Regulation

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has begun contacting clients of failed firm Tailormade, which was a major distributor of troubled overseas property company Harlequin Property.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined insurance broker JLT Specialty £1.8m for an "unacceptable" approach to bribery & corruption risks from overseas payments.

Scottish taxpayers will have to pay out £1.6bn a year to fund initiatives set out in the white paper on the country's independence which have not yet been allocated cash, according to Treasury figures.

A service allowing advisory firms to 'sense check' whether they meet the requirements for independence has been launched.

Caroline Rookes, the chief executive of the Money Advice Service (MAS), has hit back at critics of the organisation, saying the MAS is now delivering a "very effective" service and does not "step on the toes" of financial advisers.

The number of firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is set to soar next year after the regulator assumes responsibility for supervising consumer credit activities.

St James's Place directors Sue Harris and Alison Hewitt have resigned from the board following Lloyds Banking Group's sale of its remaining holding in the wealth manager.

The industry-funded Money Advice Service (MAS) has ignored calls by MPs to cut its marketing budget, saying it needs the multi-million pound pot to "encourage people to take action" on financial matters.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has won its case at the Upper Tribunal to ban former derivatives trader David John Hobbs from performing any role in regulated financial services for lying to the regulator.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revised its application fees for firms seeking full consumer credit authorisation, after it realised that small firms were facing "significant barriers to entry" due to cost.