FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced plans to remove a number of what it said are "ineffective communication requirements" from its handbook for firms.

The Financial Advice Market Review will examine how access to advice can be improved

The regulator is likely to shrug off calls from the Financial Services Consumer Panel (FSCP) to create a quality rating for firms, on the grounds it does not have the resources to take on the burden, a law firm has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned Ralph Whittington, of Savesure Limited, from any function related to regulated activity, after premiums paid by clients were misappropriated.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has warned it will demand compensation awards from businesses for non-financial errors if they are deemed to have failed vulnerable clients by "rigidly applying rules".

A major review into consumer access to the financial advice market has been launched by HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

Susan Stevenson says the needs of over-50s life insurance customers are changing - but how will the market respond?

A petition is demanding soon-to-be acting head of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Tracey McDermott enact an independent review of advice firm regulation, after an IFA was forced to pay a 320% increase in his Financial Services Compensation Scheme...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has for the first time distinguished between advice and guidance in the way it records complaints, in new rules out today.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called on firms, consumer groups and stakeholders to give consumers information in smarter and more effective ways.