The FCA is to consult on a sweeping new 'Consumer Duty' which will compel firms to do more to protect consumers from harm and bad financial decisions. 

Two in three advisers say that Covid-19 variants, including the Omicron variant, present the biggest threat to business in 2022.

One of the FCA’s most senior executives, director of transformation Megan Butler, is to step down after only one year in a new role.

The FCA has today launched a wide scale review of Financial Services Compensation Scheme funding amid soaring costs.

Robo-adviser Wealthsimple is to quit the UK market after four and half years and transfer all clients to rival Moneyfarm.

Financial Planning and investment group Tavistock has reported a surge in first half profits thanks to the sale of its investment arm, Tavistock Wealth Limited, to Titan Wealth in August for an initial sum of £20m.

Practitioners say that overall the FCA handled the pandemic well, according to an independent survey.

The FCA is consulting on plans to significantly strengthen regulation of appointed representatives (ARs) after analysis showed firms employing appointed reps suffered four times as many complaints as firms not using appointed reps. 

Paul Groden Chartered FCSI, the new Jersey branch President for the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), is to focus on financial education and inclusion during his term in office. 

Chartered Financial Planning firm The RU Group is celebrating six consecutive years as a Chartered Financial Planning firm.