An FSCS Action Group petition, called Day of Action, campaigning on for a fairer Financial Services Compensation Scheme, received 1,421 signatures in total yesterday.
Professional indemnity insurance (PII) underwriter Chubb is withdrawing from the market for financial advisers.
An independent adviser has been told he will not have to compensate a client he recommended invest in a Keydata product, even though an ombudsman ruled he had given unsuitable advice.
Barclays has launched a structured products service allowing financial advisers to tweak its product suite to suit the needs of clients.
A financial adviser has been left in "total shock" after five colleagues left his company to form a new business, without, he claims, informing him of their plans.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has expressed concerns about the quality of advice around firms' use of 'centralised' investment solutions after a thematic review flagged widespread failings at some firms.
An independent financial adviser in Wales has been chosen to carry the Olympic Torch through his village as it tours the United Kingdom ahead of the 2012 Games.