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
OTS recommends term life exemption from IHT
Second report on IHT Review
FCA to urge EU authorities to address PRIIPs failings
EU review to be completed this year
Investment Association weighs retail product labels for SRI funds
Part of raft of proposals to increase visability of SRI to retail investors
ESMA: Fees erode 25% of retail investors' fund returns
Passive equity funds ‘consistently’ outperforming active counterparts
FCA plans wider retail ban of CFDs following ESMA proposals
Could reduce annual losses by up to £451m
Treasury Select Committee plots post-Brexit financial regulation inquiry
Financial services deal unclear
DWP reveals full details of Access to Insurance Working Group
Organisation led by Johnny Timpson
Frank Field seeks government clarity for cohabiting couples
Need 'to act quickly'
Tom Baigrie: Have the stars aligned for the protection sector?
'Post-modern era of regulation'
RBS to pay first dividend since financial crisis
2p per ordinary share
FCA proposes basic savings rate for cash accounts
Option for basic savings rate
FCA publishes occasional paper on fund charges
Introduction of all-in-fee
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?
