The Financial Conduct Authority is facing a raft of criticism for its handling of the £46m Blackmore Bond collapse.

In this exclusive Guest Column for Financial Planning Today, Andy Agathangelou, founder of the Transparency Task Force, looks at why regulation is failing to protect consumers, the human misery caused by financial crime and how Financial Planners can help. 

Almost nine in ten (86%) of the victims of financial crime have experienced a reduced quality of life, according to a new report.

George Kinder, leader of the Life Planning movement in Financial Planning and founder of the Kinder Institute of Life Planning, has won the Transparency Task Force’s Transparency Trophy for his long term dedication to putting consumers first in the financial advice process.