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Barclays, Fidelity and HSBC have been flagged by the Financial Conduct Authority as the most-complained about firms for investments in the first half of 2014.

Shares in UK-listed pharmaceutical giants Shire and AstraZeneca have fallen sharply this morning, after the US Treasury introduced a new law to curb tax avoidance by US companies which buy overseas rivals.

Barclays has been hit with a £38m fine for failing to adequately protect clients' funds, the Financial Conduct Authority has confirmed.

A Corporate Chartered financial planning business has been told to compensate a client who was recommended to invest £50,000 in a bond based on senior US life settlement policies, following a final ruling by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).

'Safe as houses': The ex-SJP man who promised the earth

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned and fined a former senior partner of St James's Place after clients lost out investing in companies he controlled.

The chief executive and a former director of the tax specialist arm of financial group Montpelier have been cleared of cheating the public revenue of £1m, after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) dropped the case against them.

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) will today meet with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as it continues to push the regulator over an adviser long-stop.

Martin Wheatley, the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), said he has confidence the Money Advice Service (MAS) is a "competent organisation", though said it faces a huge operational challenge to deliver the free financial guidance...

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has launched a new consumer awareness campaign, starring five celebrities, which it hopes will increase awareness of the scheme to 70% of savers.