Investors in some Keydata structured plans who chose not to ‘tick the ISA box' still need clarification on their rights to claim for compensation, a victims' support group argues.

Those of you with even a passing eye on the regulation of financial services will be more than aware of the major initiative currently under discussion and due to be implemented in 2012.

The Association of IFAs (AIFA) says it is "absolutely vital" the FSA devises a fair method for firms calculating their Expenditure Based Requirement (EBR).

Tied advisers are "just getting on" with meeting new minimum qualification proposals in the RDR by attaining QCF Level 4 under the FSA's ‘no regrets' promise.

All personal investment firms (PIFs) will have to hold capital resources worth three months of their annual fixed expenditure (the EBR), the FSA confirmed today.

Plans to set up a number of turnkey solutions at Yellowtail Financial Planning are underway in a bid to increase profits without taking on more costs.

MorganAsh managing director Andrew Gething says real-life answers he has received to the question 'Have you ever had cancer?' are testament to the current problems of Q&A in protection...

The FSA should reconsider its proposals for qualification standards for simplified advice processes to determine where QCF level 3 might be sufficient, insurer Aegon says.

Resolution chairman Mike Biggs says the company's life assurance consolidation project "is now underway" after this morning completing the acquisition of Friends Provident.

Mortgages Direct, the trading arm of property group Spicerhaart, is joining Sesame as one of the network's largest appointed representatives (ARs).