Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) News

London’s Excel Centre Wins Insurance Ruling on COVID-19 Biz Interruption Losses

The owners of London’s ExCel conference center on Friday won a court ruling against insurers, including Royal & Sun Alliance, over pandemic-related losses, which its lawyers said could affect hundreds of thousands of policyholders. London International Exhibition Centre Plc took …

UK Watchdog Aims to Improve Whistleblower Procedures After Backlash

Britain’s markets watchdog is aiming to improve its procedures for finance workers who report on suspected wrongdoing after finding that some whistleblowers didn’t feel listened to enough and perceived the regulator as reluctant. The Financial Conduct Authority now seeks to …

UK’s FCA Hires More Than 150 Staff for Data Unit to Ramp Up Tech Capabilities

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority hired more than 150 people into its Data, Technology and Innovation division in the past year as the regulator looks to ramp up its tech capabilities. The hires are part of FCA’s attempts to use …

UK Builders Face Ban Unless They Commit to Repairing Unsafe Cladding

Eleven property developers could be barred from the industry unless they sign a UK government contract to repair unsafe cladding on apartment blocks, according to Michael Gove, the secretary of state for housing. While 39 firms signed the commitment by …

UK’s Largest Companies Fail to Comply With FCA’s New Gender-Diversity Quotas

Seven of the UK’s 10 largest listed companies have failed to comply with the FCA’s new gender-diversity quotas, a reminder of the scale of the challenge facing businesses as they look to improve diversity in their upper ranks. AstraZeneca Plc, …

FTX Collapse Shows Need to Regulate Crypto World: Bank of England

The implosion of cryptocurrency exchange FTX shows the need to bring the crypto world within the regulatory framework, Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Monday. FTX, which has filed for U.S. bankruptcy court protection, has said it …

Bank of England and City of London Square Off Over Financial Services’ Reforms

A plan to give the British government power to override watchogs would raise “serious concerns” about the ability of regulators to oversee the City as a global financial center, Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Wednesday. While …

UK Insurers, Banks Told to Do More to Help Customers Struggling With Cost of Living

Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told banks and insurers on Thursday to do more to help customers struggling with a cost of living crisis as it investigates 40 banks for dragging their feet. Interest rates are increasing to quell decades …

Bank of England Won’t Take ‘Risky Bets’ to Boost City of London’s Competitiveness

The Bank of England’s new objective of helping the financial sector remain globally competitive should not encourage risky bets on regulatory standards to win business, BoE executive director Victoria Saporta said on Tuesday. Britain wants a “Big Bang 2.0” – …

Britain Proposes Reforms for Insuring Apartment Blocks After Deadly Grenfell Tower Fire

Britain’s financial watchdog has proposed reforming how apartment blocks are insured after the deaths of 72 people in the Grenfell Tower fire in London led to rocketing premiums on policies. The Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday that since the …