FSA

Shoehorning clients into a simple one-to-ten risk profiler fails because real attitudes to risk drift with every new piece of bad financial news

The FSA wants whistleblowers to come forward – it even has a hotline – but is reluctant to act on the information it receives.

The FSA said it hopes a consultation paper on the treatment of commission on legacy assets has "put to bed" any confusion on the issue, but it warned product providers yet to adapt their systems face an arduous task preparing for the rule change.

Five individuals suspected of being involved in land banking by way of an unauthorised collective investment scheme have been arrested.

The FSA has confirmed its proposed ban on legacy commission in a widely-expected move.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has criticised the Financial Services Authority's vision for simplified advice and called for a "triage" system to assess investors' suitability for the service.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has outlined how it will measure the success of the retail distribution review (RDR), presenting nine key indicators and setting baselines for the post-implementation review.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined discretionary fund managers McInroy & Wood Limited (MWL) £15,050 for breaching the regulator's client money rules.

Sesame Bankhall Group chief executive George Higginson has warned the advisory community it risks having further unwanted reforms thrust upon it if it does not better represent itself.

A senior executive at UBS has challenged a fine from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in a tribunal today.