Regulation

City prepares for the FCA to bare its teeth

Lawyers expect anti-money laundering and market abuse to be among the FCA’s focuses in 2017

City prepares for the FCA to bare its teeth
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The UK markets watchdog has not gone soft: that’s the message the Financial Conduct Authority’s top cop has for City executives.

Fines levied by the FCA in 2016 totaled £22 million, down 97% compared to 2015’s total of £905 million, according to the authority’s own data.

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