FSA

The FSA has appointed small firms director Lesley Titcomb as acting chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately.

New details the FSA requires from firms about its individual advisers will be collected on a quarterly basis, the regulator says.

Advisers and consumer groups are calling on the FSA to reveal the identity of the two with-profits providers this week referred to its enforcement division.

The High Court today ordered an investment consultant pay almost £90m to the FSA for unlawfully accepting deposits without authorisation.

Two unnamed firms have been referred to the FSA's enforcement division for further investigation following a review of the £330bn with-profits sector.

The FSA has fined and banned a former oil futures broker for manipulating the price of brent oil after an "extremely heavy" drinking session.

The FSA today confirmed the departure of head of supervision Jon Pain.

The FSA is consulting on ways to enhance the effectiveness of auditors after saying their work often "falls far short" of what it expects.

The founder of Keydata has blasted the FSA for "draconian action" he claims led to the investment firm's unnecessary insolvency and collapse.

The industry has backed FSA proposals to establish an internal model to monitor professional standards rather than set up a new statutory body.