FSA

The FSA has hit out at a number of the "bigger" lenders over their concerns about verifying income for the self-employed or those with irregular earnings.

Retirement solutions provider Partnership has sold online advice service Annuity Direct to Retirement Angels for an undisclosed sum.

Top tips on creating the perfect business model

The FSA has expressed concern IFAs are drastically underestimating the risks of making client investments on platforms, with some firms accused of shoe-horning clients into pre-packaged solutions.

The issues surrounding the new professionalism requirements

How advisers can set themselves apart in an RDR world

We have reached a turning point. For what may be the first time, the RDR appears to have more proponents than it has opponents.

MPs have branded the RDR an over-budget ‘fiasco' with a string of unintended consequences, and suggested it needs a re-think before implementation.

The £1.5bn that the government has put on the table to settle the long-running Equitable Life saga is a good deal.

Jersey is to adopt its version of UK RDR regulations by 2014, the island's Financial Services Commission (FRC) has confirmed.