Regulation

‘Sabre-rattling' IFAs have contributed to the marginalisation of the profession as a whole, according to a senior partner at True Potential (TP).

The break-up of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) at the start of April is set to create more compliance and risk jobs in the retail banking sector, according to research from BrightPool, the specialist financial services recruitment company.

A public vote on which of four financial products is potentially most harmful to consumers closes this week.

Total assets in UK wealth management reached a record high of £527bn in Q4 last year, despite fears regulation would dampen inflows and put pressure on costs.

The Retail Distribution Review (RDR) and a similar regulatory upheaval in Australia represent the most significant changes to the global financial advice industry in 2013, according to an influential US report.

Yorkshire and Clydesdale have confirmed that they will be joining a host of other high street banks to exit the advice market.

Positive Solutions has reported profits before tax of £2.3m for last year, wiping out a £0.4m loss in 2011, as it strives to offer a "John Lewis level" of customer service to its advisers.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has criticised an independent consultant appointed to review the Arch Cru funds for banned adviser Stephen Danner.

Standard Life has suffered net outflows for its UK retail business, following an 11% rise in redemptions.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will not be any different from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and should be "strangled at birth" before regulators do any more damage, according to the head of economics think tank the Adam Smith Institute....