The FSA touted it as the solution to the mass market problem, but will simplified advice be declared dead before it even gets off the ground?

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is in the process of deciding how it will go about publishing its decisions, and one of the main points of contention has been whether or not it should name the firms involved.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) says there is tangible evidence to show it is benefitting independent financial advisers.

The government has once again turned down a request from an MP for an independent investigation into the Arch Cru collapse.

The FSCS is unlikely to recoup compensation costs from Keydata-backer Lifemark after it moved a step closer to administration, with its provisional adminstrator declaring it is unable to restructure it.

The Financial Services Authority's judgement-based, twin peaks system must be embraced by the industry and lead to behavioural and cultural changes in both firms and regulators, according to Hector Sants.

It's our round-up of the stories your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend...

The Financial Services Authority is to commence with enforcement action against UBS AG following an investigation into losses incurred by the investment banks as a result of alleged 'rogue trader' activity.

Platforms are yet to make the national press but, when they do, threesixty's Phil Young fears it'll likley be due to another sorry tale of behind-the-scenes money exchange between manufacturer and adviser...