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Retweet at your peril: Eight FCA social media dos and don'ts

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped its suggestion firms should be using #ad in financial promotions on Twitter, following industry concerns about its appropriateness.

The government has come under fire for delaying the publication of its report into the Money Advice Service (MAS), with some suggesting the report was deliberately hidden before the upcoming general election.

Countdown to 6 April: The line up in The Great Pension Reforms Race

The standards advice firms must meet to call themselves Chartered are set to get much tougher, as the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) embarks on a radical overhaul of the label.

Controversial proposals to allow existing pensioners to sell their annuities for cash - and insurers to compete for the contracts - are to be discussed by ministers this week ahead of the 18 March Budget, according to reports.

Consumers must accept responsibility for their decisions in retirement when the new flexibility rules come into force in April, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Martin Wheatley has said.

Networks don't collect enough money from their advisers to maintain sufficient systems and controls, which means they can only go one way - down, according to the chief executive of IFA network 2plan.

The 400-day problem, solved

An industry initiative managed by the Tax Incentivised Savings Association (TISA) and backed by 50 firms and trade bodies has called on the regulator to agree on a ‘common sense' standard for the delivery of guidance to consumers.