UK is cursed with ineffective regulators.
The FCA hasn't investigated bank frauds dating to 2002.
Govt now requires the FCA to promote growth & competitiveness of finance industry. Consumer protection diluted.
More scandals and cover-ups will follow.
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/exce...
The FCA hasn't investigated bank frauds dating to 2002.
Govt now requires the FCA to promote growth & competitiveness of finance industry. Consumer protection diluted.
More scandals and cover-ups will follow.
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/exce...
Excessive deregulation means that the UK is hurtling towards the next crash
Deregulation creates opportunities for bankers to take reckless risks with other people’s money, collect bonuses and destabilise economies.
leftfootforward.org
November 23, 2024 at 1:41 PM
UK is cursed with ineffective regulators.
The FCA hasn't investigated bank frauds dating to 2002.
Govt now requires the FCA to promote growth & competitiveness of finance industry. Consumer protection diluted.
More scandals and cover-ups will follow.
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/exce...
The FCA hasn't investigated bank frauds dating to 2002.
Govt now requires the FCA to promote growth & competitiveness of finance industry. Consumer protection diluted.
More scandals and cover-ups will follow.
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/exce...
Nigel Farage has been referred to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over claims his cryptocurrency advocacy has benefited his billionaire backer, Christopher Harbone.
Who would have guessed
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Who would have guessed
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
June 25, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Nigel Farage has been referred to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over claims his cryptocurrency advocacy has benefited his billionaire backer, Christopher Harbone.
Who would have guessed
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Who would have guessed
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Crypto firms can now apply for full FCA authorisation. The window closes February 28, 2027, ahead of the new UK regime taking effect in October 2027.
#Authorisation #Compliance #Crypto #Fca #Regulation #Stablecoins #Uk
#Authorisation #Compliance #Crypto #Fca #Regulation #Stablecoins #Uk
UK FCA Opens Gateway for Crypto Firm Authorisation
Crypto firms can now apply for full FCA authorisation. The window closes February 28, 2027, ahead of the new UK regime taking effect in October 2027.
pulseofnations.lol
October 1, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Crypto firms can now apply for full FCA authorisation. The window closes February 28, 2027, ahead of the new UK regime taking effect in October 2027.
#Authorisation #Compliance #Crypto #Fca #Regulation #Stablecoins #Uk
#Authorisation #Compliance #Crypto #Fca #Regulation #Stablecoins #Uk
FCA drops planned mandatory sustainability reporting for listed UK firms emails.businessgreen.com/fca-drops-pl...
FCA drops planned mandatory sustainability reporting for listed UK firms
emails.businessgreen.com
October 1, 2026 at 5:39 PM
FCA drops planned mandatory sustainability reporting for listed UK firms emails.businessgreen.com/fca-drops-pl...
I work for a UK FCA regulated financial services firm. I've been working illegally from Bulgaria with a VPN for the last 3 years and no one's noticed
April 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I work for a UK FCA regulated financial services firm. I've been working illegally from Bulgaria with a VPN for the last 3 years and no one's noticed
Insider Trading: Suspicious trading before 41% of takeovers sets new UK record.
Sharp increases in abnormal trading ahead of sensitive market announcements.
The City is a global leader in sleaze, illicit financial flows. Dearth of prosecutions.
Yet govts deregulating.
archive.ph/mEb8L
Sharp increases in abnormal trading ahead of sensitive market announcements.
The City is a global leader in sleaze, illicit financial flows. Dearth of prosecutions.
Yet govts deregulating.
archive.ph/mEb8L
Suspicious trading before 41% of takeovers sets new UK record
Annual FCA data shows abnormal trades hitting new highs amid deal frenzy for UK companies
www.ft.com
July 10, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Insider Trading: Suspicious trading before 41% of takeovers sets new UK record.
Sharp increases in abnormal trading ahead of sensitive market announcements.
The City is a global leader in sleaze, illicit financial flows. Dearth of prosecutions.
Yet govts deregulating.
archive.ph/mEb8L
Sharp increases in abnormal trading ahead of sensitive market announcements.
The City is a global leader in sleaze, illicit financial flows. Dearth of prosecutions.
Yet govts deregulating.
archive.ph/mEb8L
MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
Awarding US spy-tech company deal involving sensitive financial data is ‘huge error of judgment’, Liberal Democrats say
MPs have urged the government to halt its latest contract with Palantir, after the Guardian revealed the US spy-tech company is to gain access to a trove of highly sensitive UK financial regulation data.
The Financial Conduct Authority, the watchdog for thousands of financial bodies from banks to hedge funds, has hired Palantir to apply its AI systems to two years’ worth of internal intelligence data to help it tackle financial crime. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2026 at 5:49 PM
MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
#Drax being investigated by FCA
It should be unthinkable for the Govt to give further subsidies to Drax, or build data centres with Drax, until FCA reports
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@labourlewis.bsky.social
@mpwatch.bsky.social
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
It should be unthinkable for the Govt to give further subsidies to Drax, or build data centres with Drax, until FCA reports
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@labourlewis.bsky.social
@mpwatch.bsky.social
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
UK power company Drax investigated over source of ‘renewable’ fuel
Move by UK watchdog FCA relates to historical statements on wood pellets for power station from January 2022 to March 2024
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#Drax being investigated by FCA
It should be unthinkable for the Govt to give further subsidies to Drax, or build data centres with Drax, until FCA reports
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@labourlewis.bsky.social
@mpwatch.bsky.social
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
It should be unthinkable for the Govt to give further subsidies to Drax, or build data centres with Drax, until FCA reports
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@labourlewis.bsky.social
@mpwatch.bsky.social
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
Awarding US spy-tech company deal involving sensitive financial data is ‘huge error of judgment’, Liberal Democrats say
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Awarding US spy-tech company deal involving sensitive financial data is ‘huge error of judgment’, Liberal Democrats say
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
Awarding US spy-tech company deal involving sensitive financial data is ‘huge error of judgment’, Liberal Democrats say
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2026 at 7:11 PM
MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
Awarding US spy-tech company deal involving sensitive financial data is ‘huge error of judgment’, Liberal Democrats say
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Awarding US spy-tech company deal involving sensitive financial data is ‘huge error of judgment’, Liberal Democrats say
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Radom Pay limited is a UK registered company with the same Chris Wilson as its director.
They are not registered with the FCA.
They are not registered with the FCA.
March 22, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Radom Pay limited is a UK registered company with the same Chris Wilson as its director.
They are not registered with the FCA.
They are not registered with the FCA.
Fines for UK financial crime nosedive to ‘pitiful’ lows.
Penalties from the FCA drop by 78% in five years.
Regulator now has a duty to promote growth of the sector. It is a race to the bottom.
Financial crime not investigated. Bankers bonuses will increase from illicit financial flows. To
Penalties from the FCA drop by 78% in five years.
Regulator now has a duty to promote growth of the sector. It is a race to the bottom.
Financial crime not investigated. Bankers bonuses will increase from illicit financial flows. To
Fines for UK financial crime nosedive to ‘pitiful’ lows
Penalties from the FCA drop by 78% in five years as it prepares to take on a new role as 'super-regulator'
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
March 4, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Fines for UK financial crime nosedive to ‘pitiful’ lows.
Penalties from the FCA drop by 78% in five years.
Regulator now has a duty to promote growth of the sector. It is a race to the bottom.
Financial crime not investigated. Bankers bonuses will increase from illicit financial flows. To
Penalties from the FCA drop by 78% in five years.
Regulator now has a duty to promote growth of the sector. It is a race to the bottom.
Financial crime not investigated. Bankers bonuses will increase from illicit financial flows. To
City watchdog considering scrapping rules that protect struggling homeowners from having homes repossessed.
Homeowners won't have 12-month grace period before losing home.
Madness of deregulation, forcing the FCA to promote growth of finance industry.
Who protects the people?
Homeowners won't have 12-month grace period before losing home.
Madness of deregulation, forcing the FCA to promote growth of finance industry.
Who protects the people?
Rules that protect UK homeowners from repossessions may be scrapped
FCA boss says mortgage charter up for review amid pressure from the chancellor to remove red tape for firms
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
City watchdog considering scrapping rules that protect struggling homeowners from having homes repossessed.
Homeowners won't have 12-month grace period before losing home.
Madness of deregulation, forcing the FCA to promote growth of finance industry.
Who protects the people?
Homeowners won't have 12-month grace period before losing home.
Madness of deregulation, forcing the FCA to promote growth of finance industry.
Who protects the people?
Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data
Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data
Exclusive: Allowing US tech firm to analyse intelligence in name of tackling fraud raises fresh concerns over privacy
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FCA deal gives Palantir yet more access to inner workings of power in Britain
Palantir is to be granted access to a trove of highly sensitive UK financial regulation data, in a deal that has prompted fresh concerns about the US AI company’s deepening reach into the British state, the Guardian can reveal.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has awarded Palantir a contract to investigate the watchdog’s internal intelligence data in an effort to help it tackle financial crime, which includes investigating fraud, money laundering and insider trading. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Palantir extends reach into British state as it gets access to sensitive FCA data
The FCA is incompetent at best, dishonest at worst; slow and inadequate, its leaders opaque and unaccountable, say MPs/Peers.
Mistreats consumers and small businesses, does little/nothing to punish wrongdoing.
All UK regulators are puppets of industries.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Mistreats consumers and small businesses, does little/nothing to punish wrongdoing.
All UK regulators are puppets of industries.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
FCA is ‘incompetent at best, dishonest at worst’, claim MPs and peers
Financial watchdog needs a radical shake-up after scandals and failures, says all-party group’s report
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:10 AM
The FCA is incompetent at best, dishonest at worst; slow and inadequate, its leaders opaque and unaccountable, say MPs/Peers.
Mistreats consumers and small businesses, does little/nothing to punish wrongdoing.
All UK regulators are puppets of industries.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Mistreats consumers and small businesses, does little/nothing to punish wrongdoing.
All UK regulators are puppets of industries.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
who doesn't love flying blind??
> UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped plans to require listed companies to inform investors about their climate risks
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
> UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped plans to require listed companies to inform investors about their climate risks
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
UK regulator abandons mandatory climate disclosures for listed companies
Britain's financial regulator has dropped plans to require listed companies to inform investors about their climate risks after firms raised concerns about implementation costs and competitiveness.
www.reuters.com
October 1, 2026 at 11:27 AM
who doesn't love flying blind??
> UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped plans to require listed companies to inform investors about their climate risks
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
> UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped plans to require listed companies to inform investors about their climate risks
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
UK PM, Chancellor, business secretary order the FCA, Ofgem, Ofwat, other regulators to come up with ideas to boost economic growth of their industries.
It is a race-to-the-bottom and bonfire of people's rights.
Remember deregulation and the 2008 crash.
news.sky.com/story/amp/st...
It is a race-to-the-bottom and bonfire of people's rights.
Remember deregulation and the 2008 crash.
news.sky.com/story/amp/st...
Starmer throws down gauntlet to watchdogs with growth edict
The PM, chancellor and business secretary have written to watchdogs including Ofgem, the FCA and CMA to demand ideas for growth and investment amid sluggish economic growth, Sky News learns.
news.sky.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:07 PM
UK PM, Chancellor, business secretary order the FCA, Ofgem, Ofwat, other regulators to come up with ideas to boost economic growth of their industries.
It is a race-to-the-bottom and bonfire of people's rights.
Remember deregulation and the 2008 crash.
news.sky.com/story/amp/st...
It is a race-to-the-bottom and bonfire of people's rights.
Remember deregulation and the 2008 crash.
news.sky.com/story/amp/st...
UK Govts bend the rule of law to protect finance industry.
Despite evidence the FCA hasn't investigated frauds.
HSBC pleaded guilt to “criminal conduct” & money laundering in the US, UK govt buried it.
Bank frauds from 2002 not investigated
Result - more crime
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/what...
Despite evidence the FCA hasn't investigated frauds.
HSBC pleaded guilt to “criminal conduct” & money laundering in the US, UK govt buried it.
Bank frauds from 2002 not investigated
Result - more crime
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/what...
Whatever happened to the ‘rule of law’ in the UK?
Even if people can get access to the courts, at best they will get an interpretation of law, not justice.
leftfootforward.org
December 3, 2024 at 2:20 PM
UK Govts bend the rule of law to protect finance industry.
Despite evidence the FCA hasn't investigated frauds.
HSBC pleaded guilt to “criminal conduct” & money laundering in the US, UK govt buried it.
Bank frauds from 2002 not investigated
Result - more crime
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/what...
Despite evidence the FCA hasn't investigated frauds.
HSBC pleaded guilt to “criminal conduct” & money laundering in the US, UK govt buried it.
Bank frauds from 2002 not investigated
Result - more crime
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/what...
Ofcom, Ofwat, Ofgem or the FCA - which is the most toothless regulator in the UK today?
March 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Ofcom, Ofwat, Ofgem or the FCA - which is the most toothless regulator in the UK today?
UK approach to bank frauds.
HSBC fined $1.9bn in the US for money laundering. UK Chancellor Osborne, regulators protected it. No investigation.
£1bn HBOS frauds: FCA/SFO passed the buck to LLoyds Bank. Promised report in 2018. None published. No inquiry.
Corporate crime facilitated by the state.
HSBC fined $1.9bn in the US for money laundering. UK Chancellor Osborne, regulators protected it. No investigation.
£1bn HBOS frauds: FCA/SFO passed the buck to LLoyds Bank. Promised report in 2018. None published. No inquiry.
Corporate crime facilitated by the state.
Why the UK is a two-tier society where money wields power
Laws and policies are crafted to give the appearance of sternness and fairness, but are rarely fully enforced on corporations and the rich.
leftfootforward.org
May 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
UK approach to bank frauds.
HSBC fined $1.9bn in the US for money laundering. UK Chancellor Osborne, regulators protected it. No investigation.
£1bn HBOS frauds: FCA/SFO passed the buck to LLoyds Bank. Promised report in 2018. None published. No inquiry.
Corporate crime facilitated by the state.
HSBC fined $1.9bn in the US for money laundering. UK Chancellor Osborne, regulators protected it. No investigation.
£1bn HBOS frauds: FCA/SFO passed the buck to LLoyds Bank. Promised report in 2018. None published. No inquiry.
Corporate crime facilitated by the state.
FCA seeks injunction against Neil Woodford over new online service ft.trib.al/8my1jHZ
FCA seeks injunction against Neil Woodford over new online service
UK financial regulator alleges fund manager is providing unauthorised investment advice
ft.trib.al
June 8, 2026 at 2:34 PM
FCA seeks injunction against Neil Woodford over new online service ft.trib.al/8my1jHZ
MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
March 25, 2026 at 9:11 PM
MPs urge UK government to halt contract giving Palantir FCA data access
UK financial regulator drops plan to ‘name and shame’ companies under investigation.
Crazy deregulation - Banks, insurance companies can fleece customers, steal, defraud but won't be named for years, people won't be warned.
A licence to harm.
No one protects the people.
archive.ph/nRyQu
Crazy deregulation - Banks, insurance companies can fleece customers, steal, defraud but won't be named for years, people won't be warned.
A licence to harm.
No one protects the people.
archive.ph/nRyQu
FCA drops plan to ‘name and shame’ more UK companies under investigation
Financial regulator says it will scrap new public interest test after backlash from the City and government officials
www.ft.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
UK financial regulator drops plan to ‘name and shame’ companies under investigation.
Crazy deregulation - Banks, insurance companies can fleece customers, steal, defraud but won't be named for years, people won't be warned.
A licence to harm.
No one protects the people.
archive.ph/nRyQu
Crazy deregulation - Banks, insurance companies can fleece customers, steal, defraud but won't be named for years, people won't be warned.
A licence to harm.
No one protects the people.
archive.ph/nRyQu
Reform UK could strip FCA of power to regulate banking if elected
Nigel Farage reportedly plans to overhaul rules governing City of London that were introduced after 2008 financial crash
Nigel Farage reportedly plans to overhaul rules governing City of London that were introduced after 2008 financial crash
Reform UK could strip FCA of power to regulate banking if elected
Nigel Farage reportedly plans to overhaul rules governing City of London that were introduced after 2008 financial crash
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Reform UK could strip FCA of power to regulate banking if elected
Nigel Farage reportedly plans to overhaul rules governing City of London that were introduced after 2008 financial crash
Nigel Farage reportedly plans to overhaul rules governing City of London that were introduced after 2008 financial crash
The Electoral Commission said: “For UK crypto payment providers registered with the FCA, we are able to request details of their customers in a similar way to traditional financial institutions. However, we are limited in the information we can obtain from crypto providers that are based overseas.”
March 21, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The Electoral Commission said: “For UK crypto payment providers registered with the FCA, we are able to request details of their customers in a similar way to traditional financial institutions. However, we are limited in the information we can obtain from crypto providers that are based overseas.”