Regulation
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Functionality and cost remain the only real drivers behind advisers wanting to switch platforms in an otherwise increasingly ‘sticky' market, a survey has found.
26 June 2015
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Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken inspiration from an unusual source as it seeks to help advice firms communicate their services and charges clearly - a window sticker that has appeared on all new cars sold in the US since 2008.
25 June 2015
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2 min read
Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has defended the methods it uses to calculate advisers' contribution to its annual costs as fair and proportionate, as it confirmed a 10% hike for firms for 2015-2016.
23 June 2015
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3 min read
Regulation
The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has set out its lobbying priorities for the next parliamentary year in an open letter to advisers, calling for help for a profession it said is struggling with the burden of regulation and regulatory...
23 June 2015
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Regulation
A man who enticed dozens of investors to inject millions into a trader's fraudulent scheme has had an appeal against his two-year prison sentence dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
19 June 2015
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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.
19 June 2015
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Regulation
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...
17 June 2015
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Regulation
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.
17 June 2015
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