Regulation

Lord Adair Turner, the head of the FSA, last night launched an outspoken attack on the banks, claiming their ability to create credit and money is ‘potentially dangerous'.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been sitting in on the board meetings of some of the largest City firms.

More than half of IFAs predict the retail distribution review (RDR) will drive consumers to self-invest over the next year, Legal & General (L&G) Investemnts says.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has not ruled out a second round of TV adverts for its ongoing publicity campaign.

This week Mark Loosmore of AT8 Group speaks to a range of industry experts about the role quotation portals may play in a post-RDR world

In the second of two articles ahead of his upcoming talk at the Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) conference, Dan Sullivan discusses what the RDR means for the future of financial advisers

Questions around the actual size of any target market and the problem of charging fees could hamper the success of simplified advice, according to Zurich UK Life's Matthew Connell.

Openwork recorded a pre-tax loss of £8.5m in 2010, on top of a £5.6m loss during the previous year.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has today published guidelines attacking "payment for failure".

A new alternative assessment route for QCF Level 5 qualifications has been opened up to advisers following a pilot phase.