FSA

Supervision of markets should be separated from consumer protection following the split up of the FSA in 2012, urges the Financial Reporting Council.

John Porteous, head of distribution at Macquarie, looks at how IFAs can build a more efficient service.

FSA plans to include group personal pensions (GPPs) in existing rules regarding pensions advice could create barriers to saving and additional costs to employers, industry figures say.

The Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) has called for more scrutiny of bank service to ensure customers make the right choices about financial services.

The FSA may extend its rules on pension selling and advice to cover all workplace pension schemes including group personal pensions (GPPs).

The RDR will now be subject to a full Parliamentary debate, but do not expect the FSA or its successor organisation to backtrack on any of its major proposals.

Protect is holding a payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints workshop aimed at explaining the impact of the FSA's upcoming policy statement.

The FSA has been warned new commodities ETFs launched by investment banks pose a danger to the metal markets.

A new breed of platform players, catering to the restricted advice, stock-broking and corporate wrap sectors, is poised to shake up the sector, according to MD of the Platforum consultancy, Holly Mackay.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) could make a bid to regulate certain areas of defined contribution pension jurisdiction as the FSA is dismantled, a former TPR employee says.