Regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning to investors about four firms that are unauthorised clones of legitimate businesses.

When two friends collide: Catch up on our adviser charging debate

We are nearing the end, dear readers. After a week of hearty, healthy debate on whether percentage charging models are a "relic of a bygone era", we publish our experts' final statements. Who wins your vote?

Crippling FSCS levies: Know why you're paying, know how to stop

All advisory firms face the prospect of an interim levy from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in 2015-2016 following a swell of claims related to self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against a commodity firm it believes is providing financial services without authorisation.

A clampdown on suspected tax avoidance among taxpayers with rapidly rising wealth has netted HMRC an extra £11.5m since it began targeting the group in 2012, according to calculations.

Does a percentage-of-assets adviser fee model encourage contingent charging? Do fixed fees represent the ‘modern, professional way' to charge?

Financial advisers are recommending foreign exchange (FX) providers without knowing how much their clients will be charged, according to an industry expert.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has handed Deutsche Bank a £227m fine, its largest ever for LIBOR and EURIBOR-related misconduct because the bank tried to hamper investigations by misleading the regulator.