The Financial Conduct Authority is the United Kingdom's conduct regulator for financial services, operating independently of the UK government and funded by fees charged to the industry it oversees. It began operating on April 1, 2013, headquartered at Endeavour Square in London, and it regulates roughly 58,000 firms across banking, mutual societies, financial advice, self-invested pension providers, and cryptoasset services, working to protect consumers and maintain the integrity of the UK's financial markets.
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Financial Conduct Authority is an ordinary member, listed in the IOSCO members table as United Kingdom: Financial Conduct Authority, Capital Market and Financial Supervisory Authority of the International Organization of Securities Commissions, whose membership regulates more than 99 percent of the world's financial markets across more than 130 jurisdictions.
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The Financial Services Act 2012 came into force on 1 April 2013. The Act created a new regulatory framework for financial services and abolished the Financial Services Authority.
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12 Endeavour Square London E20 1JN
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The Financial Conduct Authority is the United Kingdom's conduct regulator for financial services, operating independently of the UK government and funded by fees charged to the industry it oversees.
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Wikimedia FoundationMember Of: International Organization of Securities Commissions, International Organization of Securities Commissions, Members sectionQuote, Member Of: International Organization of Securities Commissions, International Organization of Securities Commissions, Members section
IOSCO membership regulates more than 99% of the world's financial markets in more than 130 jurisdictions.
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