FCA CEO Nikhil Rathi says the FCA will apply "additional scrutiny" to authorisation applications from appointed representatives, approved persons and payment agents.

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined investment adviser and wealth manager Julius Baer International Limited (JBI) £18m for failing to conduct its business with integrity, failing to take reasonable care to organise and control its affairs and failing to be open and cooperative with the FCA.

The Financial Conduct Authority has updated its Handbook - its definitive list of rules and guidance - to include a section on the forthcoming Pensions Dashboards.

The FCA has taken the rare step of issuing a warning about communications from a troubled firm, SIPP and SSAS provider Hartley Pensions.

The Financial Conduct Authority has increased its supervision of financial promotions for newly-authorised firms.

Eight regulated firms which appear to be connected have gone into liquidation following FCA action.

Laura Trott MP has become the new Pensions Minister, the Department for Work and Pensions announced today.

Seven financial providers have paid £12m in compensation to nearly 60,000 customers after the FCA intervened over the treatment of hard-pressed borrowers.

Financial advisers and providers should not underestimate the extent of what will be expected of them under the new Consumer Duty, according to the Financial Conduct Authority.

The Financial Conduct Authority has expressed concern that mounting pressure on household budgets may force some customers to cut back on essential insurance, leaving them without protection.