Regulation

The industry has welcomed the government's proposal to allow consumers to sell on their existing annuities but has clashed over whether advice should be mandatory for those wanting to sell.

IFA Nick Bamford accepts Rory Percival's challenge over FOS verdicts

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) technical specialist Rory Percival has re-issued a call to financial advisers to offer up evidence of discrepancies between how the regulator and ombudsman view liability - and said he had even taken to looking at adjudications...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has highlighted shortcomings in the way some advisers have handled 'insistent' clients in the past, as examples of what today's advisers should steer clear of.

There were more than 750 reported cases of pension liberation fraud last year, an increase on the previous 12 months, according to the latest figures.

Financial advisers are renewing calls for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to make better use of the 'exceptionally severe' fines it levies on the industry, including by using them to cut regulatory costs.

Most advisers are confident their business will be prepared for the upcoming switch-off of fund-based trail commission, according to a poll which contradicts other research conducted on firms' readiness.

PA's handy guide to pension transfer rules

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) former director of supervision is joining the board of JP Morgan's private bank as a non-executive director, according to reports.

A quality kitemark for financial advisers could soon be back on the table as charity Fairlife prepares new proposals.