FSA
Mortgages
Intriguingly entitled "Product Intervention", the FSA's modest 72-page (including appendices) DP 11/1 could actually be the most explosive read this year.
01 February 2011
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Wrap/platforms
Ascentric's Hugo Thorman is "hopeful" cash rebates will be maintained for platforms and thinks the solution lies in convincing fund managers to reduce their charges.
31 January 2011
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Your profession
Norwich & Peterborough (N&P) Building Society has transferred its network of 21 IFAs to Aviva citing spiralling costs.
31 January 2011
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Mortgages
A mortgage broker is suing the FSA for £1.67m for publishing a decision notice stripping him of his regulatory permissions, in what is thought to be the first libel case against the watchdog.
31 January 2011
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Your profession
The London head of US banking giant Goldman Sachs has been awarded a £9m bonus, according to reports.
31 January 2011
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Your profession
A French businessman has been jailed for 18 months for refusing to cooperate with the FSA in an investigation into an possible illegal investment scheme.
31 January 2011
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Wrap/platforms
Skandia says it will hold off on developing an unbundled charging model until the FSA clarifies its cash rebate rules.
27 January 2011
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RDR
Tenet Support Services is considering becoming an accredited body in the wake of the FSA's confirmed policy on professionalism.
27 January 2011
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Your profession
Clients will benefit from a prominently displayed practicing certificate, detailing their adviser's qualifications and commitment to professionalism, the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) says.
27 January 2011
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Mortgages
The FSA will regulate second-charge loans, sale & rent back and mortgage back book administration in a bid to improve consumer protection, the government confirmed today.
26 January 2011
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