Regulation

Financial advisers have been sharing their top tips for keeping hold of clients...

VANILLA SIPP

Newly-released documents have revealed the Financial Services Authority (FSA) approved Bob Diamond's appointment as CEO of Barclays, despite concerns about the culture at the firm and the knowledge that the bank may face punishments for LIBOR-fixing....

Few investors would select to pay for financial advice based on a per-hour charge - or as a percentage of investible assets - research suggests.

LIABILITY

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has proposed the idea of ‘customer agreed liability' as a way of tackling the absence of a 15-year long stop on complaints.

The total contribution from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) toward clients of failed brokerage Pritchard Stockbrokers is likely to reach £4m, according to the group's administrator.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), one of the regulators due to replace the Financial Services Authority (FSA) next year, aims to develop a financial services market where the most successful firms are those that respond best to the needs of their...

Few consumers think the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is doing a good job, research from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) suggests.

The Government is considering replacing the current practice of increasing benefits in line with inflation, according to the BBC.