Financial Conduct Authority | Investment Executive Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:39:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://old.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Financial Conduct Authority | Investment Executive 32 32 FCA launches ESG ratings pilot https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/fca-launches-esg-ratings-pilot/ Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:39:54 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537410 Project designed to avoid creating needless burden with new regime

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]]> FCA rethinks failed equity research reforms https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/fca-rethinks-failed-equity-research-reforms/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:00:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537334 Effort to encourage independent IPO research hasn't worked, added costs

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]]> Global regulators grow irritated by finfluencers https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/global-regulators-grow-irritated-by-finfluencers/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:22:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537261 FCA leads week of action against illegal finfluencing activity

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]]> Firm avoids hefty FCA fine with large client payout https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/firm-avoids-hefty-fca-fine-with-large-client-payout/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:42:17 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=537072 Regulator settles for censure for firm in WealthTek debacle

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]]> FCA leads crypto crackdown https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/fca-leads-crypto-crackdown/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:58:53 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536974 Regulator targets unregistered peer-to-peer crypto platforms

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]]> FCA readies new approach to short-selling supervision https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/fca-readies-new-approach-to-short-selling-supervision/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:21:41 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536489 Reforms seek to ease burden, impediments to short activity

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]]> FCA consults on crypto perimeter https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/fca-consults-on-crypto-perimeter/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:39:12 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536362 The regulator's consulting on its proposed guidance before new crypto sector rules take effect

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]]> FCA seeks move from open banking to open finance https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/fca-seeks-move-from-open-banking-to-open-finance/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:15:01 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=536286 Regulator sets out vision for fostering financial innovation

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]]> FCA sanctions firm’s failure to oversee CFD trading https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/fca-sanctions-firms-failure-to-oversee-cfd-trading/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:46:06 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=535043 Trading engine upgrade not matched by surveillance

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]]> Trailer fees in FCA’s crosshairs once again https://old.investmentexecutive.com/news/trailer-fees-in-fcas-crosshairs-once-again/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 18:48:14 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=534794 Concerns about investor harm arise as trailers persist, despite 2012 ban

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