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The Building Societies Association (BSA) believes regulatory intervention has provided a major barrier to insurance purchases and that the FSA's approach is "pretty flawed".

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Financial researcher Defaqto has put together a short list of factors for advisers to consider when assessing a SIPP provider...

The platform policy paper will be published on Monday, the FSA said today.

Despite all the noise around sythetic ETFs, there is just as much risk in physical ETFs if counterparty risk is not diversified.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned firms and consumers to be vigilant for fraudsters claiming to be from the regulator.

Alastair Conway, sales and marketing director at Cofunds, explains why a good platform could be your launchpad for an RDR-compliant business.

The advisory industry is backing calls for firms to be permitted to receive commission from ‘legacy' products until 2018 - five years longer than the FSA intends.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) is to extend membership rights beyond IFAs as it adapts to upcoming regulatory changes.

Some 80% of advisers have said regulatory scrutiny on exchange traded funds (ETFs) echos their own concerns about the products.