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Financial Conduct Authority

UK regulators rush to assess risks of latest Anthropic AI model: FT

Published 13 Apr, 2026 05:59am

LONDON: British financial regulators are holding urgent talks with the government’s cyber security agency and major...

UK insider dealing probes dipped since Covid-19

Published 16 Oct, 2022 03:53am

British authorities have searched five homes and arrested eight people in connection with insider-dealing...

IMF warns Britain over turning regulators into cheerleaders for finance

Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am

LONDON: A push to make London more attractive as a global financial centre after Brexit must not threaten high...

Britain to curb marketing of crypto investments

Published 20 Jan, 2022 04:21am

LONDON: Britain’s financial watchdog said on Wednesday it planned to curb the marketing of cryptoassets and other...

UK to rein in marketing of high-risk investments like cryptoassets

Published 19 Jan, 2022 05:20pm

LONDON: Britain's financial watchdog said on Wednesday it planned to introduce restrictions on marketing ...

Barclays CEO Staley departs after Epstein probe

Published 02 Nov, 2021 05:20am

LONDON: Barclays Chief Executive Jes Staley is leaving the bank after a dispute with British financial regulators...

Crypto exchange Binance says sterling withdrawals reactivated after outage

Published 30 Jun, 2021 05:48pm

Users of the exchange, one of the world's biggest, said they were unable to withdraw or deposit sterling via the Faster Payments network - which enables mobile, internet and other payments between British bank accounts - or bank cards.

Britain bans Binance in latest cryptocurrency crackdown

Published 28 Jun, 2021 04:38am

LONDON: Britain's financial regulator has ordered Binance, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, to...

Cryptocurrency firms not meeting anti-money laundering rules, UK regulator says

Published 03 Jun, 2021 12:36pm

While standards are widely seen to have improved, global regulators and policymakers have in recent months voiced concerns over the illicit use of crypto.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it would have imposed a substantial fine on the company if it had not already been in liquidation or owed its 136 creditors - most of which are consumers - roughly 9.2 million pounds ($13 million).
We may never understand Peter Rexstrew's motivation for operating Premier FX in this way, using new customers' funds to pay existing customers or business expenses.

Don't ignore ‘lockdown fatigue’, UK watchdog tells finance bosses

Published 22 Feb, 2021 06:44pm

Many staff at financial companies have been working from home since Britain went into its first lockdown in March last year to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
During this third lockdown, there has been a greater impact on mental well-being, with many people struggling with job security, caring responsibilities, home schooling, bereavements and lockdown fatigue.

Ex-Goldman Sachs analyst, brother charged in UK with insider trading

Published 16 Feb, 2021 05:25pm

Mohammed Zina was employed by Goldman Sachs International as an analyst in the Conflicts Resolution Group in their London office. Suhail Zina was a solicitor at Clifford Chance, also in London.
Goldman Sachs said the protection of confidential client information is of paramount importance for the bank, and it has worked very closely with the FCA.

British banks told to pause branch closures

Published 28 Jan, 2021 07:04pm

Some banks and building societies have informed us that they are either going ahead with branch closures already announced, or announcing new branch closures during the current lockdown.
We are concerned that these activities could have significant consequences for customers.

You can repossess cars but not homes during COVID, watchdog tells UK banks

Published 13 Jan, 2021 05:39pm

The FCA's no forced repossession guidance, introduced after the first lockdown in March last year, had been due to expire at the end of January.
We propose extending this guidance so that firms should not enforce repossessions before 1 April 2021.

End-game for Libor is now clear, say UK financial regulators

Published 11 Jan, 2021 06:42pm

Firms should have everything they need to shift new financial contracts to SONIA, the BoE overnight interest rate.
Regulators want the use of Libor ended after banks were fined for trying to rig what was once dubbed the world's most important number.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	315.80
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	360.06

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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