FSA

Paul Burgin explains how to scrutinise the platform market.

The FSA has banned three mortgage brokers from working in regulated financial services and fined a fourth £17,500 for mortgage fraud and advice failings.

Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg are heading in different directions over the timetable and rate of a levy on Britain's banks.

More than a quarter of providers believe they have no duty to tell customers about their retirement options, because the sole responsibility rests with advisers, research suggests.

Home of Choice has gone into administration after acquisition talks failed at the last minute.

Stunned advisers have warned of the "serious implications" of an FSA rule stating trail commission be passed to the client when they switch adviser from 2013.

David Ferguson, CEO of Nucleus, looks at the implications of the FSA’s latest platform discussion paper.

Graeme Clark discusses discretionary management

The ranks of businesses awarded chartered status swelled by 23% in 2009, the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) reports.

The FSA has fined the London branch of Commerzbank £595,000 for failure to provide accurate transaction reports.