Regulation

The FSA says the establishment of an in-house professional standards model will be cheaper than setting up an independent organisation.

Advice on group personal pensions (GPPs) should be paid for on a fee basis, even if employees receive no individual advice, the FSA says.

The FSA should immediately review its authorisation procedures following news IFAs will need to pick up the tab for Keydata compensation, according to AIFA.

The FSA has appointed retail banking specialist, Graham Halliday, as senior advisor.

Businesses must undertake a reverse stress test, in addition to other risk tests, under stricter FSA guidelines.

The FSA has sentenced a father and son team to a total of 36 months in jail for 12 counts of insider dealing.

An IFA has accused annuity providers of failing to treat customers fairly if they continue to offer the products at well below leading rates.

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne has accused the Government of "sneaky fiddling" and "sleight of hand" in its Pre-Budget Report (PBR).

The RDR fails to meet its original objectives on the key issues of qualifications and increasing access to advice, according to new research.

Forecasts of an IFA exodus in the build-up to 2012 appear unfounded as advisers previously unwilling to take more exams are changing their minds, research suggests.