Regulation

Product provider Aegon has distanced itself from a view attributed to its head of marketing that advisers have been "disintermediated" and that its future lies in direct relationships with consumers.

The scale of commissions taken by HSBC bank advisers for one-off pension transfer work has been revealed in a judgement delivered by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

United we stand: Why IFAs need to shout louder

A lawyer who spent six years in the financial regulator's enforcement team has expressed doubts over his former employer's product promotions rules.

You can’t put the (social media) genie back in the bottle

Another Keydata adviser has been declared in default by the Financial Services Compensation scheme (FSCS), as it published a new list of 28 advice firms unable to meet claims against them.

Highclere Financial Services senior partner Alan Lakey and adviser community website Panacea Adviser have teamed up to launch a helpline for advisers tackling Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) related issues.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reminding advisory businesses to beware "self-defeating transactions" when totting up the total charges clients are being asked to pay.

Almost half of advisers (47%) do not think consumer confidence in financial services has risen since the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to Cofunds research.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said firms must do more to ensure advertisements do not mislead consumers after it found 227 cases of non-compliant promotions in the consumer credit sector.