Network and support services operator Tenet has warned that most advisers will fall into the remit of the consumer credit licence, meaning they will need to obtain one before the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) takes over regulation of the market in...

National advice firm Lighthouse Financial Advice (LFA) has signed a new two-year contract to provide financial planning advice to members of benefits manager Parliament Hill.

The unseen side of financial advice

"Independence is a state of mind - you just need to keep an open mind and consider all the options", the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said as it summed up the findings of its latest post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) research.

The vast majority of IFAs are acting within the guidelines of independence as laid down following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), a study by the regulator suggests.

Why did DC&A Independent Financial Advisers decide to become DC&A Financial Planning on 1 January this year?

Professional indemnity insurance (PII) for advisers is a key issue on the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA's) radar, the regulator said on Tuesday.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a guidance document detailing its supervisory approach to firms of all sizes in an attempt to give firms "everything they should know about how we will supervise them".

Advisers and compliance teams must move away from 'box ticking' in evaluating their business conduct, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) director of supervision Clive Adamson has said.

A total of 67 of Sesame's near 2,200 member firms have decided to leave the network following its decision to operate as a restricted advice business, group chairman John Cowan has said.