Regulation

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) said it expects the number of advisory businesses declared in default as a result of its investigations into self-invested personal pension (SIPP) advice to rise above the current four.

Discretionary fund managers (DFMs) are facing growing pressures to standardise managed portfolio fees as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) considers warning advisers against using any service where costs are not clear.

With the FCA's multiple spotlights converging on investment suitability, advisers are being invited to have their questions answered...

Lloyds Banking Group has been fined a total of £218m by UK and US authorities for a series of failings, including manipulating fees it owed to the Bank of England (BoE) for a taxpayer-backed scheme designed to support the UK's banks during the financial...

AFH has bought out Edinburgh-based Finlay Gow & Company for £657,000 to enter the Scottish advice market.

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a fresh warning to consumers about the risks of investing in corporate bond funds.

An online petition calling on the government to remove the financial ombudsman's right to consider client claims without any time restriction has ended 3,000 signatures short of target.