Regulation

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has paid out £5,696,776 in claims related to failed contracts for difference (CfD) trader Direct Sharedeal - with liabilities falling on investment advisers.

Attendees to the Institute of Financial Planning's (IFP) Scottish conference will get the chance to hear from Ian Woodall, a British climber who has conquered Mount Everest on several occasions.

The regulator is moving away from an over-reliance on static rules and regulations to a "good judgement" approach, and expects the industry to follow suit, Martin Wheatley has said.

A gang of investment fraudsters who conned 73 people out of £700,000 have been jailed for up to six years at Southwark Crown Court.

Skandia has abandoned plans to buy small stakes in IFA firms following conversations with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in which the regulator said it was "uncomfortable" with the idea.

Barclays is considering controversial plans to dodge a new bonus cap from Brussels.

We are inviting advisory firms to enter the Professional Adviser Awards 2014.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is not prescriptive about how firms deliver their services because it knows advice can be given in an "infinite variety of ways" - but it has communicated four steps firms should follow to satisfy its requirements....

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is concerned about the due diligence advisers perform on investment product providers and will continue to monitor the area, technical specialist for the regulator Rory Percival has said.

The former boss of the Co-op was lambasted by MPs for having ‘selective amnesia' after he claimed its stricken bank is an innocent victim of the financial crash.