FCA

The FCA has revealed it is to launch a thematic review into fund managers' use of dealing commission to pay for broker research and corporate access.

The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority is set to criticise asset management firms for the way they pass on the cost of third party research to clients.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined co-operative banking group Rabobank £105m for its role in the LIBOR rate-fixing scandal, with the group paying over $1bn in fines in total.

A planned deal which would create one of the largest asset managers in Europe grabbed our readers' attention this week.

The regulator is moving away from an over-reliance on static rules and regulations to a "good judgment" approach, and expects the industry to follow suit, Martin Wheatley has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation into transferring clients from bundled to clean share classes, setting out what it expects from platforms and advisers.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned advisers over using risk-ratings for clients and subsequently investing them into risk-rated funds.

The FCA has temporarily suspended 11 of Co-op Bank's bonds on the request of the company, pending an announcement of a rescue plan by parent company Co-op Group.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it is reassured by the progress banks have made in moving away from incentives-based sales models but it is still concerned about how investment and protection products are sold to consumers.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it is investigating firms in relation to trading on the foreign exchange market.