Financial Conduct Authority

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed fines totalling £371,700 on two former finance directors of Carillion plc for their roles in the construction giant's collapse.

First-time buyers and the self-employed could get a step-up onto the housing ladder, under new plans from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Its priorities for reforms to the mortgage market also include helping homeowners unlock housing wealth for a more comfortable later life.

First-time buyers, the self-employed and people borrowing into retirement could benefit from further possible changes to mortgage rules.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined three former executive directors of Carillion as part of its public censure on the firm.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a public censure for collapsed contractor Carillion instead of a financial penalty, despite finding its directors to have been knowingly reckless in their reporting of the company’s performance.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on proposals to reduce the potential for harm to investors from the liquidity mismatch in open-ended property funds. The new rules as proposed would require investors to give notice – potentially of up to 180 days - before their investment is