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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is planning to ramp up its efforts to make consumers aware of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) next month.

John Kay has released his final report on the UK financial services sector, calling for investors to rethink their approach to portfolio construction and risk management.

Seven more banks have agreed to join the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) review of sales of interest rate hedging products to SMEs.

Amendments should be made to the Financial Services Bill to ensure the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) properly promotes UK financial services in the global market, a think tank has said.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has banned a mortgage adviser following his role in a multi-million pound fraud, for which he was sentenced earlier this year.

The Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) has set out plans to the Treasury on how regulatory fines could be used to transition the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) to a pre-funded system.

HSBC has apologised to the US Senate after the bank was found to have allowed drug money to be laundered through its accounts.

The governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King, has insisted he did not call for Bob Diamond's scalp before Barclays' former chief executive stepped down.

Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker came under fire again today as an email emerged showing he had discussed LIBOR rates with HSBC and RBS, as well as Barclays, back in 2008.

Senior FSA executive Andrew Bailey has accused Barclays of operating with a "culture of gaming" which came from top of the bank.