Regulation
Treasury Committee urges expansion of FCA's powers
Expanding the 'regulatory perimeter'
FCA to urge EU authorities to address PRIIPs failings
EU review to be completed this year
Investment Association weighs retail product labels for SRI funds
Part of raft of proposals to increase visability of SRI to retail investors
ESMA: Fees erode 25% of retail investors' fund returns
Passive equity funds ‘consistently’ outperforming active counterparts
FCA plans wider retail ban of CFDs following ESMA proposals
Could reduce annual losses by up to £451m
Treasury Select Committee plots post-Brexit financial regulation inquiry
Financial services deal unclear
DWP reveals full details of Access to Insurance Working Group
Organisation led by Johnny Timpson
RBS to pay first dividend since financial crisis
2p per ordinary share
FCA proposes basic savings rate for cash accounts
Option for basic savings rate
FCA publishes occasional paper on fund charges
Introduction of all-in-fee
Transparency Taskforce calls on IA to apologise for 'offensive' fees comments
Loch Ness monster fee reference made in 2016
Treasury MP Barclay: 'No appetite' for regulatory 'race to bottom' post-Brexit
Govt not pursuing equivalence
Competition watchdog sets rules for comparison sites
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final report following a market study into the use of price comparison sites and other apps.
Pound sinks and FTSE soars as May delivers Florence Brexit speech
Calling for 'imaginative and creative' approach to negotiations
Tom Nall: What's stopping employers letting their staff have it all?
Wage increases are likely to fall below Bank of England forecasts
Should you consider employee benefit trusts?
Nicholas Price of Kibworth Tax Associates and Natelie Smith of Mulbury Hamilton explain why employee benefit trusts still have a role to play in incentivising employees.
No charge? Then no need to be regulated, say Labour peers
An amendment to the Financial Services Bill proposed by two Labour peers could open up the possibility of financial advisers not having to be regulated if they do not charge for their services.
Did the FSA need to offer MAS boss Hobman £350k?
MONEY ADVICE
FSA voices concerns over providers' RDR readiness
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has expressed concerns about provider preparedness for changes set to be introduced following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).
Consumer Panel tells MAS to 'push regulatory boundaries'
The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has urged the Money Advice Service (MAS) to expand its offerings and ‘push regulatory boundaries' in order to help to close the advice gap.
FOS pushes ahead with plans to name firms involved in disputes
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) looks set to hold its ground on plans to include the names of businesses involved when it starts publishing final decisions.
Lord Turner: Last 20 years punctuated with 'waves of mis-selling'
The chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has suggested Parliament will have to give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), one of its successor bodies, even greater powers to protect consumers.
Revenue's offshore trust amnesty premature - STEP
HMRC has offered employers who use employee benefit trusts (EBTs) the chance to settle upcoming tax liabilities with no further questions before the trusts become illegal.
