Until very recently it had looked inevitable that the Financial Conduct Authority’s IFA register would fall by the wayside, despite support from advisers and industry to keep it. But recent political murmurs suggest it may live to fight another day.
The Financial Conduct Authority is “comfortable” allowing Priip manufacturers and advisers to provide “explanatory materials” where there are concerns that performance scenarios in mandatory key information documents (Kids) are too optimistic.
The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority has wholly rejected a report from the Work & Pensions Select Committee that said the UK watchdog of “sleepwalking into another mis-selling scandal”.
The Financial Conduct Authority has contacted 109 firms connected to British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) transfers and requested further information from 66 of them, the regulator has confirmed.
The Financial Conduct Authority will collect data from every UK firm that advises on defined benefit (DB) pension transfers, as part of a probe into practices across the market.
The Fry Group adds a veteran adviser in Singapore, Carrick Wealth appoints a high-flyer to its board and Bob Pain launches his own consultancy firm.
The lawyer, who advised the UK government during the financial crisis, looks set to lead the Financial Conduct Authority, St James’ Place new chief executive started settling in at the adviser and private client lawyers Penningtons Manches appoints a trio to its offices.
Three people have been jailed for their role in an investment scheme which misled vulnerable older people into buying £1.4m of worthless shares.
In a move that clashes with comments made by the European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator, the Financial Conduct Authority has reassured firms that current passporting arrangements between the UK and EU will continue after the UK exits the EU.
An Aim-listed investment company has been fined by the Financial Conduct Authority for failing to disclose inside information, the first such ruling since market abuse regulations came into force in 2016.
A UK conman who cold called and pressurised investors has been given additional jail time for failing to pay back ill-gotten gains.
The Financial Conduct Authority has promised to clarify the limitations of consumer protection where a firm is in another jurisdiction after the Complaints Commissioner criticised its handling of an EU-passported financial adviser from Cyprus and recommended it apologise to the investors at the heart of the complaint.
