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Best Practice | 9 Apr 18
FCA hits advisers with 4.2% fee hike
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is planning to raise adviser fees by 4.2% for the upcoming financial year as it looks to cover EU withdrawal costs.
Best Practice | 9 Apr 18
FCA will ‘absorb’ Brexit-related costs
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says its next annual budget and business plan will make explicit the costs associated to Brexit that it will have to absorb, news that will likely be welcomed by the financial services industry.
Best Practice | 6 Apr 18
FCA targets cryptocurrency advisers
The Financial Conduct Authority has set its sights on those offering and advising on cryptocurrency derivatives, saying there will be consequences if they do not comply with current regulation.
Best Practice | 6 Apr 18
Public interest vs curiosity in an age of transparency
The distinction between legitimate public interest and sheer curiosity is an issue with a lot of pressure points. But all the legal protection in the world cannot put the genie back in the bottle once it gets out, Guernsey Finance’s Dominic Wheatley has warned.
Best Practice | 6 Apr 18
Busting the ETF jargon
From fees to tracking error to “two-way flows”, unsuspecting investors can be caught off guard by some of the inside language used by the ETF industry, warns 7IM senior investment manager Peter Sleep.