Complaints against FCA on the rise

No single factor behind rise

Carmen Reichman
clock • 2 min read

Complaints against the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have been on the rise after several calm summer months, latest data shows.

Complaints hit a year high in October when 55 gripes were raised with the regulator, followed by 50 complaints in November, according to figures published by the regulator. The FCA had already faced a flurry of complaints in the earlier months of the year with March peaking at 53, but it enjoyed a quiet few months over the summer, when numbers fell to a as little as 29 new complaints in August. Overall the figures stayed constant in the year, with 246 gripes raised in the first half of the year and a further 245 between June and November. Each complaint can contain multiple allegat...

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