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The City regulator has begun an investigation into the role of former senior directors at the Co-operative Bank.

COMPLIANCE

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is reviewing gold benchmarks as part of a probe into how global rates are set, according to reports.

Consumers are oblivious to the 'bigger industry picture' and are easy targets for unregulated 'advisers' who sell them risky products while collecting commission, an IFA has warned.

A suspected boiler room has had an unlimited worldwide asset freezing order placed upon it by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) after a High Court judge agreed that First Capital Wealth Limited (FCW) posed a serious risk to consumers.

The advice community is likely to be billed a £30m interim levy early next year, mainly covering the cost of the Catalyst Investment group failure, which was declared in default in October.

A group of investors is preparing to pursue self-invested personal pension (SIPP) provider Stadia Trustees for hundreds of thousands of pounds via the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) for what it claims was its failure to carry out proper due diligence...