Regulation

Insurer Legal & General (L&G) said it is ready to deliver a restricted advice solution for its distribution partners after announcing an increase in half-year profits.

Changes could be made to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) board ahead of the industry-wide regulatory upheaval next year.

A premium charged on products and investments could part-fund the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) and ease the burden of regulatory costs on advisory businesses, IFA support group Tenet has suggested....

The Personal Finance Society (PFS) has added a new category to its Chartered Awards 2012 - Paraplanner of the Year.

Pensions and insurance provider Aegon has said it will accept requests from former Honister Capital IFAs to transfer in bulk the advisers' clients to their new employer.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has raised the spectre of further levies to compensate Bentley-Leek Financial Management customers invested in collapsed property schemes.

Charges on exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other low-cost products could rise following the introduction of new European rules, according to a report in the Financial Times.

Barclays Bank is considering a new remuneration process which would see bonuses for its top executives reduced and payment deferred until they have retired.

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