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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is likely to delay its consultation on incoming MiFID II conduct rules for advisers, as it wants to determine the impact of its own advice review first, its markets policy manager has said.
The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has pressed for a "proportionate response" to finalising the details of the European Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) to allow advisers to carry out cross-border advice...
A financial regulator has issued a Europe-wide investor alert warning of the risks involved with buying complex investment products.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said it plans more education of firms and invention to curb market abuse on the ‘front line' of financial services.
Charges on exchange traded funds (ETFs) and other low-cost products could rise following the introduction of new European rules, according to a report in the Financial Times.