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In the latest Big Debate, our panelists from Seed Mentors Ltd, Bulletin Marketing and Maclay, Murray and Spens LLP discussed Seed EIS.

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Advisers need to look at the product first and the client second when they are doing due diligence to meet the "very high" standards the Financial Services Authority (FSA) expects, according to Regulatory Legal, a law firm specialising in financial services...

The Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has warned venture capital trust (VCT) fundraising will halve next year, if the vehicles are not granted an exemption from the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) sales ban on unregulated collective investment...

One of the main hotel resorts which received investment from overseas property firm Harlequin Property has not filed accounts for seven years.

A London law firm is pursuing 67 financial advisers who recommended clients invest hundreds of thousands of pounds in off-plan Cypriot properties which have either failed to be built or have plummeted in value.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published guidance for intermediaries who advise on complex financial products, including a report detailing nine principles on best practice.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued a warning to advisers who recommend that clients invest in unregulated collective investment schemes in their self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs).

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued a warning to financial advisers about investing clients money in Caribbean property through Harlequin Property.

An innovative scheme allows investors to back bright students who are an excellent credit risk and have an exceptionally low default rate.