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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has committed to cutting fund authorisation times for UCITS and other fund structures by April 2014.

The US Federal Reserve hat yet again kept its bond buying programme unchanged, in a move that signals a less optimistic outlook for US economic growth.

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UK house prices are now 5.8% higher than this time a year ago, according to Nationwide, but are still 7% off their 2007 peak.

More than a quarter of advisers saw preparation and implementation of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) as the "toughest" period in their professional life, a survey has found.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is writing to clients of advisers who reported a below average opt-in rate for its Arch Cru redress scheme - to ask if they believe they had been properly informed.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has expressed concerns over UCITS funds and exchange traded funds' (ETFs) ability to deliver on promises of daily liquidity for end-investors.

The Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) head of asset management has given his stamp of approval to the current round of negotiations between asset managers and platforms, saying it is a good sign for industry pricing.

Investors have withdrawn up to 10% of their assets from Neil Woodford's funds following the announcement the manager is to exit Invesco Perpetual and start his own firm next year.

People should be ‘nudged' towards independent regulated financial advice when considering how they will fund their long term care, the government has said.