FSA

People who really need good financial advice risk being shut out by FSA-led industry reforms, shadow pensions minister Nigel Waterson says.

Age is no barrier to attaining further qualifications, results from the latest round of Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) exams suggests.

The FSA has fined a former Pacific Continental Securities UK stockbroker £24,000 for insider trading.

Skandia has appointed Cohen & Steers to manage its $300m Reits Global Property Securities fund in place of La Salle Investment Management, which had run the fund since its launch in 2005.

Mortgage brokers are flocking to secured loan providers in a bid to find alternative funding for clients hit by the withdrawal of lenders from the self-cert market.

Over a third (35%) of investment company directors say advisers are fundamental to developing a larger retail shareholder base for investment trusts, suggests a survey by JPMorgan.

Consumers will get lessons in financial awareness paid for by banks in plans expected in the Queen's Speech this week.

A raft of new measures designed to give regulators more power in tackling city crime are to be unveiled in the Queen's Speech this week.

The FSA is set to tighten its rules on how lenders deal with mortgage arrears and repossessions.

Platforms risk being undermined by a lack of transparency and must address some crucial questions if the RDR is to be effective, warns Novia.