The FCA’s CEO, Martin Wheatley, delivered a speech focusing on the importance of supporting vibrant markets to ensure profits for the good firms and exits for poor firms. Wheatley states that the emphasis at this stage should be on forecasting how regulation should adapt to a more positive future. The CEO discusses two themes: balancing […]

Martin Wheatley has given a speech entitled “From intellectual certainty to debate” Mr Wheatley discussed the changes in the regulatory landscape in the last ten years and examined the FCA’s current approach to foreign exchange (FX) remediation, the Fair and Effective Markets Review (FEMR), MiFID II implementation and wholesale markets competition. http://bit.ly/1MmuhjJ

Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive, FCA, has written to the Chairman of the Treasury Committee, Andrew Tyrie MP following Mr Wheatley’s appearance before that Committee on 9 September 2014. In his letter Mr Wheatley clarifies or answers a number of points raised during the session including in relation to: the number of individuals involved in benchmark […]

The head of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, Chief Executive Martin Wheatley, used a speech at Bloomberg, London given on 3 June 2014 to promote the FCA’s Project Innovate (the drafted text of Martin Wheatley’s speech can be read at: http://bit.ly/1peW4uK. Project Innovate is intended to allow financial services firms to develop innovative products for consumers.  […]

In a speech at the ICI Global Trading and Market Structure Conference, Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive, FCA, set out the key issues for the FCA in 2014 which include achieving (i) cultural transition and accountability (so that firms do the right thing, whether the regulator is watching or not) and (ii) technical transition (tightening up […]

Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive, FCA, and David Lawton, Director of Markets, FCA, both delivered keynote speeches at the 2013 FCA markets conference. Mr Wheatley surveyed the new global regulatory landscape and how it has changed in recent history, emphasising its global nature and tightened regulatory standards. Mr Wheatley noted that, with work on addressing market […]

Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive, FCA, has given a speech at the Association of British Insurers Biennial Conference discussing the creation of the FCA and his vision for successful regulation.

Speech by Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive, the FCA, at the FCA Financial Crime Conference, London. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ from the delivered version. Thank you Ron. It’s a pleasure to welcome everyone to today’s FCA conference. Those of us who’ve been in or around financial services for […]