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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Kalyeena Makortoff

City regulator offers to water down ‘name and shame’ rules after pressure

City of London skyline and financial district on an overcast day
Pressure from companies and the government led to the City regulator reviewing its proposals. Photograph: Amer Ghazzal/Rex/Shutterstock

The City regulator has bowed to pressure over plans to “name and shame” some companies it investigates, offering watered-down proposals that would give firms 10 days’ notice and consider the “potential negative impact” of revealing the identities of companies under inspection.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) put forward new proposals on Thursday after months of intense criticism from businesses, which have tried to thwart the watchdog’s plans to be more transparent with the public and whistleblowers when it is investigating potential wrongdoing across the City.

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