Regulation

A united membership is needed

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced plans to remove a number of what it said are "ineffective communication requirements" from its handbook for firms.

How much can advisers really be expected to know about problem investments before they turn sour?

The FCA has outlined its approach to the advice gap debate

Factors that prevent many people from seeking advice

Regulator seeks industry views

Westland helicopter affair disclosed by former PIA chief

New protections

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it is concerned providers' projections of what pension savers can expect to receive in retirement if they buy certain products are too high, and it wants to standardise the process.

Troubled overseas property group Harlequin is encouraging investors to use compensation payouts to reinvest in its scheme - at the same time as it fights a settlement deal it reached with unhappy investors last year.