Regulation

A petition is demanding soon-to-be acting head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Tracey McDermott enact an independent review of advice firm regulation, after an IFA was forced to pay a 320% increase in his Financial Services Compensation Scheme...

Outgoing Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Martin Wheatley has said he is "disappointed" to be leaving the regulator and will leave behind a "sense of unfinished business".

Adolescence is over for the financial advice industry, according to Stephen Harper...

From Hong Kong to Canary Wharf via financial Chenobyl

Business is booming for advisers, according to a poll that signals increasing profitability and confidence in the sector two years after the rule change doomsayers said would herald its demise.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) legal team that helped recover some of the hundreds of millions of pounds it paid out over the collapse of Keydata from financial advisers has been given an industry award for its efforts.

The changing face of boiler room 'scams'

Why it's real (and can play havoc with portfolios)

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning investors against three fake firms pretending to be authorised businesses.

A checklist for the savvy adviser