Regulation

Britain must see a business recovery before interest rates can begin to rise, according to Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England.

Claimants can not accept a compensation ruling from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) and later claim for more in the courts, a landmark Court of Appeal ruling has decided.

There is an increasing need to educate the public on the value of face-to-face professional financial advice, according to the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII).

Rayner Spencer Mills Research (RSMR) has launched a new continuing professional development (CPD) tool for advisers.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined insurance intermediary HomeServe Membership Limited (HML) £30.6m for breaching a series of principles including incentivising sales over quality .

Unbundled pricing now visible on Fidelity's 'Select List' service suggests asset managers have avoided a squeeze on margins, with just four of 66 active equity funds priced at below 75bps.

Former St James's Place (SJP) adviser Tim Horrocks has revealed plans to launch an advisory firm later this month called RockWealth.

Aviva has withdrawn its corporate hospitality events for its life distributors following the release of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) final guidance on inducements and conflicts of interests.

Annuity Direct is now under the ownership of Fidelity Worldwide Investment after the deal to buy the retirement specialist was approved by financial regulators.

Purchasers of IFA businesses are taking advantage of a "once in a lifetime land grab" as the impact of increased regulation pushes traditional advisers out the industry, according to a consultancy firm.