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Investment Management Association chairman Douglas Ferrans this week said the scale of recent investment failures, including Keydata, was on a par with the Barlow Clowes scandal of the 1980s.

An adviser's independence is "fourth or fifth" on a consumer's priority list, an IFA has argued, after research suggested some clients still have no idea if their IFA is whole-of-market.

The FSA has defended its decision to give accredited bodies permission to mandate membership before issuing advisers with a practicing certificate.

Chris Kilner of SimplyBiz talks to Maria Merricks about how advisers can go from being an appointed representative to directly authorised.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has written to price comparison websites urging them to ensure they comply with regulation.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has won two decisions in the High Court to take down two land banking firms it believes to be linked.

Earlier this year, the Money Advice Service was set up, replacing the Consumer Financial Education Body and offering financial guidance over the internet and by phone.

The chairman and senior directors at the FSA shared more than £2.6m in salaries, bonuses and benefits in the year to 31 March, documents show.

Five of the six professional bodies provisionally awarded by the FSA with accredited status this week will mandate membership before issuing advisers with practicing certificates. Want to know who they are?

Maybe the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) does not really matter at all.