FSCS

As part of Professional Adviser's commitment to helping advisers prepare for RDR, we are providing fully accredited gap-fill articles. This month, Geoff Mills, director at Rayner Spencer Mills, outlines all you need to know about the main asset classes......

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme looks set to stump up $10m to allow a controlled liquidation of Lifemark after the main contender for a rescue of the fund pulled out.

Prime minister David Cameron has appointed a former non-executive board member of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) as a senior adviser on Europe and global issues.

AWD Chase de Vere has defended its recommendations as "sound" after it became the latest IFA accused of giving negligent advice on Keydata products by lawyers acting for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Sophie Barnett, executive member of the UK SPA, looks at how structured products can work alongside other investment types

All advisers who recommended Keydata products to low or medium risk clients who later claimed compensation, face the threat of legal action and crippling repayments to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, lawyers acting for the organisation have...

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The British Insurance Brokers' Association (Biba) has welcomed the FSA's decision to restart its funding review of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has restarted its review of Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) funding, with a view to formally consult in the first half of 2012.

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has not ruled out a second round of TV adverts for its ongoing publicity campaign.