Financial services

The regulator, consumer bodies and consultants are continually telling advisers they should spend mo...

The FSA's version of the advice menu has a disproportionate focus on cost rather than value, Aifa ha...

The new pension regime will offer real opportunities to develop a more appropriate portfolio for clients. Bespoke wrappers are a way of delivering what clients want

Euro 2004 should not be the only thing about the Continent occupying advisers' minds at the moment. The opening up of borders will allow opportunities to buy products from member state providers and sell to European consumers

group faces rap for not warning customers of changes to zero fund

Responses to the Incisive Buzz survey show resentment of FSA setting hourly fees

The FSA has fined Scotts Private Client Services (Scotts) £25,000 for serious failings after it put ...

The chairman has a giggle about acronyms that spell out naughty words

Ucits III and moves from the FSA mean providers should be able to bring out a wider range of products at a lower price, many of them based onshore

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