Last week's FSA fine against Barclays for poor complaints handling comes very soon after its warnings about absolute return funds and the discussion paper on risk profiling tools.
Threadneedle's chief investment officer Mark Burgess explains why he is selling down emerging market equities and moving from underweight to neutral on Japan.
Most industry participants would agree a worthy objective of RDR would be to help create and maintain a system whereby retail clients receive the best possible advice and are able to access the best possible investment opportunities.
The launch of new income-generating products continues apace with Invesco Perpetual being the latest group to bring an offering to the market with its Asian Income portfolio, to be run by Stuart Parks and Tim Dickson.