FSA

The Financial Services Authority's (FSA) plan to raise the amount of capital self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers have to hold will spur further consolidation in the market, the chairman of Mattioli Woods has said.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is set to probe the asset management industry in a review of the risks of bribery, corruption, sanctions and money laundering, according to law firm Dechert.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has begun informal discussions with key industry players about a potential ban on all fund commission payments from the start of 2014 for business written on platforms.

The Financial Services Authority(FSA) is planning to delay the release of the final rules for platforms until 2013, Investment Week can reveal.

RISK

Plans to use self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers' assets under management (AUM) as a factor in determining capital adequacy levels is a mistake, Dentons Pensions has said.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has doubled its staffing levels since April last year to deal with volume of complaints about mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).

Fiona Murphy asks what the FSA's capital adequacy consultation means for the SIPP industry

The incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will swoop in to stamp out activities that it believes run counter to the spirit and practice of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according the FSA's head of investment policy.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been accused of a 'stitch up' over its decision not to fine Capita Financial Managers (CFM) £4m over the Arch Cru scandal.