Regulation

Advice firms have raised fears over "systemic mis-selling" through simplified advice and said ongoing regulatory uncertainty has stifled market developments, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on guidance to clarify the boundaries between different investment advice models, such as simplified, or automated, advice.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) spent £3.3m on overseeing the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) last year, according to its annual accounts, a 37.5% increase on the cost of the rule change before implementation.

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Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Martin Wheatley was paid a total of £610,000 in the year to 31 March, with a basic salary of £460,000, figures published today show.

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The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has uncovered two more cases where self-invested personal pension (SIPP) investors in troubled unregulated overseas property scheme Harlequin received poor advice.

National IFA Chase de Vere managed to claw its way back towards the black last year, but has been forced to set aside millions to deal with complaints from unhappy clients.

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed advisers' regulatory fees for the next year will be £68m - a near-19% reduction on last year, in its latest policy statement.