Regulation

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called for the fees charged by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to reflect the recent drop in adviser numbers.

Regulators have fined companies and top bosses about £1bn for fraudulent activities since 2007, a report due out today has found.

New tighter rules governing the sale of 'packaged accounts' have come into force.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) ceased operation yesterday and was replaced by two powerful regulators.

Lord Adair Turner, the last chairman of the now-disbanded Financial Services Authority (FSA), has joined the economics think tank founded by billionaire George Soros.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will not find it easy to drop its predecessor's 'tick box' culture according to the chairman of the Chartered Insurance Institute's Professional Standards Board (PSB).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed the names of its 12 board members to take effect from 1 April 2013.

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The chief executive of the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said the body will be "much broader" in its approach to identifying mis-selling and other problems - including monitoring Twitter.