Regulation

FCA sets out plans for product intervention powers

IFAonline | 09 May 2012 | 15:34

The regulator has set out the circumstances under which the new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will exercise its temporary product intervention powers.

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Tenet: Government must review 'uncontrollable' cost of regulation

IFAonline | 13 Apr 2012 | 07:37

The government must conduct a full review of the 'uncontrollable' cost of regulation and the impact it is having on businesses, according to Tenet.

Advising and arranging complaints soar in 2011

IFAonline | 28 Mar 2012 | 10:25

The number of complaints related to advising, selling and arranging rocketed from 647,000 in the first half of last year to almost 1.1 million in the second half, according to figures released by the FSA today.

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Blog: Quality vs quantity

Cover | 28 Feb 2012 | 15:34

Greg Becker fears the RDR may worsen consumer detriment as fewer people seek advice.

Blog: The complexity of simple products

Cover | 15 Feb 2012 | 11:57

Phil Jeynes warns that removing components from simple products may mean weaker cover for clients.

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