The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined IFA network Pi Financial £58,300 for advising its clients to invest in high risk products which were "clearly" unsuitable.
In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Are you happy with the FSA's decision to ban UCIS sales to retail investors?
Fiona Murphy asks what the impact of the FSA's paper restricting UCIS promotion will mean for the SIPP market
The Financial Services Authority has hit the "nuclear option" with its plans to ban the sales of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) to most retail customers, according to a regulatory law expert.
The self-invested personal pension (SIPP) market will see consolidation as a result of the Financial Services Authority's (FSA's) move of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS), a provider has said.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is proposing to ban the promotion of certain structured products as part of its wider effort to prevent the sale of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) to retail investors.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) believes its proposed rules on the promotion and sales of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) could lead to a reduction in Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) costs for advisers.
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed to ban the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) to the vast majority of retail investors.