FCA

JD Sports blocks director appointment at Boohoo

Sportswear giant JD has reportedly blocked non-executive director Kath Smith from joining online fashion retailer Boohoo in the same role.…

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JD Sports to delay full-year results

Sports fashion retailer JD Sports has revealed plans to delay its full-year results to 7 July 2020, as the Covid-19…

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FCA asks companies to delay preliminary financial accounts

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has requested companies which were due to issue its preliminary trading updates in the next…

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BT’s boss catches it, markets rebounding, pain medication prices spike

Today I am going to rattle through a wider selection of stories than normal because the spread of the virus…

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Sports Direct facing probe from financial regulators

Sports Direct is facing scrutiny from two financial regulators over its accounts and information relating to a possible bid for…

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Dixons Carphone fined £29m for mis-selling ‘Geek Squad’ product

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Carphone Warehouse £29,107,600 for failings that led to the mis-selling of ’Geek Squad’,…

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Brighthouse to close 30 stores

Rent-to-own retailer BrightHouse has announced it is to close 30 stores putting up to 350 jobs at risk. The news…

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Rent-to-own market price cap proposed by FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are consulting on introducing a price cap in the rent-to-own (RTO) market to address harm…

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PerfectHome to refund £2.1m to customers issued unaffordable loans

Rent-to-own firm PerfectHome has been ordered to refund a total of £2.1m to customers issued with loans they could not…

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Ombudsman access to small firms may be extended

More small businesses may have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service, according to a new consultation launched. Under changes proposed…

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