Regulation

Fiona Murphy looks at the results of Retirement Planner's inquiry into RDR and finds out how advisers have survived and adapted to the reforms.

Fidelity has undercut Hargreaves Lansdown with its new pricing structure, introducing an AMC of 0.35% for clients with total assets up to £250,000.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has promised to be more communicative with the industry that pays for it.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched an investigation into the conduct of former Bradford & Bingley group finance director Chris Willford.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has hit investment advisers with a £105m levy for 2014/15, an increase of 34% on the last levy.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) is preparing to challenge the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) this week over what it considers inconsistent case verdicts on advisers.

Economist and founder of Capital Economics Roger Bootle has said that quantitative easing (QE) is not the "inflation danger" people should be worried about - the focus should be on the intentions of the government.

Investment advisers may contribute almost £15m towards the day-to-day running of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in 2014-2015.

Nick Train, a long-term backer of Hargreaves Lansdown, has said the platform's assets could hit £240bn by 2020 - a figure which would mean adding £200bn in AUA over the next six years.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed consultancy Promontory Financial Group and accountancy firm Mazars to lead its skilled persons (s166) review into the failures around the Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) lending practices to small firms....