Regulation
Treasury Committee urges expansion of FCA's powers
Expanding the 'regulatory perimeter'
FCA proposes access to travel insurance 'signposting' rule
Consultation closing 15 September
FCA to urge EU authorities to address PRIIPs failings
EU review to be completed this year
FCA plans wider retail ban of CFDs following ESMA proposals
Could reduce annual losses by up to £451m
Tom Baigrie: Have the stars aligned for the protection sector?
'Post-modern era of regulation'
FCA proposes basic savings rate for cash accounts
Option for basic savings rate
Transparency Taskforce calls on IA to apologise for 'offensive' fees comments
Loch Ness monster fee reference made in 2016
Treasury MP Barclay: 'No appetite' for regulatory 'race to bottom' post-Brexit
Govt not pursuing equivalence
Pound sinks and FTSE soars as May delivers Florence Brexit speech
Calling for 'imaginative and creative' approach to negotiations
FCA's crackdown on use of CFDs in retail market
Risk of 'large, rapid' losses
Have your say: Why FAMR is just as important as RDR
Consultation closes on 22 December
FSCS: Interim levies unlikely this year
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has said it does not expect to raise an interim levy in any sector this year, though CEO Mark Neale said he recognises this will come as "cold comfort" to some advisers.
Three odd FOS verdicts (and why advisers need to know about them)
Has one IFA's unusual hobby highlighted questionable FOS decisions?
Advisers call on FCA to limit direct provider contact with clients
Advisers are calling on regulators to introduce rules restricting the contact product providers can have with their clients.
FCA tweaks suitability rules on offshore life insurance bonds
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to update its rules for retail clients advised to buy offshore life insurance bonds, affording them greater protection.
Armchair Critic: Should RDR II resurrect the Man from the Pru?
Should RDR II resurrect the Man from the Pru?
Half of advisers label FOS 'unfair'
Almost half of advisers believe the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is unfair when adjudicating on advice cases, research suggests.
Call for 'safe harbour' for advisers as rules reviewed
The introduction of ‘safe harbour' legislation for financial advisers would be a welcome step towards rebalancing liability between advisers and clients, according to one stakeholder, after the government announced a major review looking at how advice...
Five views from an advice gap pioneer on the state of the market
Alastair Rush picks the areas he thinks the government's advice review should focus on...
Four advice gap pioneers the government must speak to
Four advice gap pioneers the government must speak to
Millions of 'disenfranchised' savers could benefit from advice review
Millions of "totally disenfranchised" savers could return to financial advice as a result of the government's wide-scale review, adviser Keith Churchouse has said.
Major review of financial advice market launched
A major review into consumer access to the financial advice market has been launched by HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Super-safe suitability reports: How to get it right
Top tips for completing super-safe suitability reports
FOS bows to pressure to cut budget by 11%
The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has listened to industry complaints about the burden of regulatory cost and cut its budget by 11% for the coming year.