Financial services

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is investigating thousands of annuities sold since 2008 to see if they were unsuitable for savers.

Where is the 'Achilles' heel' for the challengers?

Global asset management firms have avoided being labelled "systemically important" but face a review into potential systemic risks posed by their largest funds.

The London Stock Exchange and Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission have reached a deal allowing Hong Kong investors easier and cheaper access to UK-quoted companies than ever before.

Neptune has closed a further two productsin its range, bringing to an end a period of significant fund consolidation and restructuring for the firm.

The Financial Conduct Authority's(FCA) income from fines it imposes on financial services companies is set to dip on last year's total, despite record penalties for Barclays and Deutsche Bank in recent months.

Economist and creator of the term 'BRICs' Jim O'Neill is to become a Treasury minister in the new government.

Tne of the biggest investment fines

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against a commodity firm it believes is providing financial services without authorisation.

The Financial Conduct Authority is to launch a market study on the asset management industry and the charges it levies upon investors, with adviser inducements and non-advised sales also set to come under scrutiny in the coming months.