FSA

Mark Hoban has dismissed calls for a cross-party group of MPs to have the power of veto over who gets the top job at the powerful new Consumer Protection and Markets Authority (CPMA).

An RDR-ready qualification aimed at experienced advisers and which could take just one day to complete is set to be launched.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) could be merged with a proposed National Crime Agency (NCA) as ministers target corporate corruption and fraud gangs which cost the UK £30bn a year.

Insurance and investment companies could reduce their complaints significantly by improving their administration and customer service, according to a complaints survey.

Unhelpful commentary and "assumptions" about the FSA's proposals for the mortgage market are proving a "distraction" and impeding the debate, the FSA says.

The FSA has fined a former research analyst £50,000 for making misleading and inaccurate disclosures to clients through Bloomberg instant messenger.

Another year, another FSA paper. This time the regulator is once again raising concerns about risk-profiling tools.

FSA chief executive Hector Sants has won a seat on the management board of the new European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), with two more senior FSA staff taking key roles at other EU watchdogs.

The FSCS was right to levy investment intermediaries for the collapse of Keydata, a High Court judge has ruled, dashing adviser hopes of a £32m refund.

IFA support services provider True Potential has secured FSA authorisation to launch a wrap platform in the first quarter of the year.