Regulation

The upper tribunal hearing of Arch Financial Products (AFP) chief executive Robin Farrell and former compliance officer Robert Addison in relation to regulatory action taken against them by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), starts today.

It is "essential" clients are given prior notification when their fund holdings are converted to post-RDR 'clean' alternatives, but individual consent is not necessary, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined in finalised guidance on bulk transfers...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appealed Thursday's court decision to halt its case against a group of alleged fraudsters after no barristers were willing to represent them.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has announced profits of £1.6bn for the first quarter of 2014, far surpassing expectations and sending shares soaring more than 10%.

A fraud case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was halted after no barristers were willing to represent the defendants following recent legal aid cuts.

The Financial Conduct Authority has banned a former UBS trader from regulated financial services due to failings associated with the rogue trader Kweku Mawuli Adoboli.

Further compensation payments to Keydata Lifemark bondholders from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) have been delayed by a month.

Wealth management firms are making final preparations for the introduction of US tax regime FATCA as the 5 May registration deadline approaches.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Invesco Perpetual £18.6m for exposing investors to more risk than they had been led to expect in funds including Neil Woodford's giant income portfolios.

The Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have appointed Antony Townsend as Complaints Commissioner, replacing Sir Anthony Holland whose term of office ends this month after almost a decade.