Regulation

HSBC faces investigations by national authorities around the world over its role in helping more than 100,000 wealthy individuals avoid paying tax.

An IFA and the directors of banking giants Goldman Sachs and Lloyds will head up the panels that raise the industry's voice on policy making to the ear of the regulator.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has appointed eight law firms to form a new in-house panel, which it expects to manage the majority of its legal advice and representation.

The unavoidable challenges facing simplified advice

An adviser has finally secured the return of £190,000 to his clients after a two year battle over unsuitable advice with one of the world's largest IFAs.

Two rogue traders were found guilty and have been sentenced to a combined nine years in prison for defrauding investors and operating a collective investment scheme without authorisation.

The London office of one of Europe's biggest banks is being investigated by regulators because of serious concerns over the way it is run.

SIPP investors ‘punished still further’ on cash interest rates

Advisers are not asking the right questions when doing due diligence on discretionary fund managers (DFM), one such firm has said, in response to criticism it is "impossible" to compare their costs and services.

Angry investors are planning legal action against the regulator in a bid to claw back losses they claim its predecessor caused when it branded their traded life settlement investments "toxic".