Regulation

Independent risk warning could indemnify adviser against possible claim, body suggests

Conversely, advisers see £30k as viable sum to trigger advice

Pension was invested in unregulated property scheme

'Real test still to come'

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).

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