...

UK regulator to inspect advice and guidance rules

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
A review of the boundaries between advice and guidance will be carried out by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Regulatory burden pricing consumers out of advice is being felt across the pond and in response, the UK regulator said it's taking ...

Link acquisition deal terminated

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
... Following necessary conditions not being satisfied, including the Woodford Matters condition and the UK Financial Conduct Authority condition, the Court declined to make orders approving the deal and dismissed proceedings. As a result, the proposed acquisition ...