Regulation

Almost a fifth of all firms granted interim consumer credit permissions are IFAs, according to Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) figures.

An IFA is to launch a non-advised investment proposition alongside its fully advised service to allow clients to "dip in and out of advice as they please".

Problems with the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA's) online regulatory reporting system GABRIEL have now persisted for a week, leaving firms struggling to input their data.

Money Advice Service (MAS) partnerships with financial services organisations are "coming to fruition" as "more people than ever" have turned to the service for help with their finances, chief executive Caroline Rookes has said.

Why pensions freedom will spark an advice market renaissance

An adviser who lived rent free in a disabled client's buy-to-let house without his consent or knowledge has been jailed for more than two years.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to gather evidence on current trends in complaints related to payment protection insurance (PPI).

Stochastic models: The need for greater transparency

More than 160 employers were issued fixed penalties of £400 last year after The Pensions Regulator (TPR) ramped up the use of its powers for auto-enrolment failures.

Providers fear the regulator's new rules on how they must deal with retirees will leave customers wrongly assuming they have received advice, if details of what is expected of them are not published soon, according to an industry figure.