Regulation & Compliance
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Advisers See Pension Freedom Changes As Biggest Development Opportunity
The vast majority of financial advisers (90%) see the UK pension freedom changes as their single biggest business development opportunity. This is…
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Professional Association Calls For Product Levy To Reform FSCS Funding
The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has just published its Position Paper on FSCS levy funding. This is part of APFA’s…
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APFA Says Advisers Must Do More To Highlight Regulatory Costs
Advisers must do more to highlight regulatory costs to clients says The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA). APFA has just published…
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Tavistock Updates on Standard Financial Group
AIM-quoted Tavistock Investments has updated shareholders on its acquisition of Standard Financial Group Ltd (including its two trading subsidiaries Financial Ltd and…
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APFA Calls On FCA To Cut Volume of Disclosures
A leading adviser trade body has today called for the FCA to take steps to cut the volume of disclosures required if…
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first independent art advisor to carry FCA approval launches
The first independent art advisor in the market to carry FCA approval has just been launched. It’s called Cadell + Co and…
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FCA Boss To Step Down In September
FCA boss Martin Wheatley is to step down in September. Tracey McDermott, who’s currently Director of Supervision – Investment, Wholesale and Specialist…
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Senior FCA Supervision Role for Jonathan Davidson
The FCA has appointed Jonathan Davidson as the new Director of Supervision – Retail and Authorisations. He takes up the post in…
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Closer to the Edge
Greece, China, Grexit, Brexit – is there no end to all this? We sent our intrepid reporter, David Cowell of Yorkshire-based Myddleton…
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Cirencester Friendly Appoint Company Secretary and Head of Compliance
Andrew Horsley has been appointed Company Secretary and Head of Compliance at income protection specialist Cirencester Friendly. Horsley was the Group Secretary…
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