FCA

The Social Investment Academy is hosting a conference next week at which more details are likely to be revealed on potential tax investments for investing in social investments.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is to enhance its guidance on unit-linked funds after a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) probe uncovered "specific" failures in some insurers' governance of the investments.

The regulator's clamp-down on financial crime will have an effect on advisory firms who are often seen as the gate-keepers to financial services, a consultancy has said.

MoretoSIPPs principal John Moret says the FCA places "unreasonable" responsibilities on SIPP providers when many of the issues the industry faces are advice based.

SIPPS

REGULATION

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to investigate the self-invested personal pension (SIPP) industry in its third thematic review of the market.

Re-registration progress has been "less than satisfactory" according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the regulator has signalled it will review the decision not to implement timescales for platform providers.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has created unintended consequences for the wealth management industry, which it will be monitoring.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out its final guidance for self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers, reminding them about areas such as financial crime.