Sesame Bankhall Group is calling on the FSA to consider a standard factoring scheme.

The FSA is considering providing staging posts for firms to indicate how much progress they have made in the transition to be RDR-compliant, but not until Q3 next year.

The FSA handed out heavier fines to fewer firms in 2009, figures show.

Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Report (PBR) has thrown up all sorts of interesting issues and on two points I find myself questioning the Chancellor's judgement.

Investors have an average weighting of just 0.1% in emerging markets (EM) despite almost two thirds of IFAs considering it the best performing asset class, research suggests.

Independence remains "a good term", an IFA says, but ongoing debate about what defines an ‘independent' practitioner could render it meaningless.

A man charged with the murder of a financial adviser has been released from custody to provide more information to police.

Jose Mourinho will take his Inter Milan side back to old club Chelsea after the teams were today drawn in the Champions League last 16.

A financial adviser has had a £50,000 FSA fine increased to £75,000 after the regulator discovered he had repeatedly lied during its investigations.

The FSA strenuously denies "giving in" to advisers who say they are uncomfortable sitting exams after raising the possibility they may be tested via practical assessments, coursework and e-learning.