By Charlie Conchie The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a robust defence of its plans to ‘name and shame’ companies under investigation today after a fierce backlash against the proposed changes in recent weeks. Under proposals being considered, the City regulator plans to publicly name companies facing an enforcement investigation on a more regular basis and at an earlier stage. However, the watchdog is facing mounting calls to back down after two top trade bodies, UK Finance and The CityUK, hardened their stance against the plans in recent weeks. UK Finance has labelled the ref…