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The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) head of asset management has given his stamp of approval to the current round of negotiations between asset managers and platforms, saying it is a good sign for industry pricing.

Martin Tilley discusses the issues facing advisers in the SIPP market

The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority is set to criticise asset management firms for the way they pass on the cost of third party research to clients.

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined co-operative banking group Rabobank £105m for seeking to manipulate LIBOR rates.

The regulator is moving away from an over-reliance on static rules and regulations to a "good judgement" approach, and expects the industry to follow suit, Martin Wheatley has said.

Skandia has abandoned plans to buy small stakes in IFA firms following conversations with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in which the regulator said it was "uncomfortable" with the idea.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out what it expects from platforms and advisers when transferring investors from pre- to post-RDR unit classes.