FCA
Tax & Regulation | 16 Dec 14
RDR is working says FCA
The FCA has said there is little evidence to suggest the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) has caused any major decline in the availability of financial advice, and has in fact had a positive impact overall.
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.