FCA under fire after Panorama documentary

Last night's episode looked at the Blackmore Bond collapse

Jenna Brown
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FCA under fire after Panorama documentary

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has come under fire in an episode of BBC’s Panorama for its failure to protect pensions savers and investors who lost a collective £46m when a property investment scheme collapsed.

The documentary showed how the FCA was alerted to the "boiler room" tactics being employed to market the Blackmore Bond several years ago and failed to act for two years. In the programme, the F...

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