The yawning property gap across England and Wales has highlighted again as figures showed house prices surging nearly 9% in London while values are still on the slide in the North.

STEP TOO FAR?

Total expense ratios (TERs) of 240bps for a combination of adviser fees, discretionary management charges, platform costs and fund manager fees are "unsustainable" and will likely be driven down, Schroders head of UK intermediary Robin Stoakley has said....

Two former partners of Arck, Kathryn Joy Clark and Richard Aston Clay, have today been charged with fraud and forgery offences by the Serious Fraud Office and Nottinghamshire Police.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) is claiming a key victory in the fight for fair regulation of advisers following news that European Union ministers have dropped a proposal to cap fees for advice.

ETPs

Arch Financial Products has been accused of taking £3m in fees for a deal involving the Arch Cru funds which "was valued at nil", the High Court heard today.

Bristol based discretionary investment firm, R C Brown Investment Management (RCBIM) has recruited the team that managed the ‘Signature' investment proposition for Rowan Dartington.

The City regulator has begun an investigation into the role of former senior directors at the Co-operative Bank.

A suspected boiler room has had an unlimited worldwide asset freezing order placed upon it by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after a High Court judge agreed that First Capital Wealth Limited (FCW) posed a serious risk to consumers.