In 2014, there was an increase by 20 percent in open investigations by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). An increase that is speculated to be the result of the FCA's new stricter regime, in comparison to its supposedly less confrontational predecessor, the FSA. Click here for the Reed Smith Client Alert to lean more about what this could mean for clients in the regulated financial services industry.

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