FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating thousands of annuities sold on a non-advised basis since 2008 to see if they were unsuitable for savers.

How can our industry attract young advisers?

Investment giant BlackRock has acquired US robo-advice business FutureAdvisor, through which it plans to reach out to the "mass affluent".

Why advice firms need a social media compliance policy

It's all in the details: Three steps to insistent client heaven

Should advisers include 'cost of regulation' in fees breakdown?

A firm marketing hedge fund and pay day loan investments to the general public has bowed to pressure from financial advisers and pledged to overhaul its website after concerns the language it uses sets out to deceive potential investors.

A recent rule change preventing the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) from dismissing complaints about investment performance outright will have little impact on the industry, according to lawyers and the FOS.

Provider Aegon has been accused of poaching dozens of an adviser's clients but the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the provider has broken no rules despite complaints from retirees.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has warned it will demand compensation awards from businesses for non-financial errors if they are deemed to have failed vulnerable clients by "rigidly applying rules".