Regulation
Regulation
Some advisers are not transparent enough about their charges, leaving customers confused and unable to compare and contrast prices, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has alleged.
25 July 2013
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RDR
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says firms are mostly adapting well to changes introduced following the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), but it has uncovered some problems, including firms describing themselves as independent but in fact choosing...
25 July 2013
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RDR
Brooks Macdonald has reported 45% growth in discretionary funds under management for the year to June, but warned the costs of investing in the business will drag on margins in 2014.
25 July 2013
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Regulation
Financial advisers could wind up paying more towards the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) unless it re-thinks proposals designed to reduce the volatility in the amount firms pay, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has...
25 July 2013
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Regulation
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been fined £5,620,300 by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for incorrectly reporting transactions it made in wholesale markets and, in some instances, failing to report transactions at all.
24 July 2013
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Regulation
Auditors of some of Britain's biggest companies should have to re-apply for the tender at least every five years, the Competition Commission has recommended, as part of a probe examining the dominance of the ‘big four' accountancy groups.
23 July 2013
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Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has dropped the persecution of three iSoft directors and the firm's ex-chairman, it announced today.
22 July 2013
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