FSA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will lay down a marker to the financial services industry by widening the scope of the incoming commission ban on retail investment sales, according to a report in The Independent.

LGIM's HODGES

Barclay's former chief executive John Varley is at the centre of the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) latest investigation into the bank, the Sunday Telegraph reports.

CONTRARIAN

Fraudsters based in Belgium have used the Financial Services Authority (FSA) register details of a St James's Place partner to dupe consumers.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has begun a new phase of its review into wealth management, focusing on client outcomes.

Financial services firms have warned the cost of complying with regulations after the FSA is split next year could rise by 20%, according to a survey by consulting firm Protiviti.

Closed fund consolidator Phoenix Group has appointed former Financial Services Authority (FSA) head Sir Howard Davies as chairman.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) believes its proposed rules on the promotion and sales of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) could lead to a reduction in Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) costs for advisers.

The FSA is proposing to ban the promotion of certain structured products as part of its wider effort to prevent the sale of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) to retail investors.