FSA

A raft of new measures designed to give regulators more power in tackling city crime are to be unveiled in the Queen's Speech this week.

The FSA has fined and banned a former UBS employee for helping cover-up unauthorised trading losses.

The youthful absolute returns sector has had a meteoric rise in popularity, but what does absolute return actually mean?

What are the practical implications for providers of the FSA statements on structured investment products?

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Lloyds have both agreed to defer bonuses in return for an additional £40bn of taxpayers' money as part of a deal with the Government that will break up two of Britain's biggest lenders.

I had to smile. Just as I was sitting down to write this, the FSA announced it was going to clamp down on irresponsible mortgage and loan lending by the banks.

Investment trusts were for many years the only way for individuals to gain access to a range of assets that would have been unattainable to the average investor.

Why are so many pension wrappers calling themselves Sipps when clearly they are a long way from allowing all of the investments that an individual who truly wants to self invest could choose from?

Investor appetite for derivative-based products remains strong as the recent credit crisis has proven to have educated investors about product vulnerabilities and risks

The number of finance professionals setting up their own investment management businesses is growing, according to Laven Partners.