Advisers could be hit with a further compensation bill for Keydata as the FSCS says it has not ruled out another levy linked to the failed investment firm.

IFAs have called for debt management to be regulated on a par with advice, after a series of firm failures which they say damage the reputation of the wider financial services industry.

Standard Life Investments (SLI) has exited the money market funds sector, citing the "substantial" regulatory and capital burden upon the vehicles.

The FSA has signed an agreement to share confidential information with US state regulators, in a deal the Americans say may be at the forefront of a trend towards collaborative regulation.

The FSCS has recouped £28m from Norwich & Peterborough (N&P) after the building society admitted it mis-sold investors Keydata products, putting levy payers in line for a rebate.

Nationals round-up: Risks of bonds, Swiss savings targeted by the taxman and a think tank suggests ISAs should be scrapped.

China and the United States have agreed to hold economic talks as tensions between the world's two biggest economies continue to rise.

A boiler room scammer used a real IFA's name and FSA number to con investors out of thousands of pounds.

The City of London police and the FSA are warning investors to be on their guard as boiler room fraudsters are using new tactics to persuade investors to pay tens of thousands of pounds for non-existent shares.

IFAs who referred clients to advisory service debtDr fear they could be targeted for compensation after the firm went bust last night with no details available about the whereabouts of client money.