FCA on finfluencer financial harm: 'We need people to sit up and take action'

Treasury Committee questions regulator

Isabel Baxter
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Incidences of fraud and the number of finfluencers are both rising amid a time of a social media “global phenomenon”, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned, as it continues to crack down on misleading financial advice from the niche group of influencers.

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