Regulation

The FSA has said that large firms may be stalling the move to pure adviser charging propositions because their competitors have not yet made the transition.

Fund providers are preparing for the RDR deadline at the end of the year by launching share classes without commission and platform fees.

THE REVEAL

FAIR?

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has begun proceedings against more than 160 advisory firms it alleges mis-sold Lifemark-backed Keydata products.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has voiced concerns about advisers' gap-fill progress ahead of RDR implementation at the end of the year.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is reassuring advisers they do not need to record telephone conversations with clients after some received inaccurate promotions suggesting they did.

Consumer group Which? has listed absolute return funds and task-based income protection cover among a list of 'financial products to avoid'.

The Financial Service Authority (FSA) saw the number of boiler room fraud schemes operating through clones of authorised firms triple in 2011.

Advisers solely recommending risk-rated funds are opening themselves up to "danger", Skandia has warned.