Regulation

Last week I found myself up in court, in sunny Nottingham, in front of a severe-looking judge who was donning a black cap and scowling at me. However, I can assure you it was all a bit of fun.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is to enhance its guidance on unit-linked funds after a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) probe uncovered "specific" failures in some insurers' governance of the investments.

The regulator's clamp-down on financial crime will have an effect on advisory firms who are often seen as the gate-keepers to financial services, a consultancy has said.

REGULATION

Despite fears that consumers would be unwilling to pay for financial advice post the retail distribution review (RDR), AXA's latest Big Money Index has found that one in four consumers are willing to pay for financial advice, the same number as pre-RDR....

US President Barack Obama will nominate Federal Reserve vice-chair Janet Yellen to be the next head of the US central bank on Wednesday, according to a White House official.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has created unintended consequences for the wealth management industry, which it will be monitoring.

Leaving the European Union would be "economic suicide" for the UK, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has warned.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has welcomed the parliamentary commission on banking standards' (PCBS) recommendations for reforming the banking sector.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has paid out more than £4.5bn compensating almost 230,000 customers of collapsed Icelandic bank Icesave, it has revealed.