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Dec 28
Switzerland buys 7 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 booster

Shares of Moderna Inc. MRNA, -1.97% were down 2.4% in trading on Monday after the company said Switzerland exercised an option to buy an additional seven million doses of its COVID-19 booster. Moderna said delivery of those shots is set to occur in the second half of 2022. Switzerland has ordered a total of 27.5 […]

Dec 28
FCA announces changes to its Executive Committee

The FCA has appointed Stephen Braviner Roman as General Counsel and as a member of its Executive Committee following an open competition. Stephen is expected to join the FCA in February next year. Megan Butler has announced she will step down from her role as Executive Director of Transformation in the spring. Megan joined the […]

Dec 28
Apache Log4j cyber vulnerability

We are aware of a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) that is affecting multiple versions of the Apache Log4j 2 library.  The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is aware that scanning for this vulnerability has been detected in the UK and exploitation detected elsewhere.  The NCSC has published guidance for firms to help identify if […]

Dec 28
FCA and PSR respond to announcement from Cash Action Group (CAG)

Home News FCA and PSR respond to announcement from Cash Action Group (CAG) Statements First published: 15/12/2021 Last updated: 15/12/2021 We respond to the Cash Action Group’s (CAG) announcement that retail banks and building societies will create an independent body to assess the needs of local communities and direct cash solutions. We are pleased to […]

Dec 28
FCA publishes the Swift Review into the supervisory intervention on interest rate hedging products

The FCA has accepted recommendations made by John Swift QC, who was commissioned to review the design, implementation and operation of the redress scheme set up for customers who were missold interest rate hedging products (IRHPs) from 2001. The actions taken by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) nearly a decade ago delivered redress of £2.2 […]

Dec 28
NatWest fined £264.8 million for anti-money laundering failures

National Westminster Bank Plc (NatWest) was today fined £264,772,619.95 following convictions for three offences of failing to comply with money laundering regulations. Mrs Justice Cockerill, the sentencing judge at Southwark Crown Court, today said: ‘….it must be borne in mind that although in no way complicit in the money laundering which took place, the Bank […]