Regulation

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is carrying out significantly fewer regulatory visits to small firms in what some suggest may reflect its changing view about the risks they pose to the industry.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) believes its proposed rules on the promotion and sales of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) could lead to a reduction in Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) costs for advisers.

Business tycoon Asil Nadir has been found guilty of a total of ten charges of theft from his now-collapsed Polly Peck empire.

UCIS

A rule change in complex new US tax legislation could see IFAs faced with a bill of up to £100 per client, according to PwC.

Sanlam Investments and Pensions, part of the Sanlam UK, has launched a range of risk rated socially responsible investment portfolios (SRIs).

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed to ban the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) to the vast majority of retail investors.

Plans to allow the new financial regulator to publish warning notices about enforcement action have been branded as "unjust and dangerous" by a Conservative peer.

US Federal authorities are reportedly investigating RBS over possible dealings with Iran, the latest case of a UK bank coming under scrutiny from US regulators.

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has called on George Osborne to do more to cut taxes, reduce red tape and invest in new infrastructure in order to boost economic growth.