Regulation

The number of financial advisers operating in the UK has increased 5% in the last year as the industry edges closer to pre-Retail Distribution Review (RDR) levels, according to the latest data.

Over 9,000 people have clicked on an adviser's contact details after using the Money Advice Service's (MAS) adviser directory.

Firms' culture is in danger of becoming merely regulatory and "yet another catchphrase" if they fail to see beyond their systems and controls, the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) new director of enforcement and market oversight has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set aside £400,000 to cover the man hours it expects to spend on its joint work with the Treasury, the Financial Advice Market Review (FAMR).

Has one IFA's unusual hobby highlighted questionable FOS decisions?

The advice gap has been a popular topic since the Retail Distribution Review, but hasn't this gap always existed?

Santander has set aside £43m to cover claims relating to the sale of wealth and investment products after the bank was fined by the regulator for advice failings.

The effectiveness of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) consumer protection agenda has been called into question after it was suggested firms were looking for ways around the rules.

'Flexible' pension payouts of £2.7bn likely well short of actual figure

Levy disproportionately affects small firms