Tagged: financial conduct authority

October 2, 2016 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) held its inaugural conference at Cambridge University this past week engaging in a wide range of topics covering the world of alternative finance. A distinguished cadre of policy makers, platform operators, and academicians descended upon Downing College to… Read More

September 29, 2016 @ 3:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) have formed a unique partnership to assist in the review of the UK alternative finance industry. The first joint project will inform the FCA’s ongoing post-implementation review of crowdfunding regulation which is in… Read More

September 19, 2016 @ 12:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has slapped down CFO Lending, a payday loan firm, for unfair lending practices.  CFO Lending also operated as Payday First, Flexible First, Money Resolve, Paycfo, Payday Advance and Payday Credit. According to the FCA, CFO Lending will provide over £34… Read More

September 12, 2016 @ 8:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority has closed the comment period regarding its request for feedback regarding post-implementation review of FCA crowdfunding rules. The initiative covers debt, equity and other securities. The forthcoming publication reviewing existing rules will incorporate the perspective of platforms, consumers and competitors to… Read More

August 11, 2016 @ 4:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Exciting news, Mondo investors! The Crowdcube #FundedClub member announced it has officially become a licensed bank and is now regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. The Mondo team shared details about its launch, which can be found below. “We started Mondo… Read More

August 10, 2016 @ 1:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, Peer Funding Limited announced the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has granted it full permission to operate its peer-to-peer business platform under Part 4a of the Financial Service Marketing Act. The website stated it joins only a handful of fully authorized peer-to-peer business platforms and has… Read More

July 26, 2016 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in many ways is the most innovative regulatory body in the world today. Yes, I know. It can be hard for some people to see the word “Regulation” next to “Innovation” when referencing a government agency. But the proof is… Read More

July 25, 2016 @ 5:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finally “fessed up” and publicly admitted to what everyone already knew. They are backed up and behind in processing authorizations for firms seeking their stamp of approval.  Of course, this includes alternative finance platforms and P2P lenders seeking approval… Read More

July 24, 2016 @ 7:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Just because small events like Brexit crop up does not mean the UK is going to slow down its drive for Fintech relevance and dominance. This week the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) signed a “regulatory cooperation agreement”. This new… Read More

July 21, 2016 @ 10:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Chief Executive Andrew Bailey, delivered a wide-ranging speech outlining his vision for the regulatory agency at the Annual Public Meeting yesterday (July 21).  Bailey replaced outgoing executive Tracey McDermott who announced her decision to not seek reappointment this past… Read More

July 17, 2016 @ 11:57 am By Robert Wardrop & Tania Ziegler  |  

  Across Europe, crowdfunding is quickly moving from a fringe funding instrument to becoming a mainstream – finance channel, connecting “crowds” to fund businesses, projects and individuals. In its recently published Report on Crowdfunding in the EU Capital Markets Union, the European Commission details the… Read More

July 14, 2016 @ 2:12 pm By Thomas Howard  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will look to ensure that consumers are sufficiently protected against the risks inherent in crowdfunding while supporting innovation in the growing market in a forthcoming review of its regulation of the industry. Crowdfunding rules were introduced by the FCA in… Read More

July 12, 2016 @ 8:12 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a Competition Report, alongside their annual report this year. Incorporated in HM Treasury’s 2015 Productivity Statement, the FCA was asked to produce a standalone annual competition report to show how well they are delivering on their competition objective…. Read More

July 9, 2016 @ 2:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

In 2014 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) enacted new rules for the regulation of crowdfunding platforms operated by firms authorized by the FCA. At that time, the agency committed to carrying out a full post-implementation review of the crowdfunding market and regulatory framework in 2016…. Read More

July 8, 2016 @ 8:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Peer to Peer Finance Association (P2PFA) has released a comment on the forthcoming review of crowdfunding rules by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The P2PFA called the post-implementation review of crowdfunding rules an opportunity to ensure an appropriate balance of regulation protecting investors… Read More

July 8, 2016 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced a “call for input” in preparation for an expected review of existing crowdfunding regulations in the UK. The FCA will be revisiting rules surrounding investment based crowdfunding including both debt and equity. In early 2015, the FCA conducted an… Read More

June 26, 2016 @ 4:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom has been at the forefront of Fintech innovation. While there are many reasons for the UK playing a lead role in new forms of finance several variables may be distilled from the list. First, the country is very supportive of an entrepreneurial/market-based… Read More

June 24, 2016 @ 7:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a statement on the EU Referendum or Brexit and the UK’s decision to depart.  It is republished below.   On 23 June, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU). This has significant implications for the UK…. Read More

April 5, 2016 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), UK’s securities regulator, has published its business plan for the coming year. The FCA is in a period of transition as interim CEO Tracey McDermott, will be transitioning out as her replacement Andrew Bailey takes the helm of the agency… Read More

March 23, 2016 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have inked an agreement to support innovative businesses seeking to gain entrance into each others markets.  The unique arrangement will see financial regulators looking to reduce bureaucratic red tape to help… Read More