Wealth managers

The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority is set to criticise asset management firms for the way they pass on the cost of third party research to clients.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined co-operative banking group Rabobank £105m for its role in the LIBOR rate-fixing scandal, with the group paying over $1bn in fines in total.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has said it is likely it will be forced to raise a supplementary levy on investment advisers before the end of the current levy year, to make up for losses incurred by the failings of ARM bonds and their...

The regulator is moving away from an over-reliance on static rules and regulations to a "good judgment" approach, and expects the industry to follow suit, Martin Wheatley has said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a consultation into transferring clients from bundled to clean share classes, setting out what it expects from platforms and advisers.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned advisers over using risk-ratings for clients and subsequently investing them into risk-rated funds.

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has said it, together with Essex Police, is continuing to investigate complaints into troubled overseas property company Harlequin.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it is reassured by the progress banks have made in moving away from incentives-based sales models but it is still concerned about how investment and protection products are sold to consumers.

HSBC has been ordered to pay out $2.46bn by a US court after it lost a class action lawsuit against Household International, the lender it bought pre-crisis.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it is investigating firms in relation to trading on the foreign exchange market.