Regulation

Mark Norris, the former chief operating officer (COO) at the Financial Services Authority (FSA), has been appointed as COO of the University of Greenwich.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has ruled in favour of five clients who invested almost £2.6m via their IFA 20Twenty Independent in a film scheme.

More than half of advisers are worried about their profitability over the next 12 months despite most expecting income growth, according to the latest Aviva Barometer.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has issued a warning to consumers not to reply to fraudulent emails purporting to be from the FOS and asking for personal details.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has charged eight men with conspiracy to defraud following investigations into land banking activity.

Hargreaves Lansdown has achieved record levels of assets under administration after attracting £4.7bn of new money in the three months to April.

The boss of retail banking at Barclays has admitted that 2012 was a "very difficult year" for the bank, and said the decision to release details of staff's £38.5m bonus details on Budget day was a "mistake" but claimed it was not an attempt to bury the...

Lighthouse Group's chief executive has questioned the long-term viability of the financial services industry after latest figures showed a quarter of advisers had quit between November 2011 and January this year.

Financial services will never rebuild trust with consumers or affect a change in the sector unless custodial sentences are imposed on those guilty of criminal wrongdoing, Chuka Umunna, shadow business secretary has said.

A regulatory crackdown on inducements has raised questions about the viability of the most common way in which IFA practices are bought and sold, according to consultants Harrison Spence Partnership.