Financial Conduct Authority
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The Financial Conduct Authority is the United Kingdom’s main financial regulator responsible for overseeing financial markets, firms, and consumer protection.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Financial Conduct Authority canonical | 62 |
| UK Financial Conduct Authority | 5 |
| Financial Conduct Authority (for certain aspects) | 1 |
| Financial Services Authority | 1 |
| UK financial authorities | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
financial regulatory authority
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FCA ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Bank of England
ⓘ
Prudential Regulation Authority ⓘ international financial regulators ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 2013 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
competition in financial services
ⓘ
consumer protection ⓘ market integrity ⓘ |
| formedBy | Financial Services Act 2012 ⓘ |
| fundingModel | levies on regulated firms ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to bring criminal prosecutions for certain offences
ⓘ
to grant authorisation to financial firms ⓘ to impose financial penalties ⓘ to make rules for authorised firms ⓘ to require redress for consumers ⓘ to withdraw authorisation from firms ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| issues |
conduct of business sourcebook (COBS)
ⓘ
handbook of rules and guidance ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) ⓘ |
| objective |
to promote effective competition in the interests of consumers
ⓘ
to protect and enhance the integrity of the UK financial system ⓘ to protect consumers ⓘ |
| oversees |
UK listing rules
ⓘ
conduct of business rules for financial firms ⓘ market abuse regime in the UK ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
HM Treasury
ⓘ
surface form:
HM Treasury (policy oversight)
|
| partOf | UK system of financial regulation ⓘ |
| predecessor | Financial Services Authority ⓘ |
| regulates |
asset managers
ⓘ
consumer credit firms ⓘ electronic money institutions ⓘ financial advisers ⓘ financial markets in the United Kingdom ⓘ financial services firms in the United Kingdom ⓘ insurance intermediaries ⓘ investment firms ⓘ payment service providers ⓘ retail banks ⓘ |
| supervises |
conduct of retail financial markets
ⓘ
conduct of wholesale financial markets ⓘ |
| website | https://www.fca.org.uk ⓘ |
Referenced by (70)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Financial Services Authority
this entity surface form:
UK Financial Conduct Authority
this entity surface form:
UK Financial Conduct Authority
this entity surface form:
UK financial authorities
this entity surface form:
UK Financial Conduct Authority
subject surface form:
Serious Fraud Office
subject surface form:
Conduct of Business Sourcebook