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The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called on the regulator to adjust next year's fees for advisers to "correct the error that occurred" in the previous year.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it recognises it has "much to prove" to the advisory industry, but hopes its actions and approach will show it is different from previous regulators.

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The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has called for clear guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on what it considers to be consumer credit activity and for which activities advisers need to have a licence.

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Almost half of financial advisers have turned away clients this year because they felt their services were too expensive for them, according to research commissioned by the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA).

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) needs to ensure people who have been shut out of the advice space can't return and "make a monkey" out of the system, the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) chairman has said.

Treasury Select Committee (TSC) chairman Andrew Tyrie has called on the industry to help parliament hold the financial services regulator to account to avoid "excessive regulation" that could "create the stability of the graveyard".

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) is claiming a key victory in the fight for fair regulation of advisers following news that European Union ministers have dropped a proposal to cap fees for advice.