FSA

The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has welcomed the FSA's decision to restart its funding review of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has restarted its review of Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) funding, with a view to formally consult in the first half of 2012.

Lord Adair Turner, the head of the FSA, last night launched an outspoken attack on the banks, claiming their ability to create credit and money is ‘potentially dangerous'.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been sitting in on the board meetings of some of the largest City firms.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Towry Investment Management £494,000 for providing misleading information to the regulator and for client money breaches.

Transferring clients' assets between organisations can be a major headache - often time consuming, frequently frustrating and possibly uneconomic.

Upmarket financial planning business The Fry Group is in talks with the FSA over developing an online basic advice model for people who want to invest smaller amounts but cannot afford to pay for full advice.

The Treasury and Financial Services Authority(FSA) are heading for a clash over a proposal to allow bidders for Northern Rock's "good" bank to take about £500m out of the lender.

Perspective Financial Group's Julie Hepworth looks at the implications of accredited bodies taking differing approaches to adviser qualifications.

Questions around the actual size of any target market and the problem of charging fees could hamper the success of simplified advice, according to Zurich UK Life's Matthew Connell.