Regulation

Insurance broker Towergate is in talks with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over advice on enhanced transfer values (ETV) and unregulated collective investment scheme (UCIS) given to clients by its adviser arm Towergate Financial.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appealed Thursday's court decision to halt its case against a group of alleged fraudsters after no barristers were willing to represent them.

Treasury Committee chairman Andrew Tyrie has described as a "welcome step forward" the details of an independent inquiry into how the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) allowed market sensitive information about its supervisory work to reach the public...

A fraud case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) was halted after no barristers were willing to represent the defendants following recent legal aid cuts.

Two IFA businesses acquired by listed IFA AFH Financial in 2012 have featured on the Financial Services Compensation Scheme's (FSCS) latest list of defaulted firms.

A report commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has accused debt management companies (DMC) of blurring the boundaries between financial advice and sales and pressurising consumers to opt for their products.

The Bank of England (BoE) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have appointed Antony Townsend as Complaints Commissioner, replacing Sir Anthony Holland whose term of office ends this month after almost a decade.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has rejected five out of 43 claims at decision stage against advice to invest in Arch Cru since it started publishing complaints decisions last April, its data has shown.

Around three quarters of IFAs plan to stay independent despite a tougher stance from the regulator on the definition of independent advice, according to an industry survey.

Compliance which adds little to the client experience except an extra layer of cost is on the regulator's radar as an area of concern it is investigating, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) technical specialist Rory Percival has said.