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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Christopher Willford, the former finance director at Bradford & Bingley (B&B), £30,000 for failing to provide the board with up-to-date information about B&B's financial position, including profits, mortgage...

Zurich has launched an investment linked protection solution on its platform, which will allow policy holders to protect platform investments from stock market fluctuations.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and North and West Yorkshire police have this morning arrested one male on suspicion of insider dealing and market abuse.

Advisers expect their clients to become more interested in investing in Venture Capital Trusts (VCT) as they seek to make up for a reduced pension allowance and take advantage of tax-free dividends, a survey suggests.

The trial of Arch Financial Products and its chief executive Robin Farrell has been postponed.

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The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called for clear guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on what it considers to be consumer credit activity and for which activities advisers need to have a licence.

Defaqto has warned that advisers relying on the 120% capped drawdown limit could be jeopardising their clients' safe retirement.

Prudential has reached five of the six objectives it had set itself for 2013 and is on course to reach its final aim of doubling the 2009 Asia new business profits by the end of the year, Tidjane Thiam said today.