Regulation

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

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.

National IFA LEBC has attacked the Liberal Democrats' leader Nick Clegg's recently outlined future tax proposals, saying they amount to an "anti-savings agenda".

Figures published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) show the number of authorised investment advice firms has roughly stayed the same over the last eight years.

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.

Only one in four advisory firms operates a social media policy for staff despite its increasing use and growing scrutiny from the regulator, research suggests.

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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).

How the FCA showed it is fitting in with what goes on 'in real life' at adviser firms