The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) says it does not expect any major investment failures in the next financial year after setting another interim levy for financial advisers.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has confirmed a £60m interim levy for financial advisers and other investment intermediaries.

The FSA's ‘treating customers fairly' initiative has invited scorn from advisers who said it muddied waters that were previously clear. But not everyone thinks it was worthless…

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) spotted flaws with the Arch Cru marketing literature and ordered changes before the funds' suspension, Treasury financial secretary Mark Hoban has claimed.

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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has censured Bank of Scotland for failings within its Corporate Division between January 2006 and December 2008.

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Parents of children with Child Trust Funds (CTF) will continue to be blocked from transferring into a Junior ISA, the government has confirmed.

Skandia UK has revealed plans to offer advisers the chance to co-brand the platform, as well as expand the range of services customers can directly access on its platform, amid a fall in profits.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) will drift closer to becoming a regulator under a proposed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), according to a legal expert.