financial promotions

FCA withdraws nearly 20,000 misleading financial ads in 2024

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FCA withdraws nearly 20,000 misleading financial ads in 2024

Nearly double the amount in 2023

clock 10 February 2025 • 1 min read
FCA probes 20 'finfluencers' over illegal financial product promotion

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FCA probes 20 'finfluencers' over illegal financial product promotion

Financial promotion on social media

clock 22 October 2024 • 3 min read
'Finfluencers' face FCA legal action over trading scheme

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'Finfluencers' face FCA legal action over trading scheme

Social media scam

clock 16 May 2024 • 1 min read
FCA issues almost 600 alerts in initial months of tighter financial advert rules

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FCA issues almost 600 alerts in initial months of tighter financial advert rules

11% related to clone scams

clock 26 April 2024 • 2 min read
FCA warns firms and finfluencers to 'keep social media ads lawful'

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FCA warns firms and finfluencers to 'keep social media ads lawful'

Guidance for financial services promotion

clock 26 March 2024 • 3 min read
FCA: More than 10,000 'misleading' financial ads withdrawn in 2023

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FCA: More than 10,000 'misleading' financial ads withdrawn in 2023

The watchdog records 17% surge in interventions to protect consumers

clock 14 February 2024 • 1 min read
FCA sends 146 alerts in first day of crypto promotion regime

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FCA sends 146 alerts in first day of crypto promotion regime

Unauthorised firms

clock 09 October 2023 • 1 min read
FCA urges firms offering high-risk investments to retail investors to review promotion practices

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FCA urges firms offering high-risk investments to retail investors to review promotion practices

Several examples of poor practice

clock 28 September 2023 • 3 min read
FCA unveils enhanced screening checks for financial adverts

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FCA unveils enhanced screening checks for financial adverts

Approvals for unregulated firms

clock 12 September 2023 • 2 min read
FCA shuts down record 4,000 rogue financial promotions

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FCA shuts down record 4,000 rogue financial promotions

Highest rate of actions made public

clock 04 November 2022 • 2 min read
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