UK and Hong Kong regulators open up retail fund sales
Investors in both markets will have greater choice
FCA
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UK regulator shelves contingent charging ban for DB pensions
Industry split as contingent charging likened to commission
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UK regulator slaps DFM with fine for market abuse failings
London firm has contested the regulator’s £409,300 fine
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FCA makes it easier to identify unauthorised advice firms
UK watchdog ‘strongly suggests’ some firms be avoided
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Financial advisers still have much to prove
Value for money and trust listed as key concerns by potential clients
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Overhauling the UK investment platforms market
AJ Bell boss calls for more disclosure, guidance, transparency and the removal of a ban
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FCA rules out enforcement action against life companies
Treatment of long-term customers of Old Mutual, Abbey Life, Countrywide Assured, Prudential investigated
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Are pension freedoms still the right approach?
Increased uncertainty poses very clear challenges for the provision of pensions and advice, says FCA chief
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Boiler room scam boss gets 11 years for £2.8m fraud
Property development on the island of Madeira and returns of 228% were used to entice UK investors
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Clients of ‘sausage’ adviser targeted by fake regulator
British Steel workers looking for compensation cold called by con artists pretending to be the FCA
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SJP adviser re-evaluation ‘under review’
Refresher for financial advisers not rejected by St James’s Place
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Clients still oblivious to pension freedoms risk
Too many in the UK raiding piggy banks