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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.
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FCA statement rejects criticism of how it handled BSPS scandal
Regulator takes unusual step of publishing a public response to complaints about how it dealt with British Steel pensioners.
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FCA issues fines totaling £1m for pension advice and oversight failings
Latest episode in long-running scandal means 83% of pension transfer advice failed to comply with minimum required standards.
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Finnish organizations find protection with Traficom’s SMS service
Scam texting to be more difficult as more than 70 organizations register for text Sender IDs with Finnish Transport and Communications Agency.
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Phishing attacks harder to detect as Generative AI and LLMs improve
Research reveals 92% of all organizations victims of phishing attacks, financial services most affected.
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Allegations at record high as more whistleblowers turn to FCA
300 whistleblowers turned to the regulator in Q2 2023, bringing more allegations than ever.
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ASIC roundup: Greenwashing claims, substantial consumer harm
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission’s latest actions, August 7 – 11, 2023.
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eToro sued for breaching obligations with high-risk CFD products
About 77% of the customers said to have lost money in CFD trades.