FCA moves to make enforcement quicker and more transparent
The Financial Conduct Authority has said it will carry out enforcement cases more quickly and has begun a consultation on plans to make its investigations more transparent.
The regulator said that the moves were being made to increase the deterrent impact of its enforcement action.
It said that in future, it will focus on “a streamlined portfolio of cases, aligned to its
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