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“FCA increases adviser fees to £86.5m”
OK, let me quickly recycle my article from previous years. The cost of regulation’s going up, we...
“FCA’s new consumer duty will be ‘dominant regulatory theme’ in 2022”
Following, no doubt, many hours of meetings and consultations, our regulator is introducing new...
“FSCS to accept claims against liquidated Czech Republic-based advice firm”
Two related stories about our compensation culture, as in financial services, it seems, ‘caveat...
“Is a four-day week feasible in the advice industry?”
Perhaps the notion that at least one ‘working day’ of most advisers’ weeks was spent on the golf...
“LV= members snub Bain takeover”
In my view, the rejection by LV= policyholders of a takeover by US venture capital is good news....
“FCA’s transformation director Butler steps down”
Job titles were a feature of the brilliant ‘W1A’, a toe-curlingly close, according to insiders,...
“Tory treasurer could net millions from controversial LV= takeover”
I’ve written quite a bit about this, but it has been in the news a lot, and does affect our...
“Sunak urges finance sector to seize Brexit dividend”
It is true that many of the more box-ticking rules by which we hard-done-by souls in financial...
“FCA under fire over LV sale”
LV= (Liverpool Victoria as was) is one of the last, great mutual insurers. Most were...
“Too many small fish in the pond?”
The FCA have said they want more big and less small firms of advisers. All the talk in our...
“FCA warns social media giants over ‘dodgy’ investment adverts”
I really think they’re fighting a losing battle here. There are so many who believe whatever they...
“FCA’s cap ad plans could push small firms out, advisers say”
Good job I’m not a conspiracy theorist. I might otherwise be saying that our regulator would...
“FCA lays out plan to shake up listing rules”
Great! A shake up of the rules to ensure that the City of London remains one of the world’s...
“FCA mulls online test for high risk investments”
There has to be something I’m missing here. High risk investments are almost certainly the ones...