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Thursday, May 2

16

Watchdog rejects request to investigate Tory MP over City lobbying complaint

www.theguardian.com

Parliamentary commissioner for standards says there was not sufficient evidence to justify opening investigation into John Baron

Wednesday, May 1

20

UK Conservatives try to win City of London’s heart with swipe at finance watchdog

www.politico.eu

Labour wants to 'champion' Britain's financial sector — but doesn't want to be seen as undermining independent regulators.

Monday, Apr 29

14

UK’s Sunak and Hunt wage war on City watchdog

www.politico.eu

Regulators want to name and shame firms under investigation even before they're proven guilty.

Thursday, Apr 25

UK ministers who break ‘revolving door’ rules should be fined, Tory watchdog says

www.politico.eu

Tory peer Eric Pickles wants new powers of sanction after former PM Boris Johnson failed to declare his links to a City hedge fund.

11

Crocus City Hall attack funded using cryptocurrency, Russian finance watchdog says

tass.com

Russia’s Federal Financial Monitoring Service head added that the act of terrorism was intricately planned and it took an international network of conspirators to carry it out

Tuesday, Apr 23

17

City watchdog set to extend sustainability rules to combat greenwashing

www.mirror.co.uk

The Financial Conduct Authority announced new measures in November aimed at protecting retail investors by ensuring the investment products and services accurately described their sustainability goals

16

City watchdog to extend anti-greenwashing investment rules

www.independent.co.uk

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to extend the rules to a wider scope of investment products.

City watchdog to extend anti-greenwashing investment rules

www.standard.co.uk

The Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to extend the rules to a wider scope of investment products.

Thursday, Apr 18

00

Government watchdog critical of federal mpox response

thehill.com

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) says in a new report that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) response to the 2022 mpox outbreak was uncoordinated and lacked interagency cohesion. For its report, the GAO visited 14…

Tuesday, Apr 16

21

Richmond watchdog to take San Jose police auditor job

www.mercurynews.com

Eddie Aubrey has been selected by the city council to serve as San Jose's civilian police auditor.

Richmond watchdog to take San Jose police auditor job

www.eastbaytimes.com

Eddie Aubrey has been selected by the city council to serve as San Jose's civilian police auditor.

02

Chicago's watchdog moves to fire police supervisor who lied about sex assault probe of fellow cop

chicago.suntimes.com

Chicago Inspector General Deborah Witzburg speaks at a City Club of Chicago luncheon at Maggiano’s Banquets last November.

Saturday, Apr 13

13

Pay hikes for city workers will add $1 billion to L.A.'s yearly budget by 2028, report says

www.latimes.com

One City Hall budget watchdog voiced concerns about the new public employee salary agreements, saying they will create deficits for years to come.

02

Documents will be unsealed in L.A. city attorney and DWP corruption case, judge rules

www.latimes.com

The Times and Consumer Watchdog had requested the documents to better understand the government's criminal case and whether former City Attorney Mike Feuer bore any culpability.

Wednesday, Apr 3

21

Philly Controller finds city botched the rollout of a touted $22 million anti-violence program

www.inquirer.com

The fiscal watchdog office's report, which said funds had not been disbursed to areas hardest hit by gun violence, followed a 2023 Inquirer investigation into the Community Expansion Grants program.

Thursday, Mar 28

15

Russia's mass media watchdog blocks 600 resources with fake news about terrorist attacks

tass.com

Roskomnadzor said that after the terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall, many new Telegram channels allegedly informing about upcoming terrorist attacks in Russia appeared

Tuesday, Mar 26

23

I'll never regret exposing the airport scandal - even though it cost me my job, writes former borders watchdog DAVID NEAL

www.dailymail.co.uk

DAVID NEAL: The situation at London City Airport didn't need explaining - it needed exposing.

17

'Finfluencers' could face two years in prison for promoting unregulated products, warns City watchdog

www.dailymail.co.uk

The Financial Conduct Authority has warned social media influencers could be breaking the law if they promote unregulated financial products.

Thursday, Mar 21

13

Financial advisers are putting people's retirement at risk, says City watchdog

www.dailymail.co.uk

In extreme cases, poor advice has caused clients to lose valuable guarantees and incur unnecessary charges, the FCA said.

Wednesday, Mar 20

19

Retirement advice firms ‘not even getting basics right’, says City watchdog

www.standard.co.uk

The FCA has called on all regulated firms offering financial advice to review their processes when providing retirement income advice