Regulation

The US authorities have released their final set of rules on the FATCA regime designed to prevent tax evasion among US citizens with assets in offshore accounts.

Providers including banks and insurance companies may be forced to part-fund compensation costs sparked by the failure of intermediaries, after the Financial Services Authority (FSA) re-drafted proposals on funding the Financial Services Compensation...

Barclays Bank staff who do not feel they can commit to new a new code of ethics should leave, its new CEO has said.

In the latest Big Debate, our panelists from GAM and Rathbone Unit Trust Management discussed how to select the right outsource investment partner.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to hire an additional 100 inspectors dedicated to making sure wealthy people pay enough tax.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is planning to widen its review into firms' sales incentives following an assessment last year into operating incentive schemes that may drive mis-selling.

In the lead-up to the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), and now that it has arrived, one of the key areas of impact is client suitability.

The scale of the fine due to be levied on the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) for its attempts to manipulate the Libor interest rate could be as high as £500m, according to reports.

J.P. Morgan Chase was last night ordered to improve its risk management following a $6.2bn (£3.8bn) derivatives trading loss highlighted by a London-based employee dubbed the "Whale".

Aviva Investors has launched RDR-ready share classes for a number of its most popular funds, as well as removing initial charges from all its onshore portfolios.