Regulation

Simon Hudson, the former chief executive of Tenet Group, has made a swift return to the advisory arena with the acquisition of a Leeds-based firm, and is aiming to purchase up to five more businesses.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has cancelled the permissions of adviser Tracey McFadden for failing to turn in paperwork.

AIFA chiefs have called for closer alignment between British and European regulation, and predicted further changes to the definition of independence.

The FSA today published its new data reporting rules for Retail Mediation Activities Return (RMAR) forms. Here is IFAonline's breakdown of the changes you need to know.

Mark Hoban, the Treasury financial secretary, has defended the FSA's "pre-empted" response to a recommendation by the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) to delay the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) by one year, saying it does not mean the regulator considers...

The FSA is unlikely to pursue plans to collect transactional data on advisory businesses from product providers, platforms and third party distributors via product sales data (PSD), the regulator suggested today.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) will conduct another consultation into SIPP charge disclosure after an industry backlash.

New rules requiring firms to submit complaints data on individual advisers must include any client grievance related to advice given before 31 December 2012, the FSA said today.

MPs on the Treasury Select Committee have called on governors at the Bank of England to serve a maximum of eight years before stepping down.

M&G global head of retail sales says industry is awash with mediocrity, which must be eradicated.