NatWest, part of the group which brought Britain's banking sector to the brink of collapse, and Tesco, a relative infant in financial services, have made it into the top five most loved brands in finance, while all the big insurers languish in bottom...

The annual IMA asset management survey points to a slump in interest in UK equities as investors look further afield for returns.

The number of IFAs who plan to leave the industry ahead of the RDR has fallen to a two and a half year low, research from Aviva suggests.

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has proposed wide ranging reforms and a tightening of the rules around how exchange traded funds (ETFs) operate in Europe.

Hector Sants is encouraging Arch cru investors to take the FSA-brokered 70% payment deal and has warned against attempts to get a better return through the Financial Ombudsman or the courts.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will make public its report into the collapse of HBOS, including any details of its own regulatory failings, but will not do the same for its investigation into Bradford & Bingley (B&B).

Keydata founder Stewart Ford has embarked on the first stage of his legal case against the FSA, accusing the regulator of breaching his right to legal privilege in building their case against him.

Highly-qualified IFAs are calling on the FSA to heed MPs' calls to delay the RDR for 12 months so they can adapt their businesses in time to swerve a potential mass market advice gap.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned and fined two directors of an IFA firm for giving unsuitable advice on unregualted collective investment schemes (UCIS).

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is investigating whether investors have the right to claim compensation against closed IFAs who advised on the CF Arch cru Investment and Diversified funds.