FCA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it recognises it has "much to prove" to the advisory industry, but hopes its actions and approach will show it is different from previous regulators.

Advisers have welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) first crack-down on an advisory firm which had permissions to advise but no actual qualified advisers, although they say the regulator should have acted sooner.

As the Ombudsman publishes its final decisions Richard Walsh sees how it can improve its reputation.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be tougher than its predecessor but its more open approach has improved its standing in the industry, Keith Richards has said.

Protection premiums are lower the younger you are when you take out cover. But most advisers do not see potential protection clients until they take out their first mortgage at an average age of 35. How can we get younger people to engage with protection...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will now be publishing details of warning notices against firms and individuals before it issues enforcement proceedings against them. But in what circumstances will it name and shame individuals?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Clydesdale Bank (Clydesdale) £8.9m for failing to inform its customers clearly of their rights after the bank miscalculated the repayments on over 42,500 mortgages.

The FCA has found evidence of life insurers having inducements in place that could influence advisers, ‘undermining the objectives of RDR', and is to consult on new guidance.

An adviser has hit out about the lack of understanding surrounding the value of advice post-Retail Distribution Review (RDR), claiming that the regulator should have done more to inform people.

Martin Wheatley, the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has admitted to concerns about some of the effects the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has had on the adviser community, and said the regulator will look into the reduction...