FSA

The Financial Services Authority's proposal to split the ICOB regime into two categories has been broadly welcomed by the industry, but questions remain over whether the line between ‘protection' products and ‘other general insurance' products has been...

The Financial Services Authority is proposing to allow retail consumers access to retail funds of hedge funds, but appears to suggest they should only be distributed with financial advice.

HALIFAX COULD FACE action from the City watchdog after admitting the details of some 13,000 mortgage customers were stolen from a member of staff last week, according to the Guardian .

Quoting the protection gap figure somehow reminds me of old films. The shock and awe shown on the faces of the characters when they are told the value of whatever the sought after treasure actually is can be almost comical, largely because it's often...

A lack of understanding of commodity markets among financial advisers could lead to investors buying unsuitable products, the FSA has warned.

Five years ago, the Financial Services Authority attempted to implement a regulatory regime which made mortgage lenders responsible for checking the quality of mortgage intermediary advice. After much argument from the industry the idea was thrown out....

Providing selective information to a client could amount to investment advice under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, says the Financial Services Authority.

The Financial Services Authority has revealed which organisations will be awarded money from its financial capability innovation fund.

More than half of advisers believe the Financial Services Authority has given them sufficient help in rolling out the treating customers fairly initiative, according to a straw poll by Assureweb and NS&I.

The Financial Services Authority has published key rules and a new section on its website for firms providing home reversion plans and Islamic home finance.