Regulation

Chris Read looks at changes in the disclosure landscape in the run-up to RDR with a focus on adviser charging, and asks the question: Is this all moving fast enough to get systems in place to automate these changes?

Exiting advisers on the hunt for buyers for their firms are being warned to beware tempting deals which could have hidden pitfalls.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will force banks, building societies and credit unions to prominently display information to customers about the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

A change to the way in which financial advisers working within solicitors firms are regulated could force law firms to shut down their financial services businesses, a solicitor said.

The FSA's "deficient" supervision of banks in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis was partly down to the diversion of senior managers' attention toward matters seen as more pressing at the time, such as the retail distribution review (RDR) and Equitable...

Natwest has admitted forging a customer's signature on a terms and conditions form for one of its personal loans.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) has launched a review into the educational work of the financial services industry to encourage greater understanding of money among young people in the UK.

The pursuit by the FSCS and FSA of advisers who recommended Keydata products looks set to create a domino effect that will cascade far and wide.

Quantitative or qualitative research, or a combination of the two? Maria Merricks discovers the best way to decide who controls the destiny of your clients' money.

With RDR implementation now little more than a year away, Chris Davies, author of Winning Client Trust, explains how social science can help advisers profit from the changes.