FCA
Tax & Regulation | 29 Sep 16
UK advisers must record calls under new FCA Mifid II rules
Financial advisers in the UK may be required to record phone calls to clients under the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) proposals regarding Mifid II, which also looks at extending the RDR commission ban for portfolio managers.
Tax & Regulation | 29 Sep 16
Former UK BlackRock fund manager charged with insider dealing
Mark Lyttleton, a former star manager of BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha, has been charged with three counts of insider dealing by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Tax & Regulation | 27 Sep 16
Adviser gets extra prison time for failing to repay investors
A financial adviser who funded a lavish lifestyle from investments in an unauthorised collective investment scheme has had an extra 603 days added to his prison sentence for failing to comply with a court order to repay investors.
Tax & Regulation | 21 Sep 16
UK to change definition of ‘advice’ in line with Mifid
The UK government has launched a consultation on changing the definition of financial advice, so that only a personal recommendation for a product is considered advice which will be regulated.
Retirement | 16 Sep 16
Macro must play greater role in pensions debate – Bailey
The macroeconomic aspect of the pensions debate requires more attention said Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority.