Outgoing FCA chair Charles Randell - in one of his last major speeches before he stands down - has said that in hindsight “more could have been done” to protect people from the negative impacts of the Pension Freedoms which were introduced in 2015.

The Financial Conduct Authority is to speed up removal of regulated activities from firms failing to use their permissions.

Almost half (44%) of investors wish they had spent more time researching their investments before making a decision, according to a new report.

The FCA is consulting on a major expansion of the dormant assets scheme to include insurance provider, pension and investment assets.