regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority is reviewing gold benchmarks as part of a probe into how global rates are set, according to reports.

The number of calls to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)'s ‘whistleblower hotline' to report suspected malpractice in the financial services industry has jumped 23% in the last year, according to figures obtained by law firm RPC.

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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned former investment consultant Rahul Shah for encouraging another person to engage in behaviour which, if engaged in by Shah, would amount to market abuse.

RDR

A widely-predicted spate of fund mergers and consolidations has failed to materialise this year, with the number of funds being merged or closed dropping substantially.

Changes introduced as a result of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) are likely to lower retail advisers' share of the investment market, but they do not represent the "death knell" for the sector, according to an investment group.

Hargreaves Lansdown is in position to be a £39bn beneficiary of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR), according to Barclays.

Last week I found myself up in court, in sunny Nottingham, in front of a severe-looking judge who was donning a black cap and scowling at me. However, I can assure you it was all a bit of fun.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has admitted the RDR has created unintended consequences for the wealth management industry.