FSA

The FSA has proposed a ban on exploitative advertising and high-pressure sales techniques by sale and rent back (SRB) firms.

An investment and protection IFA has logged a petition with Downing Street calling for the disbandment of the current FSA senior management.

The Association of IFAs (AIFA) today issues a stark warning to the FSA over the "unintended consequences" of applying proposals in the RDR to the corporate pensions (GPP) market.

Britain's tax system was deterring overseas insurers from relocating to the UK and risked damaging the long-term competitiveness of the world's oldest insurance market, Richard Ward, the chief executive of Lloyd's of London, said yesterday, reports The...

Hints this week the FSA may introduce a form of product regulation - including pre-approving individual products - has sparked debate among advisers.

The FSA has stressed it remains legally bound to take into account the role of the consumer in the event of a questionable financial product sale.

Firms will continue to accept the bulk of responsibility for the sale of financial products, the FSA says today, after failing to reach a consensus on whether to force consumers to accept more liability.

Product regulation will lead to a drop in innovation and "inevitable" extra costs for financial advisers, Chris Cummings says.

Small SIPP operators should not be forced to bear responsibility for the quality of advice given on any business they administer, Christine Hallett says.

IFA support services provider threesixty has expanded the education support it provides financial advisers as the industry prepares itself to meet demands for higher standards of professionalism.