The European Commission (EC) has launched an investigation into the UK Government's Northern Rock restructuring package.
The Association of IFAs (AIFA) has pledged to ensure the "IFA voice is heard" on all European Commission (EC) regulatory proposals.
The financial world is currently being hit with the "reality check" from years of reckless risk taking, according to the European Commission (EC).
Jupiter is confident the green investment argument will be further bolstered by initiatives such as last week's European Commission Renewable Energy Directive.
AIFA has called on the European Commission (EC) to abandon plans to undertake its own style of RDR for at least five years.
The European Commission has pledged €60bn a year to cut green house emissions 20% by 2020.
The Investment Management Association (IMA) has backed calls for an investigation into the returns claims of ‘substitute' retail investment products, such as guaranteed equity bonds.
The FSA will inevitably be superseded by an EU-wide ‘mega regulator', a high-profile UK adviser believes.
Advisers will reap the rewards from EU-wide plans to revamp the Simplified Prospectus document used by providers to supply key fund information to investors.
Regulation of financial services should be the last resort, not the first, says the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA).