FSA
Wealth managers
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has contacted UK fund groups in a bid to ensure "minimal disruption" when the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) comes into force in July.
18 March 2013
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Wealth managers
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is warning consumers of a new tactic adopted by fraudsters - setting up fake versions of its website and register.
15 March 2013
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Investment
Regulators will establish a dedicated wealth management department within the incoming Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that will help "intensify" the regulatory focus on the sector.
13 March 2013
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1 min read
Platforms
Aviva has scrapped plans to add a group ISA and group SIPP to its employee benefits platform, Work:Life.
12 March 2013
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Platforms
The Financial Services Authority is planning to ban rebates on legacy business which are paid by fund groups to platforms from 2016, in a move which will shake up the platform industry and force providers to charge groups for additional services.
12 March 2013
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3 min read
VCTs/EIS
Dermot Campbell, Managing Partner at Kuber Ventures on the FSA's long awaited decision as to whether EIS will be defined as an UCIS.
11 March 2013
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Wealth managers
An ex-futures trader has been jailed for insider dealing after pocketing £591,000 in fraudulent deals.
11 March 2013
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Wealth managers
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has criticised an independent consultant appointed to review the Arch cru funds for banned adviser Stephen Danner.
08 March 2013
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Investment
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today banned the co-founder of Cru Investment Management Stephen Danner from working in regulated financial services. As the poisoned chalice of Arch Cru continues to take victims, IFAonline looks at where he...
07 March 2013
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