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Broadly speaking, the investment story of 2013 so far has been one of soaring developed world equity markets but slumping bond returns. But how has that translated in terms of fund flows in the UK?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is increasingly turning its focus to individual mortgage products and more intervention in the market is likely, according to Deloitte.

Bankhall is urging firms to identify and review emerging risks within their business in light of the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) increasing focus on retail conduct risk - and has launched a tool for advisers to help them.

Partnership Life Assurance Company, part of the Partnership Assurance Group, has confirmed it is the subject of a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) investigation into potentially unsuitable distribution deals with advisory firms.

Chelsea Financial Services and Albemarle Street Partners are to launch a fund rating service early next year, targeting consumers as well as advisers and rivalling a number of existing agencies.

David Ingram, partner at support services firm Aim Two Three, has been appointed president of the Personal Finance Society (PFS).

J.P. Morgan has been fined a total of $920m (£571m) over the infamous 'London Whale' trades which led to derivatives losses last year of $6bn (£3.7bn).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) yesterday published the findings of a review into potential inducements between providers and advisers - but there are a few things the paper failed to mention, according to Threesixty.

Tailormade, which advised on self-invested personal pension (SIPP) transfers into troubled overseas property company Harlequin and was a major distributor of Harlequin investments, is entering liquidation because it can't finance redress payments to clients....

The Federal Reserve has been accused of ‘making policy on the fly' after it opted not to taper its quantitative easing programme at its monthly meeting yesterday.