Could insurance companies deliver a retirement ‘advice' service that is both cost effective and able to pass a public test of impartiality?
Adviser Alan Lakey urges caution on an FCA promise to examine the case for a complaints long-stop
Why is the FCA continuing to find so many firms getting it wrong?
Eleven things you need to know about the FCA's cost of advice probe
Nearly three quarters of firms are still failing to show clients the true cost of advice, the regulator has found in what it calls a "wake-up call" for the industry which has already put two firms at risk of enforcement action.
The end of fund bias? Welcome to the new world for platforms
The industry has yet to develop profitable simplified advice models because it is waiting on clearer guidance and direction from the regulator, Lighthouse group chief executive Malcolm Streatfield has said.
Independence: Have you got it right on platforms?
Royal London Group chief executive Phil Loney has called on the industry and regulator to come up with a "new form of advice" to service those at point of retirement and meet the challenge set by the Chancellor.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to leave its Canary Wharf base in favour of the redeveloped Olympic Park in Stratford, east London.