FCA to add 80 jobs focused on shutting down problem firms

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The Financial Conduct Authority will focus resources on preventing serious harm, setting higher standards and promoting competition the watchdog detailed as it revealed its three-year strategy to improve outcomes.

The regulator also revealed that it was creating 80 roles to shut down problem firms which do not meet basic regulator standards. The initiative - a three-year strategy - will protect consumers from potential fraud, poor treatment and create a better market, the authority argued.

The FCA detailed that it will, for the first time, hold itself accountable against published outcomes and performance metrics.

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According to the FCA, its calculations when developing the three-year strategy

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