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The test of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be whether it prevents toxic products from entering the market, Consumer Focus has said.

Advisers will have a bigger job on their hands after gender equalisation comes into force this year, indicates research.

Peter Mann, the chief executive of Skandia UK, has said the firm will target restricted advisers as part of a plan to become an integrated wealth manger.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) offers a "huge opportunity" for the regulator and businesses to start afresh, Martin Wheatley has said.

Capita Financial Software is to offer integration with Plum Software's client relationship management system as part of its deal with Network Direct.

Life company Axa has accused financial planner and former Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) president Marlene Shalton of client solicitation.

James Hay has added more than 100 new funds to its platform, including a number of risk-rated and multi-manager offerings.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should establish "clear and measurable" objectives to make it more accountable, the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it will improve communication with firms and be clearer about what it expects.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has been forced to drop its investigation into property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz and his role in the collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing due to insufficient evidence.