Regulation

A decision by the FSA to ban and fine the chief executive and chief financial officer of a hedge fund manager on grounds of deceiving investors has been upheld by the Upper Tribunal.

Yesterday a number of continental European regulators imposed a ban on short selling certain financial stocks.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned investors against buying shares from cold callers claiming to be from Glencore International Plc.

At least six more Swiss and one Liechtenstein private bank have come under the gaze of US prosecutors investigating whether Swiss bankers helped rich Americans dodge tax.

Two IFAs - one who uses a single platform and one who uses several - explain why they support their chosen method, and how this week's platform paper will do little to change it.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is warning consumers about the risks of investing in carbon credit schemes.

Senior financial services executives are concerned the FSA's post-crisis clampdown is harming the UK's international competitiveness, according to a poll.

Financial secretary to the Treasury, Mark Hoban MP, has announced that two deregulatory amendments to the EU Prospectus Directive have been brought into effect a year early by the UK to help small businesses access equity finance more cheaply and effectively....

Arch cru investors want to know why Capita won't be fined like 27 other firms who they say failed in the same way. Levy paying IFAs should want to know too.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) levy will increase by £7.3m next year to meet the cost of the collapse of Southsea Mortgage and Investment Company, but only banks are likely to be affected by the rise.