Regulation

An unauthorised forex trader has been found guilty of fraud in a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

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Advisers could lose thousands of pounds in probate fees as platform funds are being converted to clean share classes, which don't support ongoing trail payments upon client death.

Victims of failed £400m overseas property investment Harlequin have appeared on national television to reveal how losing their retirement funds has left them "frightened" as they enter old age.

An adviser trade association is calling on the regulator to ensure its final guidance on using social media channels is clear after a poll of members suggested more than a third were unaware the watchdog was looking into the issue.

Adviser network Financial Ltd has received numerous applications from firms to join since a recruitment ban was lifted late last year, director Brian Galvin has said.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is to make further cuts to its operating budget in the coming financial year and has frozen its levy at £23.3m.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is to start compensating investors in failed investment group Hartmann Capital.

Arch Financial Products (AFP) chief executive Robin Farrell has hit out at "deeply regrettable" findings in a recent lawsuit against him and said investors could lose up to £4.4m in distributions from the action.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned of a scammer pretending to be an authorised wealth manager and targeting investors in the UK.