Regulation

Advisers often bemoan the regulator for failing to tell them what it wants. But in the first half-year its technical specialist and all-round public face of the FCA, Rory Percival, has tackled at least six key issues. Do you really want to hear from him...

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Martin Wheatley saw his total pay deal from the industry-funded regulator rise by an inflation busting 15% last year to £701,000.

Suspended £400m life settlement fund EEA has revealed possible plans for trapped investors to unlock some of their money - if new investors willing to buy their shares can be found.

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Concerns are being raised over the disclosure policies of some specialist investment trusts as investors continue to pile into alternative assets.

Court delays and slow progress at the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) bring mixed news for investors in failed property scheme Arck as they fight for a resolution to their £60m saga.

From Keydata to Reyker: Clients continue to pay the price

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has thrown out a test case brought by an IFA who argued charges levied on Keydata investors following a change of custodian to their assets were "excessive" and "grossly unfair".

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has defended the methods it uses to calculate advisers' contribution to its annual costs as fair and proportionate, as it confirmed a 10% hike for firms for 2015-2016.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has warned an increasing number of advised clients are reviewing their investments in unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) with a view to making a complaint.