Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
The Financial Conduct Authority is the conduct regulator for 59,000 financial services firms and financial markets in the UK and the prudential supervisor for 49,000 firms, setting specific standards for 19,000 firms.
ABI warns against duplication in regulatory reform
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called for transparent and accountable co-ordination between the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
FSA trebles fines to £97m
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) trebled the value of fines it collected from financial services businesses in just one year, from £33.1m to £96.7m, according to Reynolds Porter Chamberlain (RPC).
FSA to cap headcount as it prepares for restructure
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published its business plan setting out the priorities for 2011/12 and implications for its budget.
UK brokers pay three times more for regulation than any other Euro state
The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) chief executive Eric Galbraith called for a fresh approach to regulation as he revealed key findings of research into the cost and future of regulation.
Regulation: Abiding by the rules
As the list of financial regulators grows so, it appears, does the size of their rule books. Branko Bjelobaba hopes a review of the FSA
News analysis - regulation: new regulator confidentiality proposal could spell trouble
Brokers have been warned that the recent announcement of a change in name of their future regulator, from the Consumer Protection and Market Authority to the Financial Conduct Authority, has come with a potential sting in the tail.