Regulation
RDR
Consumers are oblivious to the 'bigger industry picture' and are easy targets for unregulated 'advisers' who sell them risky products while collecting commission, an IFA has warned.
20 November 2013
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Regulation
A suspected boiler room has had an unlimited worldwide asset freezing order placed upon it by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after a High Court judge agreed that First Capital Wealth Limited (FCW) posed a serious risk to consumers.
19 November 2013
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Investment
US futures firm MF Global Holding has been ordered to pay $1.2bn (£740m) in restitution to its customers over its collapse.
19 November 2013
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Regulation
One of the regulators who rubber-stamped the appointment of disgraced former Co-op Bank chairman Paul Flowers later landed a job with the troubled lender, according to reports.
19 November 2013
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Pensions
A group of investors is preparing to pursue self-invested personal pension (SIPP) provider Stadia Trustees for hundreds of thousands of pounds via the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) for what it claims was its failure to carry out proper due diligence...
18 November 2013
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Regulation
The number of calls to the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) ‘whistleblower hotline' to report suspected malpractice in the financial services industry has jumped 23% in the last year, according to figures obtained by law firm RPC.
18 November 2013
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Investment
Financial services law firm Regulatory Legal is suing Tailormade Alternative Investments over claims the investment business made defamatory statements about it.
15 November 2013
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