Regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is coming down hard on firms that continue to act outside of its rules on financial promotions, with the number of adverts withdrawn or amended by the regulator jumping 61% in the last year.

Banking giant HSBC has been told to return the trail commission it took from a retiree for ongoing pensions advice it never delivered.

Advisers should notify their insurers early if they think they may be facing claims from advice to invest in tax avoidance schemes, a professional indemnity insurance (PII) lawyer has warned.

European Parliament has given the green light for Lord Jonathan Hill to be European Union (EU) financial services commissioner, despite facing tough questioning from sceptical MEPs.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned two former directors of Pritchard Stockbrokers for recklessly failing to protect client money.

Two directors of HSBC's UK arm are poised to quit in protest at new Bank of England rules that pave the way for lengthy jail sentences to be imposed on senior managers of failed lenders, according to reports.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has pressed for a "proportionate response" to finalising the details of the European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) to allow advisers to carry out cross-border advice...

Asset managers have revealed the hard limits they are imposing on entertainment budgets ahead of a potential FCA ban on corporate hospitality

A retiree who asked his adviser to review a recommendation to invest in Arch cru under a consumer redress scheme set up by the financial regulator has won compensation after taking his case to the Ombudsman (FOS).

Technical specialist at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Rory Percival said he is "annoyed" by firms who are "looking to keep the regulator happy", as he admits the watchdog has a better job to do to dispel myths around its expectations.