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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is telling banks, building societies and credit unions to publicise more prominently the guarantee schemes which apply to their customers' deposits.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has refused to name the companies behind more than 300 adverts it removed last year.

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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has warned that firms must make sure any rebalancing of clients' portfolios is "entirely mechanical" unless they have discretionary permissions.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has told paraplanners they should challenge their financial advisers on suitability letters to help meet regulatory requirements and improve relationships with clients.

Andy Leggett has urged the FSA to consider the industry's good practice guide rather than bringing in "expensive" regulation to reform the SIPP disclosure regime.

The drive for transparency in pension charges could lead to occupational scheme advice for employers becoming regulated by the Financial Services Authority, Legal & General says.

An "explosion" in regulatory costs is becoming a "huge problem" for networks and national advisory businesses, according to a director at Lighthouse Group.

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