FCA
EEA action group claims FSA unlawfully restricted
An action group for life settlement fund investors has accused the FSA of unlawfully restricting human rights when it controversially described the products as high risk and toxic in a 2011 warning.
ExBlackRock MD faces industry ban over
A former BlackRock managing director who avoided £43,000 in ticket fares has been handed an industry ban by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
FCA says consumers failed by pension market
An FCA study has found that the annuity market is not working well for consumers who continue to miss out on a higher income by not shopping around.
FCA deeply criticised in Davis
The FCA has been heavily criticised over its handling of plans to conduct a discovery exercise into exit charges on historic life and pensions policies which caused significant short term damage to a number of companys share prices.
United Kingdom | 10 Dec 14
Decision against reckless Holborn IFA delayed
The date of a hearing which will make a final decision on the action taken against a financial adviser who “recklessly” sold high risk investment products to clients in the UK has been pushed back to next year.