regulation
Wealth managers
The London office of Germany's Deutsche Bank is being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following concerns over the way it is run, according to reports.
30 January 2015
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Wealth managers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to gather evidence on current trends in complaints related to payment protection insurance (PPI).
30 January 2015
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Wealth managers
Shrinking supply in the bank debt sector could be reversed if the Total Loss Absorption Capital rules come to pass, but will bank bonds become riskier? Annabelle Williams reports.
26 January 2015
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Wealth managers
Asset managers in the US may face bank-style stress tests and a ban on the use of derivatives in retail funds in the latest initiative proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
12 December 2014
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Retirement Income
Consumer research undertaken by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found 40% of consumers do not exercise their option to switch and instead purchase an annuity from their existing pension provider. The regulator found six key reasons why.
11 December 2014
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Retirement Income
The FCA has proposed a 'Pensions Dashboard', and said product providers should be obliged to reveal how their annuity quotes compare with competitors' following its study of the retirement income market.
11 December 2014
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Retirement Income
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is asking annuity providers to look into their non-advised sales going back to 2008 to see if consumers missed out on higher income by buying the wrong type of annuity.
11 December 2014
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3 min read
Wealth managers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it has overhauled its systems and processes after it was found to have been "seriously inadequate" in its response to a media blunder earlier this year.
10 December 2014
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2 min read
Wealth managers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has apologised for shortcomings in its handling of a media briefing ahead of the publication of its latest business review, saying it accepts the criticisms and will implement changes to "sharpen its focus".
10 December 2014
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2 min read
Wealth managers
A Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) decision to brief a national newspaper on its plans to review long-term insurance contracts - which prompted significant falls in the share prices of several major providers - was "high risk" and inadequate, according...
10 December 2014
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