FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked UK financial advisers if they think the criteria they must meet to call themselves independent is out of sync with Europe-wide definitions.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to raise £74.9m from financial advisers for the coming year, representing an upswing of 10.2%.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking feedback on a possible ban on rebates from discretionary fund managers to clients as it develops its response to forthcoming MiFID II legislation.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) could be required under Europe-wide rules to force all financial advisers to record client telephone calls to prove they are acting in clients' best interests.

A Court of Appeal ruling about what constitutes a collective investment scheme has raised questions about the status of Harlequin that could cast further doubt on its suitability for retail investors.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has made it a requirement for firms to rank their annuity products against their peers and simplify the information they give to consumers in the form of wake-up packs.

How Glasgow-based Finesco Financial invests clients' money

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has listened to industry complaints about the burden of regulatory cost and cut its budget by 11% for the coming year.

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) business plan has failed to calculate the Dilnot cap on long-term care costs correctly, according to LEBC Group divisional director Kay Ingram.

The Money Advice Service (MAS) is set to redistribute funding from its 'money advice' proposition to its 'debt advice' offering, meaning advisers' contributions to the body could be cut.