Regulation

Margaret Cole is to step down from her role as managing director at the Financial Services Authority (FSA) ahead of its restructure.

Two of the seven Raymond James advisers yesterday cleared of soliciting rival Towry's clients have reiterated claims the company acquired their previous employer, Edward Jones, mainly to "churn" customers into its in-house investment management service....

The British Standards Institute (BSI) is consulting on a draft of a voluntary service standard for financial advice businesses.

Steve Lowe looks at the potential opportunities for advisers post RDR

Towry underestimated the strength of the relationship between seven former Edward Jones advisers and the clients it accused them of poaching.

Wealth manager Towry has agreed to pay the legal costs of rival Raymond James and seven advisers after defeat in the High Court.

East Anglia-based Saffron Building Society has transferred its financial planning subsidiary, Saffron Independent Financial Advisers to Towergate Financial.

Adviser group Tenet has said remaining independent will be near-compulsory for its members.

Offshore bond providers are shifting their new business focus away from jurisdictions such as the Isle of Man and towards European jurisdictions, Epoch Wealth Management has said.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published a guide to preparing for the retail distribution review (RDR), ten months before the reforms coming into place.