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A newly-formed industry association has been set up in Australia – but only 14 firms have so far met its strict criteria for independence.
An investment banker and his wife have been charged in relation to a nine-year insider dealing spree in a case that also marks the first time the FSA has sought the extradition of a suspect abroad.
National IFA 2plan Wealth Management is set to hand its 200 advisers what it calls a “radical” alternative to its standard client service agreements.
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The FSA is looking to hire an extra 450 staff to crackdown on insider dealing, Hector Sants has revealed.
The FSA will attempt to ‘choke off’ consumer detriment before it occurs through its product regulation plans, Hector Sants says.
A former broker at the Queen's stockbroker Cazenove has been handed a 21-month prison sentence for insider dealing in the shares of three UK companies.
The FSA plans to create a new consumer protection committee tasked with "scanning" the market for emerging risks.
The FSA is to step up its monitoring of banks’ financial health by testing them against 8.1% economic contraction, from peak to trough until 2014, and a 13.3% unemployment rate.
Advisers are more aware than ever of structured products but education is the key to them moving from a niche player into the mainstream.
Paul Burgin examines the changing world of structured product design, marketing and distribution legislation.
Independent advisers are being blamed for the failings of fund managers and have become scapegoats for the industry's problems, Applewood Wealth Management's Karl Hartey says.
The FSA will extend its consultation on planned Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) market reforms by six weeks, further delaying fair treatment for customers says an independent consumer panel.
FSA plans in the RDR to recognise trade bodies only if they meet a strict set of criteria will likely result in higher fees and lower membership, threesixty warns.
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