Regulation

The government has recovered a further £1.3bn from the Landsbanki estate in Iceland, which operated as Icesave in the UK, following its collapse at the height of the financial crisis.

Arch Financial Products chief executive Robin Farrell has been denied the right to appeal a High Court judge's ruling that he is guilty of dishonesty and his firm of negligence in the management of the failed Arch cru fund range.

A financial adviser who was jailed for stealing from his pensioner clients has been banned from working in financial services by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Advisers are charging clients more post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR), despite falling product prices, a consultancy hired by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has declared the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), its "once in a generation" project to revamp the retail investment advice market, is working, though some concerns remain on the costs and labels of advisers' services....

The Co-operative Bank has failed a "stress test" carried out by the Bank of England designed to see if the banking sector could withstand another financial crisis.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) has published details of the criteria advisers will need to meet before they can be listed on the website's directory.

Small firm consolidation in the financial advice market has yet to materialise as predicted because many owners are "hanging on" to the trail commission they earn on pre-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) business, according to one acquirer.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned former BlackRock managing director Jonathan Burrows for dodging rail fares worth £43,000.

Wealth management firms say they are being "crippled" by suitability requirements as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) increases its scrutiny of the sector.