Regulation

Financial advisers should not be asked to help fund the government's retirement guidance service unless it is of demonstrable benefit to firms, the managing director of support firm SimplyBiz has said.

Preparing for the sunset clause is both urgent and important

Is this lowly figure the advice profit margin of the future?

The Conservative government will introduce legislation ruling out increases in income tax, value added tax (VAT) and national insurance rates for the next five years, it was confirmed in the Queen's Speech, which also detailed plans for an in-out EU referendum...

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has criticised a high street bank for improperly classifying a risk-averse couple as ‘experienced' investors, and ordered it to re-calculate its initial offer of compensation.

A website is offering telemarketers access to hundreds of individuals it claims are interested in transferring their pots, for a small fee.

Stewart Ford is seeking £650m in damages from the financial regulator and administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for "causing" the collapse of Keydata, the investment firm he founded and which attracted almost £500m of investors' capital.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has indicated it plans to fine former Keydata chief executive Stewart Ford £75m and ban him from any role in financial services for failings related to the investments' sales and, ultimately, failure.

Auto-enrolment is about to get personal

The danger of consumers falling into non-regulated financial advice is increasing and the government must act to increase protection for pensions freedom savers, the Personal Finance Society has said.