No smoke without fire – the FCA’s handling of the BSPS scandal

The UK regulator has published a letter on its handling of the British Steel Pension scheme. We ask if it is justified in its “glowing” assessment.

The FCA has played a critical role in the handling of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) scandal, and recent developments have once again thrust the FCA into the spotlight. The FCA has published its “main decision letter“, which addressed and rejected a complaint regarding its handling of the

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